Louie Barry (on loan to Sheffield United)

[Brend'Watkins]

Everyone seems to have very high hopes for young Louie.  From the limited amount i've seen of him I can only say he's alright and nothing more.  I hope I'm wrong.

[Mister E]

Great move for him, perfect club at that level - decent manager too, in my opinion.

I couldn't agree more.  Paul Cook is a decent Manager and Ipswich will be challenging for promotion.  Louie Barry is our longer term answer to that chap who left recently.

Agreed. A good move.

[nick harper]

Everyone seems to have very high hopes for young Louie.  From the limited amount i've seen of him I can only say he's alright and nothing more.  I hope I'm wrong.

My thoughts as well although he still looked a boy compared to the other players in the youth cup final so this should help him develop physically. Will be interesting to see how much game time he gets. League one is quite a step up.

[eamonn]

Yes, that's my biggest worry with him. He is so slight. Smaller and lighter than when Jack was at Notts County, no?  Great move for him and us. Was very impressed with Paul Cook at Wigan during that horrific season when they went into administration and got deducted points (I think they would have stayed in the Ch'ship otherwise). Did really well at Sligo Rovers before that too.

[Toronto Villa]

He trains with men all the time. Pretty much players at his age look small and thin. Most haven’t physically reached their peak so he’s going to grow. And today’s athletes are far better conditioned and the game isn’t what it was back in the 70’s where you could be slide tackled into the road outside of the ground. He will be absolutely fine wherever he goes.

[robbo1874]

Yes, that's my biggest worry with him. He is so slight. Smaller and lighter than when Jack was at Notts County, no?  Great move for him and us. Was very impressed with Paul Cook at Wigan during that horrific season when they went into administration and got deducted points (I think they would have stayed in the Ch'ship otherwise). Did really well at Sligo Rovers before that too.

who gives a fuck? A few people quoted at the club saying he’s the best natural finisher in the club. Suppose we’ll see

[Smithy]

I don't really worry about the size of forwards, unless we're going to start trying to use them as target men.  The Premier league is full of diminutive strikers who've done brilliantly - in many cases being a little smaller, and therefore quicker to change direction, is an advantage.  Owen, Defoe, Aguero - all in the top 10 premier league goal scorers who are all pretty tiny.  We've had our own little pocket rockets over the years, with the likes Vassell, Joachim and Phillips.

He'll bulk up a little naturally in the next couple of years anyway, and a year on loan going up against men will stand him in excellent stead.

[Ad@m]

Great move for him, perfect club at that level - decent manager too, in my opinion.

Just to check, Lambert's not there anymore is he?

That was my first thought too!

[ASHTONVILLA]

Good move for him, Jacks stint at Notts County did him a power of good and this can do likewise.

Saw somewhere (think it was Gregg Evans) that Brad Young and Aaron Ramsey might go there too. Looking like East Anglia has both our reserve team and our feeder club!

[eamonn]

Yes, that's my biggest worry with him. He is so slight. Smaller and lighter than when Jack was at Notts County, no?  Great move for him and us. Was very impressed with Paul Cook at Wigan during that horrific season when they went into administration and got deducted points (I think they would have stayed in the Ch'ship otherwise). Did really well at Sligo Rovers before that too.

who gives a fuck? A few people quoted at the club saying he’s the best natural finisher in the club. Suppose we’ll see

I do if it means he constantly gets nudged off the ball. He has the body of a boy. His teammates in the Youth Cup winning team all looked noticeably more filled-out. There's not much he can do about his height but he'll need to be quick and smart to dodge League One cloggers.

[paul_e]

Ipswich are a great choice to give them game times at a lower level but still at a decent sized club. Sunderland would be good as well if they didn't have a cock as the manager. Wigan as well but they've got a pretty inexperienced manager so we'd need to keep an eye on things.

[darren woolley]

It will do Louie the world of good going on loan to Ipswich.

[PaulWinch again]

Good luck Louie.

[john e]

The other good thing is for those saddos like me who watch any football on telly
Makes it more interesting if there’s one or two Villa players popping up here and There to keep an eye on

[VILLA MOLE]

The other good thing is for those saddos like me who watch any football on telly
Makes it more interesting if there’s one or two Villa players popping up here and There to keep an eye on

like an unofficial but important scout