{"id":579459,"date":"2021-01-18T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=579459"},"modified":"2021-01-18T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:52:48","slug":"dillon-barnes-burton-albion-qpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/18\/dillon-barnes-burton-albion-qpr\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Barnes Joins Burton Albion on Loan From Queens Park Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Burton Albion have completed the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/football-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_self\">signing<\/a> of goalkeeper Dillon Barnes on loan from Queens Park Rangers. Twenty-four-year-old Barnes joins League One&#8217;s bottom side for the rest of the 2020\/21 season.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes becomes Burton&#8217;s fourth signing of the window following the additions of Hayden Carter, Sean Clare and Josh Parker.<\/p>\n<h2>Dillon Barnes Joins Burton Albion on Loan<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\ud83d\ude4c \u270d\ufe0f&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wxq06H62lR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Wxq06H62lR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Burton Albion FC (@burtonalbionfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burtonalbionfc\/status\/1351227918039572480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website about Barnes&#8217; addition, Burton manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/01\/jimmy-floyd-hasselbaink-reappointed-burton-albion-look-stave-relegation-fears\/\" target=\"_self\">Jimmy Floyd<\/a> Hasselbaink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk\/news\/2021\/january\/1801-DILLON\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: \u201cDillon is coming in on loan until the end of the season to provide added competition to the other goalkeepers that are already at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe like what we\u2019ve seen of him, he\u2019s a good size and we hope he can add another good option for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barnes himself added: &#8220;I always relish that competition but at the same time we\u2019ll push each other to get better. It keeps everyone on their toes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had a short conversation with the manager and he has given me insight into how he likes his goalkeepers to play, and I\u2019d like to think I fit that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone\u2019s been really welcoming and looking at the facilities, everything is there and I&#8217;m pleased to be here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Barnes spent his youth career in the academies at both Barnet and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/fulham\/\" target=\"_self\">Fulham<\/a>, before going breaking through at the latter in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After stints in non-league with Farnborough, on loan, and then Bedford Town, Barnes was signed by Colchester United, where he made 24 appearances between 2015 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>While there, he also spent time in non-league with Welling United and Hemel Hempstead Town before sealing a permanent move to QPR.<\/p>\n<p>He is yet to play for the Hoops, but did play four times during a loan spell with Scottish side Hibernian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"2tvpXueqTjpZyAenDb3Mkw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1293167850\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2tvpXueqTjpZyAenDb3Mkw',sig:'4sffGA81HdBFHZI5mrZfwU3RYU8Axo6D6g1ecVRATco=',w:'594px',h:'393px',items:'1293167850',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burton Albion have completed the signing of goalkeeper Dillon Barnes on loan from Queens Park Rangers. Twenty-four-year-old Barnes joins League One&#8217;s bottom side for the rest of the 2020\/21 season. Barnes becomes Burton&#8217;s fourth signing of the window following the additions of Hayden Carter, Sean Clare and Josh Parker. 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