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Liberation said:
We are still saddled with far worse than Barky..I for one am very disappointed to see him go.
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I’d have liked to have seen him stay but he wasn’t willing to sign a new contract. When it comes to that there’s nothing the club can do. There are plenty of others who haven’t been listed for sale but can certainly go in my opinion.
 
Liberation said:
We are still saddled with far worse than Barky..I for one am very disappointed to see him go.
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Agree, whilst he has had a poor Season due to injuries and COVID he was up until then an extremely important member of the squad and usually the Team and overall has made a much greater contribution than some others over a number of Seasons.
So presuming that he wanted to stay - and there are some indications that he didn't and wanted a new challenge - then I too am disappointed.
 
Given the choice you'd have a player as good as Barkhuizen can be in the squad, no question. 199 appearances for us, 33 goals. He's been a key player for the last 5 seasons and people should acknowledge that.

I'm sorry to see him go but accept that A/ he might want a change (and arguably needs a change) and B/ he may well be past his best and taking him on the 3 year contract he'd likely demand would be the sort of risk that we've criticised the club for taking before.
 
Barky would have been a decent back up to Sir Bradley next year, but I wish him well.
 
Liberation said:
We are still saddled with far worse than Barky..I for one am very disappointed to see him go.
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I would rather have kept him than one or two of those who are in contract, but only on a squad players wage, which I don't think we would have been willing to accept.

A fit and firing Barkhuizen is worth a first team place and a first team wage. The one we've had for the last two years isn't.
 
Possibly the last picture of them all together.

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cpnend said:
In fairness to both him and Sepp there’s a good chance neither of them have a clue as to where they’ll be playing next season.
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Fair point... i guess that their initial priority is to try and force their way into their respective premiership squads..

If that proves unsuccessful, then they will look have to look at their options....
 
Mr Meeseeks said:
I think Barky hated the previous regime, not so much the club. Wasn’t he in fact a supporter growing up?

If Blackpool offer him a decent contract and place in the first team, I suspect he’d accept it. No messing around moving and Championship football. It’s about as good as it would get for him.

I actually think they could make a move as a Bowler replacement.
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He was a hardcore fan growing up. All his family were/are Blackpool fans. I lived with his brother at uni who blanked me on our first day moving into halls as I was wearing a Preston shirt 🤣 But we became good friends and lived together throughout each year at uni. His brother no longer cares for Blackpool.

Around the time of his loan spell at Hereford I told Tom to sign for us, we were in League one at the time. His response was something along the lines of "I will never play for Preston, no chance", scum gits and all that. Fast forward a few years with what went on at Blackpool and how he was treated, all that changed. I joked with him when he signed for us.

I'm unsure whether he would resign for Blackpool but I very much doubt it. He has better options being offered to him from what I've heard. One of which could see him play in the UCL next season, if he is open to playing abroad. I'm sure what happened with his dad would be the final nail in the coffin for him to ever go back but I suppose it's Tom choice and never say never.
 
bowlandwhites said:
I think Blackpool because he will expect a decent wage
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I just don’t understand why any championship club would be interested in Barkhuizen.
If he is not good enough for us, why would he be good enough for any other championship club?
The same goes for any other player deemed to be not good enough for us.
 
rem said:
I just don’t understand why any championship club would be interested in Barkhuizen.
If he is not good enough for us, why would he be good enough for any other championship club?
The same goes for any other player deemed to be not good enough for us.
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He is good enough for us, we just don't play with wingers so he doesn't fit into Lowe's system
 
rem said:
When we did play with wingers under AN and FM initially, he just wasn’t good enough latterly. I strongly believe that posters who still rate him are somehow still basing their opinions on how he used to be over 2 years ago!
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And also based on an interview he did a few months back where he said his future had nothing to do with money......about 6 times. And something about his dog
 
rem said:
When we did play with wingers under AN and FM initially, he just wasn’t good enough latterly. I strongly believe that posters who still rate him are somehow still basing their opinions on how he used to be over 2 years ago!
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Not helped by the painful, defensive football we played under AN & FM. He was basically used as a 2nd RB.

He's played while carrying knocks, having a broken wrist, being played non stop when needing rests when our squad was depleted. It's not just as plain as it looks.

If he's not good enough then why are there championship clubs trying to get him to sign for them now he's a free agent? There wouldn't be numerous clubs after him if he isn't good enough
 
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