Totalling just 69 minutes, Kevin Lisbie’s Barnet career was more Collins John and Ibra Sekajja than Giuliano Grazioli and Gary Bull.

But that doesn’t mean the 37-year-old striker was a bad signing by Martin Allen.

The Jamaican international’s staggering lack of luck at The Hive shouldn’t be used as a stick to beat the head coach with.

In another life I covered Leyton Orient and had the privilege of following their trip to Wembley in 2014 as Russell Slade’s side came within penalty kicks of reaching the Championship.

Make no mistake, he was one of the stars of that team.

Lisbie scored 16 goals in League One that season, matching his tally from the season before. He’d hit 12 in his first season in E10 and is, rightly, revered by O’s supporters.

It’s understood he would like to return to Brisbane Road after being freed by Barnet. It would be a no-brainer for former Bee-turned-Orient boss Ian Hendon.

Lisbie is still a classy player. He’s never relied on his pace, or any other physical attribute for that matter.

His strengths are his football intelligence, his reading of the game and his ability to get into dangerous positions and link the play.

He’s also a good classy finisher and a surprising good leader of the line for someone of short stature.

Unfortunately he’s never had the chance to show those attributes at Barnet. And that’s not Allen’s fault either.

Lisbie was signed to be the senior striker at the club after Charlie MacDonald left in the summer.

The Bees boss went as far as saying he could be the club’s new Luisma Villa after the popular Spaniard returned to his homeland.

That comment was misconstrued by some and thrown back in Allen’s face when Lisbie was struck down by injury in pre-season at Eastleigh in July.

He had by that stage already shown his class, scoring a deft header in the 5-3 defeat by Crystal Palace in pre-season.

The plan was ruined when the hamstring injury he suffered in Hampshire became complicated, forcing Allen back into the transfer market to sign Aaron McLean.

John Akinde has scored goals, McLean has done well enough to start talks about a new contract and Michael Gash has also scored goals. Matt Stevens is highly thought of and starting to enjoy marginally more first team action.

Suddenly that leaves Lisbie scrapping to even get on the bench. He’s too good for that. But, then again, why should Allen break up a partnership in Akinde and McLean which is working well?

It is better for all parties for Lisbie to squeeze the last drops out of a good career elsewhere. It is no-one’s fault the signing didn’t work out and it is certainly not something Allen should carry the can for.