Ross Barkley

[Small Rodent]

In the unlikely event that he does stay, it will probably show that the manager and coaching staff like him and know that it is something that will take a bit longer to fix.

[Des Little]

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[charleeco7]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9606567/England-star-Ross-Barkley-kicked-London-bar-following-drunken-row-diners-staff.html
Looks like he’s been celebrating the end of the season. For me he proves the point that you can have all the ability in the world but without the right attitude you’re destined to fail.

[Percy McCarthy]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9606567/England-star-Ross-Barkley-kicked-London-bar-following-drunken-row-diners-staff.html
Looks like he’s been celebrating the end of the season. For me he proves the point that you can have all the ability in the world but without the right attitude you’re destined to fail.

“...scoring once”. Harsh, got three that I can remember.

[ChicagoLion]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9606567/England-star-Ross-Barkley-kicked-London-bar-following-drunken-row-diners-staff.html
Looks like he’s been celebrating the end of the season. For me he proves the point that you can have all the ability in the world but without the right attitude you’re destined to fail.

The MAYFAIR an interesting venue, lots of  Russian ladies looking for company.

[Richard E]

Who cares? To all intents and purposes he’s not our player anymore anyway.

[andyh]

Who cares? To all intents and purposes he’s not our player anymore anyway.

My thoughts entirely.

[ChicagoLion]

Who cares? To all intents and purposes he’s not our player anymore anyway.

My thoughts entirely.

oh yeh, should be labelled ?% Villa because no one is interested 

[algy]

Pity for both us & him that it didn't work out, especially since we saw glimpses of what could've been. Don't think it was an abject failure of a loan I'm the sense that Drinkwater was, but it's not worked out.

We need a player like Ross against Liverpool though. It's all "if this" and "if that", but I think if he'd maintained his early season performance level, we'd be up chasing Europa League places. Don't think we're far off that already to be honest, maybe just a defensive midfielder to allow SJM & Dougie to push further up.

[PhilVill]

I reckon there’s a little depression going on with Ross (I drank myself daft when I had it as I didn’t have a clue what was going on with myself so sought refuge being totally out of it) I hope he gets the help he will need, gets himself through it, and gets himself back to the levels we all know he can. All the best to him and thanks for that LFC game!

[Damo70]

He had an excellent game at home against Liverpool but after that he did next to nothing for us.

[Risso]

I reckon there’s a little depression going on with Ross (I drank myself daft when I had it as I didn’t have a clue what was going on with myself so sought refuge being totally out of it) I hope he gets the help he will need, gets himself through it, and gets himself back to the levels we all know he can. All the best to him and thanks for that LFC game!

I don't think we can be diagnosing depression and suggesting help is needed on the back of a footballer getting a bit pissed.

[KevinGage]

Pity for both us & him that it didn't work out, especially since we saw glimpses of what could've been. Don't think it was an abject failure of a loan I'm the sense that Drinkwater was, but it's not worked out.

We need a player like Ross against Liverpool though. It's all "if this" and "if that", but I think if he'd maintained his early season performance level, we'd be up chasing Europa League places. Don't think we're far off that already to be honest, maybe just a defensive midfielder to allow SJM & Dougie to push further up.

Indeed.

At the time West Ham signed Lingard, if you'd have asked who was more likely to tip the balance for his loan club pushing at the top of the table I don't think it would have been close.

Part of Barkley's effectiveness early on was his link up play with Jack. Plus, if sides were happy to assign 2-3 players to Jack as per usual, we suddenly had threats from different parts of the pitch with Ross, Watkins and even Cash all exploiting the space at various times. Unlike last season, where if sides could shut Jack down, they shut Villa down.

Some of our deficiencies in the middle of the park recently lead me to think we need a physical presence either alongside Luiz doing the spadework (or even deeper) with McGinn closer to the role he plays for Scotland; playing higher up, running with the ball and getting shots off. He has that bit of needle to his game where he's not afraid to tackle and defend from the front when required as well.

Barkley at his very best for us got shots away quicker and had slicker passing. Albeit he offered next to nothing in the tackle even during this period.  But the way we overwhelmed sides earlier this year still has merit, if we could find a more consistent motivated version of Barkley.  Let sides worry about us, as it were.

[darren woolley]

He hasn't done himself any favours getting pissed up in a upper class establishment.

[Brazilian Villain]

The MAYFAIR an interesting venue, lots of  Russian ladies looking for company.

Maybe on his way to Spartak Moscow and wants to speak the lingo?