The biggest problem Davey AND the fans face is

Players just do not want to come to Oakwell unless they have no other option or they no nowt about us.... How do we change that then..

 

Its a tricky situation to try and solve, but for the few hes brought in that have failed if Davey can keep getting these gems from abroad i back him.

You have to move alot of muck to find diamonds.

 

Simple; get promotion. But a club of our size it's just not gonna happen, thats why i think Simon is always going abroad for players. Sometimes works- Colace, Muller and Leon. Mainly doesn't though- Christenson, Mossto etc.

 

What evidence is their that players don't want to come to Oakwell?</p>

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Simple refer back to the Patrick Cryne interview

 

We're an unfashionable club and always will be, unfortunately

That can only be solved with huge investment, or promotion to the Premiership. Unfortunately, the two link together these days.

 

i wouldnt say that Mostto and Christensen were failures

Mostto never given longer than 2 games to get in any kind of run and Kim scored 1 and then fell out with Davey and we never saw him again, Odejayi on the other hand i would say is a good example

 

Jamie Ward, Kiegan Parker, Kevin Phillips, Dominic Werling and Leon Constantine say hi.

 

You say 'mainly doesn't work' I just cannot agree with that. Muller, Colace, Ferenczi, Souza, Van Homoet, Werling, Leon have been successes whilst Mostto, Christiensen, Rajczi and thus far El Haimour have not. I'd say MOST have been good, of course this is subjective but I believe that Davey has done bloody well in the foreign market to date

 

eh?

Werling was screwed by his agent </p>

Ward would have signed if we offered enough </p>

Parker? dunno </p>

Phillips family were settled in the midlands and brum probaby offered him more money than us in any case. </p>

Constantine had a point at the time but probably looks back on it as the biggest mistake he ever made, thankfully.</p>

 

Push it to the South coast.

It'll always be easier to attract Northern-born players to Barnsley, or apparently, foreign players who've never heard of it.

 

And those are all facts?

The only fact is that none of the above are Barnsley players.

 

Probably a damn sight nearer the truth than you reckon...

Philips said as much himself
Ward's agent said as much
Werlings case is widely known
Parker..didn't even know we wre seriously ever after him
Constantine, well make you're own mind up

Leon Constantine
Real name Leon Constantine
Height 6.02
Weight 11.10
Date of birth 24-02-1978
Place of birth Hackney
Position Forward
Nationality England

Current Club
Currently playing for Northampton
Signed on 02-07-2008
Fee Free
Squad number 8

All time playing career

Club From To Fee League FA Cup League cup Other
Northampt. 02-07-2008 Free 12 (7) 2 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 1 (0) 0
Oldham 04-03-2008 06-04-2008 Loan 7 (1) 2 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0
Leeds 07-08-2007 02-07-2008 Free 1 (3) 1 0 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 1
Port Vale 04-11-2005 07-08-2007 Signed 71 (1) 32 7 (0) 2 4 (0) 2 2 (0) 2

 

90% of players move for the money, there are a few that don't want to move from the south or show a bit of loyalty to a club
but most will move anywhere if the money is there.

 

Oh and parker..

another gem? regretting the terms he rejected??

Keigan Parker
Real name Keigan Parker
Height 5.07
Weight 10.05
Date of birth 08-06-1982
Place of birth Livingston
Position Forward
Nationality Scotland

Current Club
Currently playing for Huddersfield
Signed on 27-05-2008
Fee Free
Squad number 7

All time playing career

Club From To Fee League FA Cup League cup Other
Huddersfield 27-05-2008 Free 10 (6) 1 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0 1 (0) 0
Blackpool 25-06-2004 27-05-2008 Free 96 (45) 34 6 (2) 2 6 (2) 1 7 (1) 4

 

Agree with that. nt

 

barnsley have always been an unfashionable club due to our and media sterotyping about the area and its percieved outside of Barnsley that the town is still in the 1890's whippet racing coal mining drunken wife beaters so to attract outside talent we have as a club always offered more than a going rate wages wise to attract a player of note

 

a quick search reveals

BARNSLEY manager Simon Davey has revealed the Club's bid for Blackpool striker Keigan Parker is dead in the water.

Simon told www.barnsleyfc.co.uk: "In any negotiation process there is always a difference in opinion. It's safe to say that Keigan's opinion and the Club's opinion differ.

"We made him an offer which we believed was appropriate for an unproven Championship striker. He has turned this offer down and that is now the end of the matter".

Speaking to the Sheffield Star, Assistant Manager Ryan Kidd commented: "We've made him a reasonable offer. If he wants to play Championship football at a good, progressive club, he knows where to come".