Barrowman

[cal234ey]

He has proven he doesn't care anymore by not even trying to get the ball. Such a waste of money on another to add to a growing list of Brew's masterstroke signings .

He isn't even good enough for the first division (proved against partick) he has to leave.

He has proven time and time again he is not capable of playing at this level by scoring only 2 goals while our top scorer and potentialy our record signing wastes away on the bench. This is a joke.

He must never play for us again!!!

[Glen Mhor]

No, Barrowman just hasn't cut the mustard for us at all. A big disappointment. However, I'm not at all sure that we should sell him but perhaps a loan arrangement ( with County ? ) might be a better idea in the short term. Talking of loaning out players - where's the logic in offering Zander on loan ( again ) ?

[Mick]

have to agree with you...the worst player on the park today done absolutely nothing then was replaced by wood who also did nuthing while rooney sat on the bench

[StockholmSyndrome]

After today's game I was on the verge of going to the nearest police station and reporting Barrowman for impersonating a Premier League player. We'd be better off with Martin Glancy on the park: at least he always looked like he was trying.

[Guest DRAGAN]

barrowman has been a failure at every club he has played for. brew must have saw something he fancied about him though

DJEBI-ZADI must run him close. Are we actually paying him

[Guest WynessLegend]

As I have mentioned before ........

Brian Prunty is now the top scorer in Division II

underlining the fact that players who thrive at this level

are often sadly lacking in a higher division.

Sadly nobody is likely to buy him, so we should try

to get some of his wages paid by putting him out on loan.

[Wilsononourwing]

Rooney is the only striker we have that ever looks like scoring and sits on the bench all the time. Where's the logic???

[Guest mrjamaca40]

barrowman is the worst striker we have had he doesn't try todays game ross tokely had more shots than he did i dont think he even hit a strike

[Guest birdog]

Rooney is the only striker we have that ever looks like scoring and sits on the bench all the time. Where's the logic???

Unfortunately they don't teach logic when training for your Uefa coaching badges.

[Fanoffooty]

Absolute waste of space , get him back to county

I daresay he'll probably score against us next season !

Edited January 17, 2009 by Fanoffooty

[rollwithit]

Barrowman was rotten today and didnt even look interested after 20 mins. Not even making an attempt for the ball on the edge of the box close to half time confirmed that.

His only excuse is that it was a tough job chasing balls downwind that were difficult to latch onto. Both teams seemed to be better pllaying into the wind when the ball was holding up.

[Dale]

plain and simple barrowman is sh**e and he is a w**ker

get HIM and BREWSTER to F**k

[ICT_Away]

He cannot play as a lone striker. He may or may not be good enough, but with Brew's tactics we will never know as he is being played in a system he does not have the game to thrive in. I would stick with him, bin Brew and get him a decent strike partner. I also agree that currently I would start Rooney every time ahead of him.

[Ronaldo]

Perhaps he is not being inspired or motivated before going on to the pitch

[Joe DiMaggio]

wheelbarrowman off the bus

[Kieran]

He is utter p*sh, Brewster really should be made to explain why he regularly starts him.

His touch is sh*t, his shots are sh*t, he is too lazy and has only scored two (I think) goals this season.

[Guest SPECKY]

Barrowman scored lots of goals at County because he is a poacher who needs to be fed the ball, he was never played as a lone striker. It has already been pointed out that he has consistently failed at the higher level of football and the one to blame is Brewster for signing him, not Barrowman. He scored a lot of goals in the Second Division because he had lots of chances to, he also missed as many as he scored. He was never going to score loads of goals in the SPL for two reasons, the first being the manager that signed him is not playing him in a formation that suits him and because he will never get the amount of chances to score as he got in the 2nd Division.

[starchief]

He's not a great player but the formation was never going to suit him. We're better with playing Wood or Rooney on their own with Barrowman coming on when we revert from 1 up to 2 up in the latter stages of the game.

[RiG]

I feel for Barrowman. I honestly think he is a good player (granted I haven't seen ICT much recently) but the formation we player hangs him out to dry. If you are going to play a one up front style player you need someone like Kenny Miller who will run all day. Barrowman won't do this. If not a Kenny Miller, someone like Koller who is a giant and win numerous high balls. Again Barrowman cannot do this. He is a penalty box striker and until we play the right way when we have him in the team he is going to flounder. And it's depressing watching Brewster run down players in such a manner.

[cal234ey]

I think Rooney must have said something that Brew did not like as Brew spent ages trying to get him in the summer and said he had been watching him for some time. So there must be something going on there.

[Kingsmills]

It's clear as day that Rooney is the better player but Brewster obviously feels obliged to play Barrowman having been instrumental in handing him the second most lucrative contract in the history of the club.

[tokelyisvictorious]

Rooney, when he is allowed to make an appearance, puts barrowman to shame. He actually moves, jumps and can even touch the ball before pssing it/having a shot.

Maybe its brews tactics, but barowman should be playing better.

[Pele_Is_God]

RIG, trust me if you there yesterday you would change your opinion.

[AJS]

He was terrible yesterday but playing him as a lone striker does not help. He is having to cover to much ground just to get the ball when he is meant to be poaching and finishing services that are provided but i only recall at least 2 decent crosses that went into the box yesterday. Yes Rooney is more prolific but there are times when he shows very little intrest as well and Wood is not a goalscorer but is arguably our biggest threat given our current style of play.

Given Brewster was a striker for the best part of 25 years i see this as the most incompetent thing he has done since returning. Getting rid of 3 stalwarts in Bayne, Wyness, and Niculae who yes i grant left for various reasons but replacing them with a set of strikers who haven't even got a proven record at 1st division level in Scottish football. That to me is what bad managment is. He didn't even look to sign a fairly expericenced striker in the summer and i had fears that it would show and it certainly has and it is proving to be our biggest downfall.

[cal234ey]

Sad thing s i have heard very few noises in the way of names or even the word striker mentioned with connection to joining us.