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Obafemi

Post by Leisure » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:22 pm

According to Lancs Live we're about to sign him.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Ric_C » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:24 pm

first I've heard about it ;)

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Re: Obafemi

Post by mkmel » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:24 pm

Yes, but permanently or on loan?

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Re: Obafemi

Post by RVclaret » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:24 pm

Is this the Slow Sports News feed? :D

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Rammy1968 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:25 pm

Hope so Pete we will have 4 good strikers then, two experienced ones to help the less experience ones learn from two good old pros. UTC

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Re: Obafemi

Post by kentonclaret » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:27 pm

Wales Online says a loan deal with option to make deal permanent in the summer.

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Re: Obafembi

Post by nil_desperandum » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:31 pm

Is this signing in addition to Obafemi?
I've never heard of him.
Reminds me of when we signed Chris Woods
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Leisure » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:21 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:31 pm
Is this signing in addition to Obafemi?
I've never heard of him.
Reminds me of when we signed Chris Woods
Where's the Edit function when you need it! :lol:
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Leisure » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:22 pm

RVclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:24 pm
Is this the Slow Sports News feed? :D
Nope. Just up to date info. ;)

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Re: Obafemi

Post by CnBtruntru » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:24 pm

Who?

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Leisure » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:43 pm

CnBtruntru wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:24 pm
Who?
Obafemi. ;)

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Re: Obafemi

Post by arise_sir_charge » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:56 pm

I hope your buses are quicker than you news reporting Leisure.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:07 pm

arise_sir_charge wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:56 pm
I hope your buses are quicker than you news reporting Leisure.
In fairness his news set off 12 hours ago but it stopped at the pub for 8 hours before arriving
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Leisure » Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:15 pm

arise_sir_charge wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:56 pm
I hope your buses are quicker than you news reporting Leisure.
My news is hot off today's press! ;)
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Stayingup » Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:33 pm

Is it not O' Bafemi?

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Claret Toni » Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:37 pm

To be sure.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Lowbankclaret » Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:58 pm

Just read on Twitter, Barnes may be going the other but in a separate deal.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:25 pm

Lowbankclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:58 pm
Just read on Twitter, Barnes may be going the other but in a separate deal.
If Barnsie does go in the other direction ... good luck to him ... Ash has been a cracking servant to this club for a good few years and gained Legend status with his double v "The Filth"

His passion for the game is always on show.

Too many have been dismissive of him and his shithouserie ... but Barnes in my eyes will ALWAYS BE A CLARET
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Re: Obafemi

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:32 pm

Lowbankclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:58 pm
Just read on Twitter, Barnes may be going the other but in a separate deal.
He's only going for one game though

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Re: Obafemi

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:33 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:32 pm
He's only going for one game though


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Imagine if it actually happened and he turned up and smashed them again :lol:
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Ampth7 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:18 pm

Not sure how I feel about the Obafemi signing tbh. Naturally I want him to do well, but could he be a divisive figure on a ton of money within a squad that has been so settled and together? He hasn’t exactly gone about matters in the right way at Swansea but here’s hoping I’m wrong.
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Woodleyclaret » Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:22 pm

Ash is playing his best football for ages and we need ti keep him .A player coach role would be a good fit imo

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Re: Obafemi

Post by CoolClaret » Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:22 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:33 pm
Imagine if it actually happened and he turned up and smashed them again :lol:
B******s Keeper will be bricking it all week 😂
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Re: Obafemi

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:46 pm

Ampth7 wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:18 pm
Not sure how I feel about the Obafemi signing tbh. Naturally I want him to do well, but could he be a divisive figure on a ton of money within a squad that has been so settled and together? He hasn’t exactly gone about matters in the right way at Swansea but here’s hoping I’m wrong.
The Swansea manager was heaping praise on him last week for his attitude. Just said he’d struggled to deal with the summer situation when he thought he was leaving.

Josh Cullen will know him from the Ireland squad and I’m sure he will have been asked about Obafemi.

I thought a couple of days ago that it was the next permanent deal but it’s looking like a loan now although with an obligation to buy. I thought it might have been announced today but obviously not.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by tiger76 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:13 pm

Lowbankclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:58 pm
Just read on Twitter, Barnes may be going the other but in a separate deal.
Barnes will be leaving Burnley soon, whether in this window or at the end of the season, so if Swansea are interested, and we sign Obafemi it might well be the right time to part ways with Ash and wish him well at Swansea.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:28 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:13 pm
Barnes will be leaving Burnley soon, whether in this window or at the end of the season, so if Swansea are interested, and we sign Obafemi it might well be the right time to part ways with Ash and wish him well at Swansea.

My view too tiger ... Ash is a legend and always will be ...

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Re: Obafemi

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:50 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:13 pm
Barnes will be leaving Burnley soon, whether in this window or at the end of the season, so if Swansea are interested, and we sign Obafemi it might well be the right time to part ways with Ash and wish him well at Swansea.
If it works for both clubs and both players then it has to be the right thing to do.
is the risk greater on our side?

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Ampth7 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:59 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:46 pm
The Swansea manager was heaping praise on him last week for his attitude. Just said he’d struggled to deal with the summer situation when he thought he was leaving.

Josh Cullen will know him from the Ireland squad and I’m sure he will have been asked about Obafemi.

I thought a couple of days ago that it was the next permanent deal but it’s looking like a loan now although with an obligation to buy. I thought it might have been announced today but obviously not.
Fair point. Best of luck to the lad and let’s hope it’s a great signing

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Spike » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:02 pm

Barnes deserves one last Claret party before he goes
But. If leaving now sets up with wages for another few years then he would go with my blessing
Would be nice for D to go back to Brentford and Barnes to be back up until Summer in my opinion
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Re: Obafemi

Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:37 pm

I really think Ash has plenty to offer us for another season. Hope he doesn’t go
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Re: Obafemi

Post by fatboy47 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:39 pm

VK rates our Ash... Hes probably been on the wrong end of his **** housing a few times.

