Barry Bannan

[TheSandman]

We should be playing him IMO.

He has the potential to be a magical player.

[Ger Regan]

I've a feeling we'll see him start on Saturday.

[Brend'Watkins]

Reading the Blackpool forums you'd think they only need to up the price to £2 million to get him.  As delusional as their manager it seems. 

[CJ]

Really hope AM tells Holloway to 'do one'. Bannan is a superb player in the making. He was outstanding last night (OK only Hereford but he was our best player IMO). Some say his (lack of) height is an issue but his strength is with the ball on the floor, and notwithstanding that comical jump for a header against Nzonzi last week, his size doesn't matter (women have been telling me that for years!). Watched him play for Scotland last year and he made Charlie Adam look totally useless in comparison.

[damon loves JT]

Ian Holloway: things have changed. Last year your team was in the Premier League, and every week you had a televised press conference before and after every game.

This year is different. you can open your mouth and talk crap, but it's only the local paper that's listening.

[not3bad]

Ian Holloway: things have changed. Last year your team was in the Premier League, and every week you had a televised press conference before and after every game.

This year is different. you can open your mouth and talk crap, but it's only the local paper that's listening.

Low rent-a-gob.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Holloway do not even go there .... Bannan is on the up. You are well on the way down .....

[Brend'Watkins]

Ian Holloway: things have changed. Last year your team was in the Premier League, and every week you had a televised press conference before and after every game.

This year is different. you can open your mouth and talk crap, but it's only the local paper that's listening.

Ian Holloway: things have changed. Last year your team was in the Premier League, and every week you had a televised press conference before and after every game.

This year is different. you can open your mouth and talk crap, but it's only the local paper that's listening.

He still has his article in the Independent on Sunday, Dom Jolly does too, neither will I read as there is enough things in life on Sunday in our house which could easily annoy me.

[Dante Lavelli]

Here's a quote from a Jonathan Wilson article about the rise (and not fall) of the small spanish type midfielder.  The Premier League is probably a little bit behind international football but let's hope he can become our Xavi/iniesta.

"Since the heyday of Clairefontaine, the offside rule has been radically liberalised, something that has had the effect of stretching the effective playing area from around 35-40 yards to around 60, creating more space and allowing smaller players to play."

[KevinGage]

Not for sale under any circumstances.

Especially to a half arsed club who were never famous.

[Risso]

Bannan's obviously not the tallest player in the world, but he seems to have that Alan Wright spirit of not being overawed by much larger players, and seems fairly hard to shift off the ball for a titch.  I don't think he's ready to be a regular just yet, but I think he'll have a big part to play this season.  His range of passing is easily the best of anybody at the club.

[Karl Bridges]

How much did he reckon Charlie Adam was worth? He can double that and still do one.

[maidstonevillain]

Can't see what the problem is concerning his height. From the numbers I have seen he is the same height as Paul Scholes.

[PaulWinch again]

Bannan looks like he's going to be a quality player to me, keep him and play him.

[The Left Side]

No thanks Gollum, bugger off down the prom, prom, prom!