Ross Barkley

[CT]

I mentioned Tyrone swearing at someone last night. It was Barkley.

Quote:

‘Fuckin shit Barks, fuck off man, fuck off’

I did wonder how long it would take players giving their all to lose patience with someone who barely breaks out of a trot.

[brontebilly]

I mentioned Tyrone swearing at someone last night. It was Barkley.

Quote:

‘Fuckin shit Barks, fuck off man, fuck off’

I did wonder how long it would take players giving their all to lose patience with someone who barely breaks out of a trot.

To be fair I think that was the time Mings just wellied one under little pressure straight back to City. Was wondering who he was having a go at alright.

[Risso]

I mentioned Tyrone swearing at someone last night. It was Barkley.

Quote:

‘Fuckin shit Barks, fuck off man, fuck off’

I did wonder how long it would take players giving their all to lose patience with someone who barely breaks out of a trot.

Saw that. Signs that things aren't happy in the camp at the moment. It's just utterly baffling why Smith persists with him. He's crap, hasn't offered anything for months, and isn't our player.  As I said last night at least with playing one of the kids you'd get effort and energy, and they couldn't affect games less than Fat Ross, because he's not even trying at the moment.

[eamonn]

It's an interesting point though. Do all his teammates notice his lack of application during the game or on the playback "debrief" afterwards? And if so, do they keep schtum cos he's meant to be one of the "stars"? Dean has said before that he sometimes gets the players to lead the de-brief after a bad result. Can you imagine Barkley doing it?! Doesn't come across as the most articulate. Add that to his performances and the poor bugger would squirm his way back to Chelsea.

[Bad English]

Robert Pires could resign for us, come on against Sandwell and he'd cover more ground than Berkeley.

[Risso]

It's an interesting point though. Do all his teammates notice his lack of application during the game or on the playback "debrief" afterwards? And if so, do they keep schtum cos he's meant to be one of the "stars"? Dean has said before that he sometimes gets the players to lead the de-brief after a bad result. Can you imagine Barkley doing it?! Doesn't come across as the most articulate. Add that to his performances and the poor bugger would squirm his way back to Chelsea.

I can't imagine Mings keeping quiet, and there were times in the poor runs last season when the players said that home truths were often aired in the changing room. Hopefully this is still the case.

[dave shelley]

If the figures are true that we paid eleven million quid loan fee for him it beggars belief that with the correct scouting we could have had another Konsa for that amount.*

* I know midfielders carry a higher premium but you get my point.

[Monty]

Kind of galling to think that West Ham got Lingard and we got Barkley. It could've all been so different.

[caster troy]

Does he now feature in our top 10  'worst loans' in recent history? I managed to find 9 that are arguably worse.


Kiraly
Bradley
Jenas
Dawkins
Holman
Holt
Ilori
Baston
Drinkwater

[dave.woodhall]

Does he now feature in our top 10  'worst loans' in recent history? I managed to find 9 that are arguably worse.


Kiraly
Bradley
Jenas
Dawkins
Holman
Holt
Ilori
Baston
Drinkwater

Holman and I think Ilori were frees. Bradley was odd - he didn't show much here but went on to do well in Serie A. There was also Drobny, who didn't play a game and was later killed in a skiing accident.

[caster troy]

Does he now feature in our top 10  'worst loans' in recent history? I managed to find 9 that are arguably worse.


Kiraly
Bradley
Jenas
Dawkins
Holman
Holt
Ilori
Baston
Drinkwater

Holman and I think Ilori were frees. Bradley was odd - he didn't show much here but went on to do well in Serie A. There was also Drobny, who didn't play a game and was later killed in a skiing accident.

Gosh that's awful. I remember the name but I don't think I saw him play for us.

[brontebilly]

Does he now feature in our top 10  'worst loans' in recent history? I managed to find 9 that are arguably worse.


Kiraly
Bradley
Jenas
Dawkins
Holman
Holt
Ilori
Baston
Drinkwater

Doubt we paid a loan fee for most of those. Drinky and Jenas were predictable flops alright but Barks won't be beaten.

Bolasie was another expensive mistake.

[eamonn]

Bolasie has since rocked up at Middlesboro. Dunno if he's still contracted to Everton and on silly wages.

[wittonwarrior]

Does he now feature in our top 10  'worst loans' in recent history? I managed to find 9 that are arguably worse.


Kiraly
Bradley
Jenas
Dawkins
Holman
Holt
Ilori
Baston
Drinkwater

Where is Bolasie and Onomah ?  Both bloody awful.

[SoccerHQ]

Jenas cost a fair bit from memory. Spurs made us pay his full wages when we got him on the season long loan and there was no option to terminate the loan when he got injured halfway through so we paid him for the full season. Could be wrong but that was around the time things really were being run in amateur manner from the very top and other clubs were exposing us on and off the pitch.