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The amount of likes this signing is getting on social media is through the roof.
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Great to hear we've got this one done, didn't know anything about him until a couple of weeks ago, however he ticks all the boxes, 22 and with pace to burn, hopefully he'll only improve under Vinny's tutoring.
Another great reveal vid as well.
Regarding whether this means Barnes moves on immediately, must certainly not he'll be vital during the run-in, and even with this South African lad signing we're still spread thin for genuine strikers.
Another great reveal vid as well.
Regarding whether this means Barnes moves on immediately, must certainly not he'll be vital during the run-in, and even with this South African lad signing we're still spread thin for genuine strikers.
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Barnes deserves to be here for the rest of the season.....he's earned it.Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:29 pmjust hope that doesn't mean the end of Barnes, he's been good the last few months and his experience will be invaluable
Fantastic attitude too.
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I'm going to be the first person to spell his name wrong. Welcome to Burnley Lile .
Seriously he looks like the skillfully,powerful pacey striker we have been searching for.
Can't wait to see him.
Seriously he looks like the skillfully,powerful pacey striker we have been searching for.
Can't wait to see him.
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I don't think it will signal the end for Barnes during this window, but I do think it will signal the end for the guy on loan from Brentford.
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He can only play for us or Brentford this season. Guess it depends whose reserves Brentford think he’s better off in.Dark Cloud wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:57 pmI don't think it will signal the end for Barnes during this window, but I do think it will signal the end for the guy on loan from Brentford.
In the very brief appearances he’s made, I thought he looked to have a bit of something about him.
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I'd totally forgotten about him, he did bag the winner against Rotherham, but that apart his loan spell has been disappointing to say the least for him and us.Dark Cloud wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:57 pmI don't think it will signal the end for Barnes during this window, but I do think it will signal the end for the guy on loan from Brentford.
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I agree - plenty to be work with - raw with some decent potential.agreenwood wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:02 pmHe can only play for us or Brentford this season. Guess it depends whose reserves Brentford think he’s better off in.
In the very brief appearances he’s made, I thought he looked to have a bit of something about him.
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Exciting times
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“Although the transfer fee is undisclosed, it has been reported that it is the highest fee ever paid for a South African footballer, shattering the €3.6m Spurs paid Everton for Steven Pienaar in 2011. That report from ‘The South African’ suggests we’ve paid €7m with a further €3m in add ons to follow should promotion be secured.”
If he turns out to be as good value as Pienaar was for Everton then we’ll have a hell of a player
If he turns out to be as good value as Pienaar was for Everton then we’ll have a hell of a player
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exactlyTaffy on the wing wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:43 pmBarnes deserves to be here for the rest of the season.....he's earned it.
Fantastic attitude too.
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5.3m views so far of the video on Twitter. Fantastic marketing and exposure.
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Half a season to "bed in" with no real pressure to hit the road running. Great bit of business by Alan Pace.
I can't see us parting company with Jay or Ash this season.
I can't see us parting company with Jay or Ash this season.
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And also a segment on South African’s main TV news channel.
One comment I’ve seen on twitter tonight congratulated us for having 50 million new followers.
Another comment that Burnley’s re rebranding should be studied in universities.
And we all scoffed when Pace said he wanted to make us everyone’s favourite underdogs.
Astonishing.
https://twitter.com/enca/status/1618351 ... zv4hxC5bog
One comment I’ve seen on twitter tonight congratulated us for having 50 million new followers.
Another comment that Burnley’s re rebranding should be studied in universities.
And we all scoffed when Pace said he wanted to make us everyone’s favourite underdogs.
Astonishing.
https://twitter.com/enca/status/1618351 ... zv4hxC5bog
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Exciting times
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FC INTERNAZIONALES de BURNLEY
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Lyle Foster - Cumbrian for half a lager.
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6.2 million views on twitter, 121k likes
Pretty awesome from the media team
Pretty awesome from the media team
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Quite a few people, plenty of them well respected in this forum said we’d never be able to grow our brand, increase our commerciality and also suggested we were replacing so called premier league quality with cheap foreign imports and it was a race to the bottom. A few of them references stuff like asset stripping. They do look a bit daft right now. Some of them are noticeably conspicuous by their absence recently as well.
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I’d not heard of him either but he’s added to a long list of signings in this and the last window that I’d never heard of.
Maybe I will have heard of the next one.
