Barnard joins Shots

The 32-year-old leftback was offered a new contract by Town but instead felt he was too good for the rough and tough of the Third Division, with Real Madrid sniffing around who can blame him?

With a firm contract offer on the table, Barnard moaned and bitched about his plight in the Guardian - stating how he was afterall a Welsh international....

Barnard will make his 'Shots debut this weekend against York City, who host Paul Groves, Kevin Donovan and a host of other ex-Town players in their side.