Bye Bye Gone.

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:59 pm

Pools star off to Rotherham?

ON HIS WAY? Richard Barker

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HARTLEPOOL United striker Richard Barker is being persued once again by his former club
Rotherham United.
Reports suggest talks have taken place between the two clubs and Rotherham want the 33-year-old back in time for Saturday's home game with Grimsby Town.

Millers' manager Mark Robins was asked about the club's pursuit of the striker at last night's Millers Trust Fans' Forum but he revealed nothing.

However, it is believed that the bid to sign Barker - which began in the close season - has stiffened again after Pools signed Kevin Kyle on a month's loan and sources reckon that he is on his way back to the Millers.

If so, Robins will want him in ahead of Saturday's game. It would have to be a loan signing, almost certainly with a view to a permanent move which could only be completed come January.

Barker, who hails from Rotherham and was at a recent home game, followed his time at Rotherham with a successful and prolific spell at Mansfield before joining Danny Wilson at Hartlepool where he was the club's top scorer last season.

hufc1908 · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 11:08 am **Posts:** 186

Pools never wasted no time in sorting out they had one striker to many with Kevin Kyle signing, football is ruthless.

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:18 pm

hufc1908 wrote:

Pools never wasted no time in sorting out they had one striker to many with Kevin Kyle signing, football is ruthless.

yes it is

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22660

He'll do well, Richie Barker is a great 4th division centre forward.

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:27 pm

If its true & he is going I hope he does well.
Richie Barker was an asset to Pools & made a good contribution.

scotty-pools10 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:49 pm **Posts:** 178

To be honest i dont mind Barker coming on at away games with 20 mins to go because he can win headers and make a nuisance of himself

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:49 pm

Classic journalism:

Reports suggest.............

but he revealed nothing.............

However, it is believed ..................

If so,...............

almost certainly....................

and sources reckon ..................

What an utter sack of bollocks, the author knows nothing..... rolfl

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:12 pm

Spender wrote:

Classic journalism:

Reports suggest.............

but he revealed nothing.............

However, it is believed ..................

If so,...............

almost certainly....................

and sources reckon ..................

What an utter sack of bollocks, the author knows nothing..... rolfl

Did Danny Wilson Write it.

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:18 pm

Just had a call to say Sir Richard has gone anyone else heard anything.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:22 pm

mouldy old dough wrote:

Just had a call to say Sir Richard has gone anyone else heard anything.

Was it from a good source? :wink:

aptid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:49 pm **Posts:** 1506

It's on their site now, 3 month loan to Christmas before going permanent.

Thanks and good luck. clappp

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:45 pm

aptid wrote:

It's on their site now, 3 month loan to Christmas before going permanent.

Thanks and good luck. clappp

I concur.

And here's the linky dinky thingymajiggle...

http://www.themillers.co.uk/page/NewsDe ... 42,00.html

Mick Tait's Head Bandage · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:48 pm

Good Luck Richie!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:56 pm

agreed - possibly this season has been one year too far at the third tier, but he may have a year or two left in League Two.
Great signing for us in the promotion season, in fact I'd go as far as to say he and Monkhouse sparked us off.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Well done richie and good luck

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Without his goals and foward play I just don't think we would have got promoted, he added a spark to our attack.

Your right too a rest last season would have done him the world of good.

Often made an escaped goat by fans, which i feel was unfair, as he did his job.

aido87 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:12 pm

not quite as traumatic as when big jon went sadx

, but all the same -

thanks for your efforts, richie. we probably wouldn't be in this division without you.

clappp

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I actually knew this was happening

my source told me

unlike dibbler i just dont promote it so my peers love me.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:35 pm

chip fireball wrote:

think spender owes mr mouldy an apology like. rolfl

ha! ha! He didn't even apologise for the genocide of all those Antarcticans.
And people only think penguins ever lived there.

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:47 pm

parmopooly wrote:

chip fireball wrote:

think spender owes mr mouldy an apology like. rolfl

ha! ha! He didn't even apologise for the genocide of all those Antarcticans.
And people only think penguins ever lived there.

If Mr Spender doesn't appear with some Houdini-like spiel justifying his post, I'll change my opinion of him entirely :wink:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:50 pm

precisely!!
I reckon if you strapped him to an electric chair and switched the power on to full, and the only way it would stop was if he said, "Sorry," I reckon the leccy bill would be so high we would get cut off before he said it!!! :laugh:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:51 pm

pah!! I was replying to Grabec there!!
Interlopers!!

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:52 pm

Just a half please wrote:

He would never get in a pools best ever squad. Not in a million years.

Not many people would, tho but, Just. :coool:

Anyway, I think Mr Barker is a star. He was just about worked into the ground by his manager and he never once stopped trying to respond as best as he was able

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:53 pm

What?

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:57 pm

about Jimmy Nail's detective character's capability to say so..sor....sss...sorr......see?

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:57 pm

it happened again!!!

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:59 pm

parmopooly wrote:

it happened again!!!

His shady presence is everywhere even, or especially, when he's not here :wink:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

chip fireball wrote:

Yubep wrote:

I actually knew this was happening

my source told me

unlike dibbler i just dont promote it so my peers love me.

did you get a text off badge yesterday afternoon when i told him like. :wink:

I get millions of texts off badger, too many!

The man just plain loves me, he's even moved into my street to be closer to me

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:04 pm

You could get him to buy your flat....

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

He can if he wants he's loaded.

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:37 pm

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HyIDFEvVqhE

Missing you already Sir Richard.

aido87 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:48 pm

Just a half please wrote:

And lets not go too far overboard with the tributes to Barker.

I may a lone voice here but I never really rated him that much.

yep you're a lone voice.

Bye Bye Gone.

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