Louie Barry (on loan to Sheffield United)

[Gareth]

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

[AsTallAsLions]

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!

[N'ZMAV]

can he play up front?

[kippaxvilla2]

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.

[TonyD]

Why didn’t Barry take the penalty?

Ha ha.  Very good first page. 

[TonyD]

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

[AsTallAsLions]

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.

[TonyD]

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.

[AsTallAsLions]

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.

[TonyD]

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

[AsTallAsLions]

Rumour has it he overdid the patatas bravas and his form has never been the same since

[timeoutbigbar]

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.

[villa `cross the mersey]

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

[kippaxvilla2]

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

[Hockley Lion]

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.