Ross Barkley

[Chris Smith]

To me he’s a good player but a little overhyped and it’s noticeable that Spurs are a better team this season without him. If Luiz goes that position becomes the priority and he isn’t that.

[Monty]

It's been years now since I've been able to work out what Alli is meant to be good at. He seems to have lost that late-arriving goal knack, and apart from that I don't know what he is really.

[nick harper]

Sorry wrong thread

[Demitri_C]

I think alli os a decent player to be honest. But spurs will want around 50m for him i think

[Risso]

Grealish was at the same do in Mayfair, so if Barkley was being punished, then you'd have to punish Jack as well.

[PaulWinch again]

Eh? I suspect it’s an injury running on. Barkley has for the most part been outstanding for us.

[ChicagoLion]

Any minute now Bobby Ewing is going to step out of the shower.

[cdward]

So this birthday party business has left him out in the cold under some sort of semblance that he's still recovering from injury but is in fact being told in no uncertain terms he can be fit as he likes but he's not allowed to play in the villa team for a period as he broke rules both in his loan agreement and covid rules.

This party night that Jack was at (and wasn't punished) and was looked into by the club, and found no COVID rule breaking.

[Lastfootstamper]

It wasn't a party. It was him and Grealish having a meal out.

[chrisw1]

You're way off the mark here Footy, I'd drop this one if I was you.

[Risso]

Grealish was at the same do in Mayfair, so if Barkley was being punished, then you'd have to punish Jack as well.

Jack is our guy and the main man a big player. He will be given more slack.
Plus it was Ross birthday
Barkley is a loan part player , a very good one , but has disrupted things with his injury and if he never was Villa then Grealish wouldn't have been at his party.

Now at least when Abraham had his birthday party it was a surprise one rather than being organised by ownself like Ross did.
Just shows the calibre of Tammy that people have surprise birthday parties for him while Barkley has to make his own and invite new best friend from Villa

Eh? I suspect it’s an injury running on. Barkley has for the most part been outstanding for us.

I suspect some extra time out no doubt hes injured as we all saw v Brighton but it will be over 2 months out now when he next plays

Maybe he's not happy he's been told he can't be in the first team because Villa done so well without him
There is something a miss.

So this birthday party business has left him out in the cold under some sort of semblance that he's still recovering from injury but is in fact being told in no uncertain terms he can be fit as he likes but he's not allowed to play in the villa team for a period as he broke rules both in his loan agreement and covid rules.

This party night that Jack was at (and wasn't punished) and was looked into by the club, and found no COVID rule breaking.

We can agree to disagree.
Won't go over guidelines and what would be more helpful in stopping a spread.

Barkley need for a birthday party has caused this.
I say bring Abraham in send Barkley back.

I like Barkley as a player perhaps one of the best if not the best English midfielder along with Grealosh but he's performed poor he

And anyway getting injured in 1 minutes of the match v Brighton showed he did not do a warm up routine
If he put more care into his pre match training that he did to his birthday planning he wouldn't be injured in first place

You don't half talk a load of nonsense.  Deary me.

[Brazilian Villain]

There is something a miss.

From the photos I saw of Jack there was definitely a miss involved.

[SteveN]

I think a far better fit than Ali and cheaper would be Buendia from Norwich. 

[brontebilly]

I think a far better fit than Ali and cheaper would be Buendia from Norwich.

Tidy baller but a bit tubby and I can't see Norwich selling anyone until promotion is assured.

Unless we send Barkley back then I can't see us signing another attacking midfielder this month.

RCB (replace Engels so maybe Tuanzebe ) LCM (upgrade on Hourihane/Nakamba) and backup for Watkins likely to be the priorities. It's going to be a very difficult market to sign or sell anyone.

[paul_e]

I'm with Monty when it comes to Alli, I don't know what type of player he is because the one thing he was really good at when he came through (arriving late into the box and scoring lots of goals) hasn't improved (his record in his first 3 years at spurs was far better than his record in the last 3) and he doesn't seem to have added anything else to his game. He's got talent, that's undeniable but I'm not sure he has the attitude or desire anymore. Compare him to Grealish and the difference is stark, Jack had flaws in his game but every summer he comes back having addressed them and goes up a level, that's the sort of attitude we need to be looking for in players (and we've found it in plenty of the signings from last summer).