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Swansea lad?ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:51 pmI’d not heard of him either but he’s added to a long list of signings in this and the last window that I’d never heard of.
Maybe I will have heard of the next one.
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I wasn’t meaning anyone in particular, just a throwaway comment.
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We are the highest scorers in the Football/Premier League and we have just bought what looks like a quality striker, the prospect is terrifying (for the rest of the Championship). I keep pinching myself. All my football friends/family are gushing in praise of us, even my Rovers son in law.
Got a feeling the Kompany/Pace team is going places.
Got a feeling the Kompany/Pace team is going places.
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Would like Barnes to stay with us next season in a coaching capacity. He's taking his coaching badges isn't he?Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:43 pmBarnes deserves to be here for the rest of the season.....he's earned it.
Fantastic attitude too.
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Not working for me so any other videos of our new signing?
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The combined number of followers of Burnley's Instagram and Twitter accounts has risen by nearly 500k since July 2021 (when I last took note of the numbers), but probably mostly since the summer transfer window when we did regular player video reveals in the current format.
There are people now following the clubs social media accounts purely for the video reveals.
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I am, how you say, very excited for you to play football for our football team Burnley FC and I hope you score many goals and enjoy your time scoring goals because scoring goals is good especially if we score more goals than the other team because that makes you win and if enough games are won then our team might get a promotion to the Premier league where hopefully you will score more goals and you will be happy to do that, thank you.
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Surely Barnes is here till the summer?claretspice wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:59 pmI'd be keeping Barnes at all costs till the summer. His experience and knowledge how is invaluable on and off the pitch IMO.
Even BFC would not have a players contract run out at Easter
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy8p3nmrAxk
Someone has put together an updated highlights package of some of his goals/assists/other bits from 2022.
The previous clips were the prior season.
Looks really lively doesn't he.
Someone has put together an updated highlights package of some of his goals/assists/other bits from 2022.
The previous clips were the prior season.
Looks really lively doesn't he.
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You big tease you....ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:51 pmI’d not heard of him either but he’s added to a long list of signings in this and the last window that I’d never heard of.
Maybe I will have heard of the next one.
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That’s really good. I know it’s only YouTube but you can see a big progression there from one season to the next.RVclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:53 amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy8p3nmrAxk
Someone has put together an updated highlights package of some of his goals/assists/other bits from 2022.
The previous clips were the prior season.
Looks really lively doesn't he.
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Great to watch that.RVclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:53 amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy8p3nmrAxk
Someone has put together an updated highlights package of some of his goals/assists/other bits from 2022.
The previous clips were the prior season.
Looks really lively doesn't he.
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He’s from South Africa and speaks perfect English. No need for the Phileas Fogg style welcome.morpheus2 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:23 pmI am, how you say, very excited for you to play football for our football team Burnley FC and I hope you score many goals and enjoy your time scoring goals because scoring goals is good especially if we score more goals than the other team because that makes you win and if enough games are won then our team might get a promotion to the Premier league where hopefully you will score more goals and you will be happy to do that, thank you.
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I know it's dull to keep a running total but this has doubled overnight. Nearly 13 million people have now watched it. The re-branding of our club in such a short space of time has been nothing short of astonishing.
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A young Lyle Foster (on loan at Cercle Brugge at the time) running at a certain Vincent Kompany a couple of seasons ago.
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Up to 13.3 million now, plus an 5k extra followers for the official Burnley twitter page over night, we must be growing in South Africa now
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The account has also gained around 7000 followers.
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14.6m views now. To put that into context, this equates to almost 25% off the population of England and Wales.
Quite staggering for little old Burnley.
Quite staggering for little old Burnley.
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Good interview with him here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afb53kL ... otballClub
Comes across really well, and looks really happy to be here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afb53kL ... otballClub
Comes across really well, and looks really happy to be here
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He really can't wait to get started.....
.. . Very happy with this signing.
Up the Clarets .
.. . Very happy with this signing.
Up the Clarets .
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Excited by this signing, looks a good find and what we've been missing, as good as we have been!
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Says all the right things and ... Vitinho looks like he helped with telling him about the team and coaching etc ...Ric_C wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:25 pmGood interview with him here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afb53kL ... otballClub
Comes across really well, and looks really happy to be here
Welcome Lyle lad now lets kick on to that 100 points and the record books
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Just came across this. The picture mentioned has been posted higher up the thread.