Ross Barkley

[Nii Lamptey]

Flattered to deceive his whole career (barring a golden spell at Everton when he broke through). He’s had so many opportunities but is never going to cut it, so just DON’T see why we keep adding him to the matchday squad as if he’s going to turn into Zidane overnight?!
At the very least, we expect effort, even if the form isn’t there. He’s far from hitting the required standard so just don’t see why we’re persevering with him when we have our own players who would offer so much more

[PeterWithe]

It’s a common theme every appearance that whilst the goals and assists might come back, the lack of effort is unacceptable.

[Aldridge Villa]

As sad as it is I don’t think his legs have got it in them to deliver the effort we crave.

[CT Villan]

Can we pay another couple of million for them to take him back now ?

He is done in a Villa shirt.

[olaftab]

Send him back now please if we can?

[Goldie.7]

Lingard has more goals and assists in just over a month than Barkley has managed since September.

Permanent signing in the summer? I think not!

[Drummond]

He just looks unfit to me. He's trying stuff that just makes him look shit because he's trying to hard to look great. If he went back to basics I reckon he'd do far, far better.

[mr underhill]

We'd need our bumps feeling if we bought this fella. It's a no, surely?

[brontebilly]

He just looks unfit to me. He's trying stuff that just makes him look shit because he's trying to hard to look great. If he went back to basics I reckon he'd do far, far better.

Don't think we can use the fitness excuse any longer with Barkley. He is back a number of weeks from his hamstring injury and it's slower if anything he is getting. Some players would be bursting a gut with extra training to shift body weight or at least when they come on give the impression they are keen to make an impact. His career at a top half team is very much in the balance but I've seen nothing from him to suggest he realises that.

We are paying this guy (and Chelsea) a kings ransom for his services and it's turned out to be a very expensive flop.

[aj2k77]

His injury was 4 months ago. If it's going to take half a year to get back fitness from a Hamstring injury then he's fucked and can't play top level football anymore. I don't think it's that anyway, I think he's lost his mojo and this is just biding his time now to see what happens next season. This loan is a bust for him and us.

[ChicagoLion]

He contributed to our early season success and we are  not looking over our shoulder for the run in. So we have that to thank him for.
Its sad to see a players demise in front of your eyes.

[OCD]

All the focus is on not having Jack fit and playing but we're also missing the pre-Hamstring injury version of Barkley, his goals and assists and the impact having both Jack and Barkley playing their best. Even if Jack was fit, we're back to what we had last season when teams know that if they nullify Jack, they nullify us. More good work needed in the summer.

[in exile]

Serial underachiever.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I genuinely thought this was Barkley's chance to step up and perform. Clearly Smith thought not. As unexpectedly good this season has been (relatively) Barkley has been a major disappointment.

Roll on Summer.

[TopDeck113]

Another season, another loan of another player whose career has floundered after a big-money move to Chelsea. 
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I reckon he genuinely came with every good intention and hence the good start. However, in reality he simply hasn't got the desire to sustain it in the week-in, week-out reality, let alone stepping up to the mark when the top man is out injured. 

Dare I say it, but we need someone young and hungry...