Not sure how accurate the rumours are, but it seems that Giles Barnes is set to sign for us on a free transfer.
Can't say I've seen much of him, is he a good prospect?
Giles Barnes
posted on 23/6/11
yeah cos we not stupid enough to pay him the money you are, you'll soon find out he's not worth the wages duck,
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Who are you on about Woody? Billy Davies and his expensive back room staff
posted on 23/6/11
Good player, bad attitude, horrible injury record, no thanks.
posted on 23/6/11
He also as a bad hair style
posted on 23/6/11
Brillant player at times but has such a bad injury record, he turns up when he likes. I rememebr seeing his breath taking strikes against Cardif and Sunderland away thinking OMG we have a talent on our hands but look how fast he has fallen! Its a shame coz he was such a good talent, i would be delighted if we re-signed him though, when he is good he is unstoppable in this league
posted on 23/6/11
His attitude at Albion was spot on, couldn't fault it. We got him fit and healthy again but it was always going to be nigh-on impossible for him to break into our midfield. Di Matteo used him as a sub most times and in the season just gone he started one PL game and was sub in 13 other PL games. Current Albion manager Roy Hodgson had him on loan at Fulham when he was manager there but sent him back to Derby, and when Hodgson took over at Albion in January that was that for Barnes.
posted on 23/6/11
"Do your scouts just run down a list of ex derby players??"
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Doe's your head scout still run his paper shop
Reckon he doe's,you've had a player off Notts and Forest recently.
Im betting he went to Scotland on his holidays this year.
posted on 23/6/11
Was a good player when Billy Davies improved him.
Derby fans thought that he would attract bids of £5 mil from Prem teams and they claimed he was better than Lewis McGugan.
Responded well to good managers like Billy,went down hill with the poorer ones.
posted on 23/6/11
omment by Albert (U6755)
posted 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Responded well to good managers like Billy,went down hill with the poorer ones.
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Giles Barnes responded to Roberto di Matteo well enough and but for Di Matteo Barnes's career might have ended in the summer of 2009. How did other Derby players respond to Billy when they were in the PL? Davies is a real enigma. If he gets his attitude sorted out, he could be really good.
posted on 23/6/11
Aries22,
Im not talking Di Matteo more Jewell and clough.
With regards to Billy and Giles read this
http://www.wba.co.uk/page/MyInspirations/0,,10366~2012021,00.html
posted on 24/6/11
Aries,
I agree with your comment on Billy,I also feel he could be a really good manager,maybe even a top manager one day.
Trouble is he acts like he is one already
Been reading to many Cloughie and SAF books.