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Offline Salsa Party Animal

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #90 on: May 19, 2011, 12:24:49 AM »
Had a look at Soccerbase.com for Gareth Barry stats

2010-11 - League 30(2) 2 FA Cup 4(3) 0 League Cup 0(0) 0 UEFA Cup 7(0) 0
2009-10 - League 34(0) 2 FA Cup 2(1) 0 League Cup 6(0) 1 UEFA Cup 0(0) 0

Total - 64(2) 4 goals in league 19(4) Cups and 1 goals

So look like he had not missed much action and won FA Cup medal and played in Final.
 

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #91 on: May 19, 2011, 01:11:33 AM »
Did barry play in the fa cup final (I have forgotten already).

No, for the same reason why he didn't take the penalty...

*Yes, he did play. Was substituted in the second half.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #92 on: May 19, 2011, 03:11:37 AM »
Fair play to him as I suppose it somewhat justifies his decision to leave Villa (through gritted teeth).

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #93 on: May 19, 2011, 04:05:51 AM »
Had a look at Soccerbase.com for Gareth Barry stats

2010-11 - League 30(2) 2 FA Cup 4(3) 0 League Cup 0(0) 0 UEFA Cup 7(0) 0
2009-10 - League 34(0) 2 FA Cup 2(1) 0 League Cup 6(0) 1 UEFA Cup 0(0) 0

Total - 64(2) 4 goals in league 19(4) Cups and 1 goals

So look like he had not missed much action and won FA Cup medal and played in Final.

and thoroughly disimproved as a player in the same time. Thems the breaks I suppose.

His best position was supporting Gabby, then MON went out bought Heskey changed the formation around and we slumped. Thought we were really on the march as a club then, remember this http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article5003996.ece


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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #94 on: May 19, 2011, 05:07:48 AM »
I suppose it is largely irrelevant now but I always thought Barry's best position was as a holding midfielder, quarterback type as it meant he did not have to run around as much.  In his last season for us he pretty much abandoned his defensive duties* and, for me, burnt his bridges with villa.

Ironically he then went on to play for city and england as a defensive midfielder.  Weird.

* craven cottage being the prime example, where I watched petrov running his (slow) ass off whilst barry stood with his hands on his hips virtually playing as a striker.

Fast forward a few years and we now have young demanding to play as a number 10.

Maybe sometimes it's just better to let them go on their terms (and get the maximum $$$$ for them).

Rant over.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #95 on: May 19, 2011, 08:09:16 PM »
I suppose it is largely irrelevant now but I always thought Barry's best position was as a holding midfielder, quarterback type as it meant he did not have to run around as much.  In his last season for us he pretty much abandoned his defensive duties* and, for me, burnt his bridges with villa.

Ironically he then went on to play for city and england as a defensive midfielder.  Weird.

* craven cottage being the prime example, where I watched petrov running his (slow) ass off whilst barry stood with his hands on his hips virtually playing as a striker.

Fast forward a few years and we now have young demanding to play as a number 10.

Maybe sometimes it's just better to let them go on their terms (and get the maximum $$$$ for them).

Rant over.

Barry was fantastic when he first burst into the first team on the left side of a three man central defence. He looked the real deal and still only a teenager. It's a shame that formation got sussed. It was very entertaining initially.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #96 on: September 25, 2017, 12:13:20 PM »
If Gareth Barry plays tonight he will have broken Ryan Giggs record of most appearances as an outfield player in the Premier League, fair play to him for that achievement. I was at Sheffield Wednesday in 1998 when he came on as a sub in a game Villa cruised to victory to make his debut and looked a class player then.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #97 on: September 25, 2017, 12:22:51 PM »
And to break the record plying his trade in a tiny penis hoofball soccer-wrestle match, fantastic, what a way to end your career.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #98 on: September 25, 2017, 12:32:11 PM »
Well, at least it gets a ManUre twat off the books.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #99 on: September 25, 2017, 01:17:40 PM »
Well, at least it gets a ManUre twat off the books.

Agreed but rest assured that he will be known as "Former Man City / Everton" Gareth Barry

365 for us in all comps

267 for all other combined - think that makes him "ours"

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #100 on: September 25, 2017, 01:37:40 PM »
I've always liked him top player I wish we still had him playing for us.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #101 on: September 25, 2017, 01:53:46 PM »
He seemed to go from being ignored by England to crucial to England and then back to ignored again relatively quickly. I always thought he gave balance to the infamous England midfield that couldn't play together.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #102 on: September 25, 2017, 02:19:55 PM »
I just wish that he hadn't tried to manufacture a move to Liverpool. I'll appreciate all that he did, and yes still consider him more Villa than anything but that wasn't a good episode in his time with us. Much like Benteke in that regard, brilliant for us but there is a stain that can't be removed.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #103 on: September 25, 2017, 02:24:59 PM »
If Gareth Barry plays tonight he will have broken Ryan Giggs record of most appearances as an outfield player in the Premier League, fair play to him for that achievement. I was at Sheffield Wednesday in 1998 when he came on as a sub in a game Villa cruised to victory to make his debut and looked a class player then.

I was at Hillsborough for that game too and i was immediately impressed. 

IIRC we won 1-0 so i didnt feel we cruised to victory. I do recall a great away following and chants of "Bozzie is a porn star" after some video shenanigans he had with Yorke and some lapdancers.

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Re: Gareth Barry: Going Backwards Fast
« Reply #104 on: September 25, 2017, 02:30:40 PM »
If Gareth Barry plays tonight he will have broken Ryan Giggs record of most appearances as an outfield player in the Premier League, fair play to him for that achievement. I was at Sheffield Wednesday in 1998 when he came on as a sub in a game Villa cruised to victory to make his debut and looked a class player then.

I was at Hillsborough for that game too and i was immediately impressed. 

IIRC we won 1-0 so i didnt feel we cruised to victory. I do recall a great away following and chants of "Bozzie is a porn star" after some video shenanigans he had with Yorke and some lapdancers.


I



It was Yorke, Bosnich and one travel agent called Rachel who my wife happened to know.

I met her once and she was smoking hot to be fair.
« Last Edit: September 25, 2017, 02:32:52 PM by Damo70 »

 


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