We all know Barry still has something to offer this club. Whether he can last a full game nobody knows but he himself believes he can and we know that when he comes on he can change a game. So why the dithering about an extension Mr Brew?

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Barry is starting today. Fair play to him. At least we will start with someone who can run at defenders

at most barry will sign a 6 month deal until the summer,if he doesnt sign by xmas he,ll be off to county in jan

Barry is starting today. Fair play to him. At least we will start with someone who can run at defenders

fair play to him? who barry,i think brewster should be given credit for starting him,to give him the chance to earn a contract

I'm afraid Barry looked well passed he sell by date today

I'm sure he's worth keeping on until the end of the season for his experience and to be used as a super sub but I think his days of starting for us are over

One of many disappointing performances today, mile of the pace and his crossing was non-existent he did'nt find his target once.

One of many disappointing performances today, mile of the pace and his crossing was non-existent he did'nt find his target once.

What game were you watching????

One of many disappointing performances today, mile of the pace and his crossing was non-existent he did'nt find his target once.

What game were you watching????

Are you Barry in disguise

The score shows just how effective he was!!!.

I'm with DBS on this one. Barry tried very hard and was one of the few players we had with sufficient quality to unlock a defence. Some supporters have simply lost the plot and believe we should be better than we are. Wake up guys, we are ICT and playing in the SPL, unlike County.

Barry tried today. There was a lack of fight about the team. Where's Brewster? I didn't see him much in the technical area.

Barry tried today

Listening on the radio and it sounded like Barry was doing more going forward than anyone else on the park, a couple of times mention was made of the fact he was getting balls in to the area but we weren't making best use of them.

Was it not Wilson who set up the peach of a chance for Barrowman in the first half?

Seems to be happy to be back in from the start......

http://www.mfr.co.uk/Article.asp?id=985523

Was it not Wilson who set up the peach of a chance for Barrowman in the first half?

Barry was the most likely of anyone to create something today. May not have found his target but i hardly saw Imrie do any better on the opposite flank.

Think Barry is unlikely to last a full game so would it not be better to have him coming on later in game and use his experience to settle team as we close games out - if only our strikers would score!!

Imrie tends to overrun the ball as was most evident today.

Think Barry is unlikely to last a full game so would it not be better to have him coming on later in game and use his experience to settle team as we close games out - if only our strikers would score!!

Imrie tends to overrun the ball as was most evident today.

When does that tend to happen???

Considering it was his first league start, Barry did well enough. He's not the player he was 5 years ago but he still offers enough skill and committment to justify his contract being extended to the end of the season.

barry was pretty good yesterday. he showed willingness to make runs and beat defenders (something i have never seen dougie do) and almost set up barrowman within a couple of minutes.

I thought Barry put in a good shift yesterday! He was linking well with Tokely, and making some tasty passes!

Don't think we'll see much more of Barry, reckon he'll be back over the bridge soon!

Mrs PB

Think Barry is unlikely to last a full game so would it not be better to have him coming on later in game and use his experience to settle team as we close games out - if only our strikers would score!!

Imrie tends to overrun the ball as was most evident today.

I believe he could easily last a full ninety.

Think Barry is unlikely to last a full game so would it not be better to have him coming on later in game and use his experience to settle team as we close games out - if only our strikers would score!!

Imrie tends to overrun the ball as was most evident today.

I believe he could easily last a full ninety.

I dont think you can expect him to jump straight into the team and last the ninety but after a few starts I am sure he could build up to it

I agree.

I agree.

Give Bazza a run in the team, his match sharpness will return. We need his quality to keep secure possession of the ball (you very rarely see him waste the ball which is a great quality) and play some decent crosses into the box.

A lot of fanciful thinking if you ask me. Hasn't Barry himself admitted that it's a struggle to last the pace?

Even if you'd only played amateur football you would know how hard it is playing with a load of young lads who can run all day.

I would carry on with Baz as a sub, but give him a bit longer than the 10 mins he usually gets. At a push I would start him with the promise that he can come off after an hour.

Edited November 16, 200817 yr by The Mantis

I would rather have Barry for the first or last hour/half-hour than not have him at all .... He may have been off the pace yesterday, but then again he was making his first league start of the season and most players would be a little rusty !!!

A lot of fanciful thinking if you ask me. Hasn't Barry himself admitted that it's a struggle to last the pace?

Even if you'd only played amateur football you would know how hard it is playing with a load of young lads who can run all day.

I would carry on with Baz as a sub, but give him a bit longer than the 10 mins he usually gets. At a push I would start him with the promise that he can come off after an hour.

Barry has never said that he finds it a struggle to last the pace. What he's said is that he has to work harder to keep fit these days.

Some might read the two as being one and the same, and I don't think anyone expects him to be as spritely and quick off the mark as he once was...but some of that will be made up for when it comes to intelligence and experience, not to mention the fact he's much respected and can help lift the rest of the players and guide/assist younger guys during the game. These are some of the things we are lacking on a week to week basis.