Barnard has Signed

Lee Barnard has signed and is available for the Ipswich game.
AP says he is still looking for a melis replacement.

I've been told that Matt Patterson has joined Southend.

Barnard should be a good signing, bit concerned that no hammond or schneiderlin means wotton will defo start aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

Think Barnard will be a great signing, shame we couldn't off load Saga instead of Paterson.

I've just been nosing around on various sites reading up on what's been said about the Barnard move. I enjoyed reading these fans' comments I found on a Leeds website......



IBegYourPardew (Charlton Athletic fan)
"Watch out everyone! Southampton are pinching everyone's best players. Beckford, Holt and Bailey next I'll be bound! "

deb290 (Manchester United fan)
"Pity we couldnt sign Barnard as he is a quality striker. Looks like Southampton are on the up and up.With all the signings they have made dont look forward to playing them next season as i reckon they would have over taken us. Why do all the best players want to play down south?"

Cracking signing. Now, I don't want to be greedy but get a decent midfielder and we'll be set.

Perennial Underachiever wrote:Cracking signing. Now, I don't want to be greedy but get a decent midfielder and we'll be set.

Agree don't like to be greedy but a quality midfield would be great

I am whether we will miss pongo or not. He had loads of chances but was not good enough when we needed him to be. Barnard right now has to be a better player if his stats hold up with us.

I wonder whether we will simply be introduced to Barnard or whether he will have a role in todays game.

What was the consensus on his performance given that it was his first match ?