Did barry play in the fa cup final (I have forgotten already).
Had a look at Soccerbase.com for Gareth Barry stats2010-11 - League 30(2) 2 FA Cup 4(3) 0 League Cup 0(0) 0 UEFA Cup 7(0) 02009-10 - 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.
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.
Well, at least it gets a ManUre twat off the books.
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.
Quote from: manic-road on September 25, 2017, 12:13:20 PMIf 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