Louie Barry (on loan to Sheffield United)

[Somniloquism]

Is there any reason why we can not give him a run out in January before deciding to ship him out?

That’s exactly the plan, according to both those interviews.

FA Cup against West Ham? Or is he cup-tied for that.

[Border villan]

If he turns out for us that is his second team in one season. I think that is the limit.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

He hasn't played for Stockport in either of their FA Cup games this season, so he could play for us versus West Ham if he comes back.

They have Palace in the 3rd Round and other than trying to make a few quid, I doubt they will prioritise the cup over trying to get promoted.

A player can be registered for three clubs in a season, but can only play in affiliated matches (league and cup competitions) for two. So, if he comes back in January and plays for us, then there are only two options - stay at the Villa or go back to Stockport to finish the season. UTV

[cdbearsfan]

Unless Watkins or Durán get injured, I'd rather loan him straight away and play a stronger team in the cup. Waste of time keeping him around for ten minutes before we get knocked out if he can't play for anyone else.

[ChicagoLion]

If he turns out for us that is his second team in one season. I think that is the limit.

the reason for my question.

[cdbearsfan]

He hasn't played for Stockport in either of their FA Cup games this season, so he could play for us versus West Ham if he comes back.

There's no "if". He's coming back after his last Stockport game against Small Heath on 1st January.

[Somniloquism]

I thought Russ was intimating if he comes back to stay, then he could play in that FA Cup match.

[cdbearsfan]

I didn't get that impression given that he mentioned Stockport's cup game against Palace but fair enough.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

It's all good

He is back. If he plays for us in January, there are only two options .... UTV

[Neil Hawkes]

Unless Watkins or Durán get injured, I'd rather loan him straight away and play a stronger team in the cup. Waste of time keeping him around for ten minutes before we get knocked out if he can't play for anyone else.

I dunno, from the clips I've seen he reminds me of Vardy in his better years.

[AV84]

Not trying to get rid of one of our two great strikers, but...... if Barry could make the step up, and Duran keeps going as he has been, we could probably get a decent price for Watkins in the summer and not have to spend it all on a direct replacement. Wishful thinking, I suppose. Not that I want rid of Watkins.

[PaulWinch again]

That would be a colossal jump. Different players but Philogene looked good in the Championship. Watkins scored 19 goals and got loads of assists last year, and he’s still having a solid enough year this year. Unless Barry is absolutely exceptional  I’d be pretty underwhelmed if he replaced Watkins.

[AV84]

I'm pretty sure the situation is that if Barry plays for us at all then he's staying, or going back to Stockport. So my thinking was that if he proves himself at a higher level, it would have to be for us, in the Premier League. Obviously that involves a lot of ifs, but I wasn't thinking he scores a few for Middlesbrough so we shove Ollie out the door.

[Ian.]

At least last season when we signed Rogers we didn’t let anyone go, I’d hope we wouldn’t let anyone leave in this window.

Hopefully we’ve learned a big lesson in trying to replace Diaby with Philogene.

[Drummond]

He's looking good but there is absolutely no chance whatsoever that he will replace Watkins or Duran. Zero.