Louie Barry (on loan to Sheffield United)

[john2710]

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.

I remember watching Grealish a few times at the same age & thinking the same. Barry is quicker, more direct & a significantly better finisher.

[PeterWithe]

Agree with that, he's not a dribbler, more a get it out of his feet and hit it, a fine finisher and quick but no comparison to Jack for me, more a Defoe kind of player.

[cdbearsfan]

Good luck Louie.

[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

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.

did Michael Owen constantly get nudged off the ball?

[TonyD]

He didn’t get pushed off the ball as he smashed it past Liverpool. 

[eamonn]

It's just a slight concern I'm expressing, gents, nowt more. It's not too much to ask that he has three Weetabix and semi-skimmed milk every morning.

[SoccerHQ]

Good loan for him. 5th choice here as it stands and Ipswich will be up there with Paul Cook.

[Dazvillain]

Don’t understand just based on fact either Purslow of DS said yesterday how Ings would be a great role model for our younger strikers and less than 24 hrs we send out one off better young guns

[Drummond]

Don’t understand just based on fact either Purslow of DS said yesterday how Ings would be a great role model for our younger strikers and less than 24 hrs we send out one off better young guns

Barry is a different player though. Young in the other hand will learn a lot. I'd expect Davis to as well.

[Dazvillain]

Don’t understand just based on fact either Purslow of DS said yesterday how Ings would be a great role model for our younger strikers and less than 24 hrs we send out one off better young guns

Barry is a different player though. Young in the other hand will learn a lot. I'd expect Davis to as well.

Shame Davies got injured really. Perhaps if he had gone to Stoke on loan, Barry may have stayed

[robbo1874]

Great move for Barry, let’s see what he can do with Ipswich. They look like they may be on the up again. This is an interesting read in the graun:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/06/we-need-a-beating-heart-ipswich-town-takeover-set-to-be-game-changer

[Brazilian Villain]

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.

Our lads might face a battle to get in the team with some of their high profile squad members. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-58121177

[RamboandBruno]

I think Paul Cooks a really good manager at championship, doc 1 level and this move will be really good for Louie. I think the kids got the potential to do really well for us and a potential promotion push season at what is a fairly big club, won’t do him any harm, hopefully he bags a few.

[Damo70]

Cook seems to have the character and personality for players to enjoy playing for. Unlike the previous Ipswich boss.

[old man villa fan]

The most important thing about going out on loan is getting game time.  Some of our young players in recent times have gone out on loan and not played.  Finding a team that is not under pressure of promotion or relegation sometimes helps in getting that time.