2025/26 Thierno Barry

[Efcjake]

I agree overall, except on this - it's Everton and GOT mate, of course there will be, remember Lukaku?

@PercyPlant he's talking about you here mate

 

[Efcjake]

Been established elsewhere, could and should be on 10 league goals by now. Such expense demands results.

Super reasonable take this

 

[Titus Shambles]

To be fair, the context there is he's gone up a league level every year for the last 3 years straight, and continued to score double figures every time (this year is uh....let's be kind and say TBC). Can't ask for more than that, it's hardly stats farming.

That's one way to view it, and stats are never the full picture. For me, so far, he's failing the eye test. I can understand a player coming into a new league and new team not hitting the ground running, but he doesn't even look all that interested let alone know where or what he's supposed to be doing. I don't see any positive signs in his [limited] performances. That's the most concerning thing. Maybe that'll come, or maybe yet again we've bought another dud.

 

[Rita_Poon]

so far, he's failing the eye test.

new glasses will sort him, now, who can recommend a good opticians... @Joey66

 

[Curtis]

Even super effective and extremely expensive signings like Woltemade and Etitike have 4 and 3 goals so far respectively. Isak who cost over 100 million hasn't scored yet. Yes both our strikers should be producing more but there has to be reasonable expectations too , especially with a player still adapting to this league.

 

[davids]

Even super effective and extremely expensive signings like Woltemade and Etitike have 4 and 3 goals so far respectively. Isak who cost over 100 million hasn't scored yet. Yes both our strikers should be producing more but there has to be reasonable expectations too , especially with a player still adapting to this league.

Obviously goals count but with Barry he isn't even doing the football basics. Poor kid looks totally out of his depth.

 

[tommytowne]

It's hardly a massive cultural change from Spain to England. Just wait until he's playing in late November rain and sleet

Good job Stoke are in the Championship otherwise the poor kid would implode.

 

[hetion]

That's one way to view it, and stats are never the full picture. For me, so far, he's failing the eye test. I can understand a player coming into a new league and new team not hitting the ground running, but he doesn't even look all that interested let alone know where or what he's supposed to be doing. I don't see any positive signs in his [limited] performances. That's the most concerning thing. Maybe that'll come, or maybe yet again we've bought another dud.

I'm just not that stressed about Barry. I think he'll come good eventually, and I keep reminding myself this is a transitional year and there's a bunch of gaps in the squad. Now's the perfect time to bed in young players who need to develop - we aren't getting relegated and we aren't getting Europe. Comfortable mid table while building sustainably for the future will do me very nicely after the last few years.

My only concern is if Moyes doesn't start giving Barry and Dibling more starts/minutes soonish. Then it just feels like a bit of a waste.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Even super effective and extremely expensive signings like Woltemade and Etitike have 4 and 3 goals so far respectively. Isak who cost over 100 million hasn't scored yet. Yes both our strikers should be producing more but there has to be reasonable expectations too , especially with a player still adapting to this league.

But all those actually look like strikers in every game.

Whereas Barry looks like a pre season friendly tour side where a rogue injury crisis has seen us bring in some kids.

 

[MaghullBlue1878]

Even super effective and extremely expensive signings like Woltemade and Etitike have 4 and 3 goals so far respectively. Isak who cost over 100 million hasn't scored yet. Yes both our strikers should be producing more but there has to be reasonable expectations too , especially with a player still adapting to this league.

Woltemade has 4 goals in 5 games so far! a option we was considering alongside Barry earlier in the summer. Not Barry's fault though he needs time and not bringing another striker in when we lost two this summer three if you count Broja was criminal.

Thiago has started this season kn fire for Brentford and look at his record last year hopefully Barry can be the same in time

 

[Neiler]

Woltemade has 4 goals in 5 games so far! a option we was considering alongside Barry earlier in the summer. Not Barry's fault though he needs time and not bringing another striker in when we lost two this summer three if you count Broja was criminal.

Thiago has started this season kn fire for Brentford and look at his record last year hopefully Barry can be the same in time

If you are willing to spend £69 mill on a forward, you’ll get a player in with a shot of 4 goals in 5 games mate.

£27 mill gets you a project forward that needs work.

Yohan Wissa is £55 mill.

 

[Lanolin]

If you are willing to spend £69 mill on a forward, you’ll get a player in with a shot of 4 goals in 5 games mate.

£27 mill gets you a project forward that needs work.

Yohan Wissa is £55 mill.

The context is a reply to somebody saying he’s ‘only’ got 4 goals though. There’s no point saying oh he’s only got 4 in 5 games why are you stressing about our striker having not scored in 14 games since he signed, because there’s an absolutely massive between the difference the two.

 

[Neiler]

The context is a reply to somebody saying he’s ‘only’ got 4 goals though. There’s no point saying oh he’s only got 4 in 5 games why are you stressing about our striker having not scored in 14 games since he signed, because there’s an absolutely massive between the difference the two.

Whose stressing mate, you’re just repeating my point.

 

[hetion]

Woltemade has 4 goals in 5 games so far! a option we was considering alongside Barry earlier in the summer. Not Barry's fault though he needs time and not bringing another striker in when we lost two this summer three if you count Broja was criminal.

Thiago has started this season kn fire for Brentford and look at his record last year hopefully Barry can be the same in time

Thiago is a great comparison. He was more expensive than Barry too, and from a worse league.

A lot of fans desperately need to chill out and have some patience with things. It can take a whole SEASON for a player to show what they're about. ~250 minutes to make a judgement is just so silly.

 

[Lanolin]

Whose stressing mate, you’re just repeating my point.

No im not? I’m saying that the post you’re replying to is just someone saying ‘you can’t say Woltemade has ‘only’ got 4 goals because he’s only played 5 games’ but you’re replying as if they’re saying ‘why hasn’t Barry done as well as woltemade’. It’s just a complete misrepresentation of what was being said.