Gareth Barry: Retired

[Damo70]

loved GB

gutted he left but gave brilliant service for a long time




was in some kind of deal with micheal standing  . I cant remember what the deal one but GB was an absolute bargain.

Michael Standing is now Gareth Barry's agent. Maybe he came as part of the deal to water down a sell on clause. I remember Small Heath buying Wayne Clarke from Wolves and Wolves being entitled to quite a sell on fee. When he left for Everton it was in a 400k deal along with an unknown kid called Stuart Storer. Wolves weren't happy that both players were valued at 200k each in the deal (understandably as it was clearly a way to fudge the clause). Twelve months later Everton quietly let Storer go for nothing.


By coincidence several years later he ended up at Brighton with Standing and Barry.

[cheltenhamlion]

Standing was thought to be the better prospect at the time.

[CT]

Watching BBC Breakfast this morning they were talking about GB breaking the record.

Firstly the sports presenter (forget her name) announced that he'd broken the record playing "mostly for Aston Villa" at which point Dan Walker chipped in with "and Everton".  Then when the sports presenter mentioned how many goals he'd scored "almost all in an Aston Villa shirt" Walker again chipped in to point out that GB should be 2nd in the list because Giggs made his debut before the formation of the Premier League so has more top flight appearances.

And they say there's no anti-Birmingham bias at the BBC.

"Football before the Premier League"? They're lying, it never happened.

[Rudy65]

Great player, great bloke. A favourite of mine over the last 45 years. very underrated by the media

[SoccerHQ]

How many times did he try to orchestrate a move again? Was it just the three?

Three times?

I remember he was close to going to Portsmouth in 2006 but that was when we were on our knees in the last days of Ellis owning us so it was more trying to get some cash rather than him trying to force through a move to Pompey.

As soon as Lerner took over he signed a new deal so it was only unable  to get to the champions league that meant he moved on which I didn't begrude him at 28 so older than Young and Milner.

[SoccerHQ]

loved GB

gutted he left but gave brilliant service for a long time




was in some kind of deal with micheal standing  . I cant remember what the deal one but GB was an absolute bargain.

Didn't Michael Standing become his agent after his own career didn't amount to much.

As wrong as Barry was during summer 2008 given his career I do think the agent he had back then was badly advising him a lot. As I recall he wasn't a big hitter and was sacked after the move collapsed.

[PeterWithesShin]

How many times did he try to orchestrate a move again? Was it just the three?

Three times?

I remember he was close to going to Portsmouth in 2006 but that was when we were on our knees in the last days of Ellis owning us so it was more trying to get some cash rather than him trying to force through a move to Pompey.

As soon as Lerner took over he signed a new deal so it was only unable  to get to the champions league that meant he moved on which I didn't begrude him at 28 so older than Young and Milner.

Newcastle as well. He wanted to go all 3 times is what I heard back then, doesn't mean it's true of course.

[SoccerHQ]

Well 2006 we looked a team just biding our time before we got relegated. No signings and the Lerner takeover was stalling. At the time Pompey were building an exciting team and would've given him a wage increase.

Never heard the Newcastle link.

He said in one of the interviews yesterday Arsenal came in for him just before he signed for Man. City.

[pauliewalnuts]

Great player, underrated.

However, every time I think of that "please let me go and fulfil my dreams at Liverpool" article in the Birmingham Mail, complete with picture of him looking sad, I want to stove his head in and then go round the Mail's offices and throw every sports 'journalist' they have into the fucking canal.

[pauliewalnuts]

Well 2006 we looked a team just biding our time before we got relegated. No signings and the Lerner takeover was stalling. At the time Pompey were building an exciting team and would've given him a wage increase.

The link with Portsmouth continued after the takeover, with MON in place.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yep, that NOTW has always soured what I think of him. Still a very good player but i'll always think he was a twat for that.

[Matt Collins]

It was misguided

But he deserved to get the chance and I'm really pleased for him that he went on to win the title

[tomd2103]

Official website asking if he is our 'GOAT', which I'm guessing means 'Greatest of All Time'.  Not for me, I've been watching from the mid 80's and would have McGrath, Cowans, Platt and Yorke comfortably ahead of him.   

[Clampy]

Yep, that NOTW has always soured what I think of him. Still a very good player but i'll always think he was a twat for that.

I still remember reading it. I didn't begrudge him wanting to move on but it was really disappointing and unnecessary.

[Risso]

It didn't help with Ian Taylor sticking his oar in, but people seem to have mostly forgiven him.