Ross Barkley

[N'ZMAV]

If it’s £40mil to make him a permanent signing. Then it’s a no from me.

[JUAN PABLO]

The way he is playing 12 million to west ham in summer.

[saunders_heroes]

Hasn’t been the same since he came back from his injury. He’ll be back to his best soon enough though. Its way too soon to be writing him off.

[Clampy]

I wasn’t a fan and didn’t want us to sign him. His early performances made me think that perhaps I’d misjudged him but more recently he has looked like the player I thought we were getting. He’s obviously got some ability but is inconsistent and has too many downsides to his game for me to want to make it a permanent signing. I’d rather invest the time in Sanson and Ramsey.

I was along the same lines as never really being a fan but I didn't have a problem with us signing him, as it was only a loan. He made us look a better side going forward almost immediately but he seems to be lacking confidence badly of late. It'll be interesting to see what the club decide but Smith really does seem to rate Ramsey.

[Flamingo Lane]

I wasn’t a fan and didn’t want us to sign him. His early performances made me think that perhaps I’d misjudged him but more recently he has looked like the player I thought we were getting. He’s obviously got some ability but is inconsistent and has too many downsides to his game for me to want to make it a permanent signing. I’d rather invest the time in Sanson and Ramsey.

I was along the same lines as never really being a fan but I didn't have a problem with us signing him, as it was only a loan. He made us look a better side going forward almost immediately but he seems to be lacking confidence badly of late. It'll be interesting to see what the club decide but Smith really does seem to rate Ramsey.

Does or doesn't rate Ramsey?  From what I'm seeing it's not obvious that Smith does rate Ramsey, who I think is way overdue another start.

[richtheholtender]

Was my Coutinho idea missed or did everyone just find it so laughable that it was brushed over? Barca are broke and he can’t get a game for their reserves from what I have been told.

[oldtimernow]

i don't remember a single contribution in an attacking sense, didn't close down quickly enough when in position to do so, seemed to amble around a lot and lost possession on a number of occasions either resulting in a breakdown of an attack or a problem for the midfield/defence.
Perhaps part of the reason McGinn/Luiz under pressure.
Add to that Traore being anonymous too we were playing with 9 men.
Watkins was up against 2 brick shit houses who weren't adverse to mixing it with foul play as well thanks to a poor ref.

Lucky to get an undeserved point really.

[eamonn]

The way he is playing 12 million to west ham in summer.

Chelsea can throw in Carlton Cole to sweeten the deal.

[Risso]

Hasn’t been the same since he came back from his injury. He’ll be back to his best soon enough though. Its way too soon to be writing him off.

He's shown no sign of improvement whatsoever, and yesterday was his 7th game back after injury. If he's going to miss 10 games through injury and then take another ten getting back to some sort of form, then he absolutely is not worth buying on a permanent deal.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I wasn’t a fan and didn’t want us to sign him. His early performances made me think that perhaps I’d misjudged him but more recently he has looked like the player I thought we were getting. He’s obviously got some ability but is inconsistent and has too many downsides to his game for me to want to make it a permanent signing. I’d rather invest the time in Sanson and Ramsey.

Same here, Chris. Ramsey would certainly give us some much needed energy in midfield plus he has an eye for goal. I'd have certainly brought him on to replace Barkley at half time yesterday.

[Allan C]

I think he’ll come good but if he doesn’t then fine, we don’t own him and back he goes. Give him the season and then judge him rather than now when let’s face it nobody is in any particular form

[TelfordVilla]

We cant afford to "give him the season" to play himself into form and or fitness. We are struggling in midfield because this passenger is strolling around like he is doing us a favour. This gives us two in midfield against other teams 3 or 4. Drop him and play grealish at number 10 or Ramsey in his place

[Ger Regan]

Sanson should start ahead of him next weekend.

[The Edge]

Hasn’t been the same since he came back from his injury. He’ll be back to his best soon enough though. Its way too soon to be writing him off.

He's shown no sign of improvement whatsoever, and yesterday was his 7th game back after injury. If he's going to miss 10 games through injury and then take another ten getting back to some sort of form, then he absolutely is not worth buying on a permanent deal.

I really rate him when he's on form but can't defend him after another no show yesterday. I agree with your point about a permanent deal too. It's a shame really because after the Liverpool demolition job I really thought we were on to something.

[Nii Lamptey]

When he's on it, he's great. But for every one great performance, we appear to have a tonne more bad performances.

Just don't think he's going to cut it to be honest - Shame, because after the Liverpool and Leicester games, I really thought we'd found a perfect match of player and club. Unfortunately, it hasn't really turned out that way and I'd send him back to Chelsea at the end of the season with a thanks but no thanks.

He's a passenger in games at the moment (and with the amount of sweating he does, looks unfit!). We can't afford to play another team's player on the feint hope that he hits form again - I'd bring Sanson in against Leicester, as well as take the reigns off McGinn a little.