Louie Barry (on loan to Sheffield United)

• #30 Reply
  Posted by Gareth on 23 Jan, 2020 20:55
• Is it wrong that my first thought on seeing the article was your can have a tattoo at 16?’
  
  Let’s hope he develops naturally through the academy & in 18 months / 2 years he is ready
• #31 Reply
  Posted by AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 20:59
• Quote from: Gareth on 23 Jan, 2020 20:55

  Is it wrong that my first thought on seeing the article was your can have a tattoo at 16?’
  
  Let’s hope he develops naturally through the academy & in 18 months / 2 years he is ready
  

  
  If your surname is Barry and you're a footballer you can do whatever the fuck you want regardless of what age you are. Still a schoolboy? No problem, get tattooed. Pushing 40? All gravy, steal a taxi while drunk and everyone will forgive you pretty much straight away!
• #32 Reply
  Posted by N'ZMAV on 23 Jan, 2020 21:01
• can he play up front?
• #33 Reply
  Posted by kippaxvilla2 on 23 Jan, 2020 21:05
• According to someone in the know he’s not short of confidence bordering on arrogant.  Sort of what you need to succeed at this level.
• #34 Reply
  Posted by TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:24
• Quote from: Dave P on 23 Jan, 2020 17:58

  Why didn’t Barry take the penalty?
  

  Ha ha.  Very good first page. 
• #35 Reply
  Posted by TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:28
• So how come Barcelona let him go.? Hopefully their loss and another Jack int the making.
• #36 Reply
  Posted by AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:31
• Quote from: TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:28

  So how come Barcelona let him go.? Hopefully their loss and another Jack int the making.
  

  
  I don't think he settled at all. Which isn't hard to understand, him being a child from the Midlands thrust into the 2nd* biggest club in world football.
  
  *After us of course.
• #37 Reply
  Posted by TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:35
• Quote from: AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:31

  Quote from: TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:28

  So how come Barcelona let him go.? Hopefully their loss and another Jack int the making.
  

  
  I don't think he settled at all. Which isn't hard to understand, him being a child from the Midlands thrust into the 2nd* biggest club in world football.
  
  *After us of course.
  

  Yeah its quite a change to move at that age.  How long was he there?   Anyway he is back - looking forward to his PL debut.
• #38 Reply
  Posted by AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:37
• Quote from: TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:35

  Quote from: AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:31

  Quote from: TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:28

  So how come Barcelona let him go.? Hopefully their loss and another Jack int the making.
  

  
  I don't think he settled at all. Which isn't hard to understand, him being a child from the Midlands thrust into the 2nd* biggest club in world football.
  
  *After us of course.
  

  Yeah its quite a change to move at that age.  How long was he there?   Anyway he is back - looking forward to his PL debut.
  

  
  I agree. Can't wait. Think he will be a big, big player for us and England one day.
  
  *Sorry missed the question. He was there just 6 months.
• #39 Reply
  Posted by TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:56
• Quote from: AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:37

  Quote from: TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:35

  Quote from: AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:31

  Quote from: TonyD on 23 Jan, 2020 21:28

  So how come Barcelona let him go.? Hopefully their loss and another Jack int the making.
  

  
  I don't think he settled at all. Which isn't hard to understand, him being a child from the Midlands thrust into the 2nd* biggest club in world football.
  
  *After us of course.
  

  Yeah its quite a change to move at that age.  How long was he there?   Anyway he is back - looking forward to his PL debut.
  

  
  I agree. Can't wait. Think he will be a big, big player for us and England one day.
  
  *Sorry missed the question. He was there just 6 months.
  

  You can only manage so much tapas
• #40 Reply
  Posted by AsTallAsLions on 23 Jan, 2020 21:59
• Rumour has it he overdid the patatas bravas and his form has never been the same since
• #41 Reply
  Posted by timeoutbigbar on 23 Jan, 2020 22:03
• I'd heard that they'd had problems registering him to compete in official youth academy league level games.  Maybe a contributing factor in wanting to come back, only getting the occasional training ground run out and struggling to settle.
  
• #42 Reply
  Posted by villa `cross the mersey on 23 Jan, 2020 22:09
• A move to a big club like Barca, combined with living overseas, presumably away from family, is big move for a 16  year old kid, irrespective of how confident he is - hope he has a long and successful career with the Villa
• #43 Reply
  Posted by kippaxvilla2 on 23 Jan, 2020 22:12
• Cynic in me suggests our new Academy Coach persuaded him to say he was homesick so we could pick him up for peanuts.
• #44 Reply
  Posted by Hockley Lion on 23 Jan, 2020 22:19
• Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on 23 Jan, 2020 22:12

  Cynic in me suggests our new Academy Coach persuaded him to say he was homesick so we could pick him up for peanuts.
  

  
  Me too.