Don't be surprised if he gets another year.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:47 pm

fatboy47 wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:39 pm
VK rates our Ash... Hes probably been on the wrong end of his **** housing a few times.

Don't be surprised if he gets another year.
He turned in possibly his best ever performance for us at Manchester City in 2014/15 but Kompany didn’t play in that game.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Claretforever » Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:05 pm

Let’s not get blind sided by a few decent months and nostalgia. Barnes has been great for the most part, but it’s time he left us. We need younger players and the recruitment has been good so far. He’s had 9 years out of us and we’ve had the same. I’d rather he left this year after the Rovers goals than quietly next year.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by morpheus2 » Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:17 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:47 pm
He turned in possibly his best ever performance for us at Manchester City in 2014/15 but Kompany didn’t play in that game.
He was immense in that game.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Hibsclaret » Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:09 am

We weren’t getting blindsided by nostalgia when he absolutely destroyed our neighbours 2 months ago. Barnes has had to adapt to a playing style of 60% possession from one of playing for free kicks with around 40%. Chalk and Cheese and he needed to adapt which took a couple of months. His recent performances have been as good as any other striker in this league.

We need new blood for next season of course but you can still get a good tune out of an old fiddle. Legend for us and wish him all the best whatever happens.
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Re: Obafemi

Post by Petersa » Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:30 am

For me Barnes could do an invaluble job for the remainder of this season. If a few "black arts" are required to salvage a point or hold onto a lead I can't think of a better player to turn to. Can you imagine in a few weeks at Ewood, after his much publcised comments after the home match, if he came on as a second half sub the home crowd would go ballistic, the Rovers players would abandon their game plan in order to kick him into row Z and forget about football. Can't wait 😈

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Tricky Trevor » Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:40 am

Petersa wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:30 am
the Rovers players would abandon their game plan in order to kick him into row Z and forget about football.
They'd break a toe.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Petersa » Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:45 am

Only a toe Trevor?

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Rammy1968 » Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:33 am

Surely you mean break a Hoof

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Re: Obafemi

Post by aggi » Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:34 am

Kompany has cited Barnes as one of the big influences in the dressing room. With Westwood and Lowton leaving I reckon he'll be looking to keep most of the other experienced players for this season.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:24 am

morpheus2 wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:17 am
He was immense in that game.
We walked round to get the tram after the game and there was a Q&A in the fanzone at the Etihad with Andy Hinchcliffe involved. He said that had Barnes been playing for City then City would have won.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Nori1958 » Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:27 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:24 am
We walked round to get the tram after the game and there was a Q&A in the fanzone at the Etihad with Andy Hinchcliffe involved. He said that had Barnes been playing for City then City would have won.
I guess Hinchcliffe has to be right once in his life :lol:
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Re: Obafemi

Post by tiger76 » Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:36 am

Claretforever wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:05 pm
Let’s not get blind sided by a few decent months and nostalgia. Barnes has been great for the most part, but it’s time he left us. We need younger players and the recruitment has been good so far. He’s had 9 years out of us and we’ve had the same. I’d rather he left this year after the Rovers goals than quietly next year.
Agree some people seem to be letting sentiment cloud their judgement when it comes to Barnes, sure he's played well since Crawley, but he's not getting any younger, and the leap back to the Prem is massive, plus we're on a different path as a club now with younger pacier strikers being seen as the priority now.

Happy for Ash to see out his contract this season if he wishes, as at this level he's still a useful asset even as a back-up option, but his last 2 years playing at PL level should be evidence enough that he's not capable of troubling top defenders anymore.

Also he's on a hefty wage by all accounts and we as a club seem to be intent on moving our old guard on.

Barnes will always be classed as a great servant of BFC, but all things come to an end eventually.
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Re: Obafemi

Post by It Is What It Is » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:22 pm

Obafemi has used his player power now at his last two clubs. Refusing training etc
Not to be trusted, dressing room wrecker.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by HiThere » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:26 pm

I keep reading that he has his medical yesterday, yet not from any trustworthy sources.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by dermotdermot » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:52 pm

Really don’t need this fella. Prefer to keep Ashley at least until the end of the season.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:57 pm

dermotdermot wrote:
Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:52 pm
Really don’t need this fella. Prefer to keep Ashley at least until the end of the season.
Kompany and the coaches obviously think differently to some Burnley fans who keep posting we don’t need him. Think they call it forward thinking.
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Re: Obafemi

Post by thehistorylecturer67 » Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:02 pm

HiThere wrote:
Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:26 pm
I keep reading that he has his medical yesterday, yet not from any trustworthy sources.
They trained then flew down to Ipswich yesterday ..

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Re: Obafemi

Post by HiThere » Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:05 pm

thehistorylecturer67 wrote:
Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:02 pm
They trained then flew down to Ipswich yesterday ..
I'd assume they have medical staff who don't have to travel, but I was always a bit sceptical anyway. We have Foster now, so there's no major panic even if he doesn't sign.

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Re: Obafemi

Post by thehistorylecturer67 » Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:11 pm

HiThere wrote:
Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:05 pm
I'd assume they have medical staff who don't have to travel, but I was always a bit sceptical anyway. We have Foster now, so there's no major panic even if he doesn't sign.
First team physio does the medicals .. not sure what is happening I’ve not asked and if I did I wouldn’t be told 😉
What I would say is that 75% of what you read as fact put about by journalists these days is wide of the mark …
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