Comments for Is Gareth Barry set to sign for Liverpool? at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 75 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:33:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19922 Barry should really not leave. Hes a great captain, able to keep his composure and keeps team moral up. It would be an absolute disaster to sell him! And as for Reo-Coker, he has no pase always fowls and looses the ball and cannot seem to pass forwand only sideways or backwards. Quality star? no. I have nothing against him and like his attitude but he cant compare to Barry. - villa4lyfee Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:55:11 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19263 I dont think NRC should be cpt not been here very long and look what happened at west ham, NRC just needs to learn how to pass other than that he's a great player - GazBazWorldsGreatest Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:14:40 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19234 I'm with Big D on this one... if Liverpool were to offer £15m I'd accept that. Let's not let faith blind ambition here - Barry is good, yes, but he's not THAT good. He'll give you a lot of above-average performances and he'll sprinkle in a few top-notch ones, but in between you're certain to see a lot of forgettable ones. Why do people put unrealistic values on his head? Well, he's an England internation. So what? So are Wes Brown and Jermaine Jenas. Would you value either of those anywhere NEAR £20m? Of course not. He's club captain. Again, why is this a big deal? Lambast me all you like for this, but I don't even think he's a particularly good one. A captain in my view needs to be vocal and outgoing on the field, Barry is neither. As far as captains go, Barry is fairly reserved and quiet. I'd sooner see NRC captain, I think it might actually make him play a little better too. But I digress... I can't see any reasons that suggest £15m isn't a decent price for Barry. Don't get me wrong, I like the lad a lot, and I'd sooner see him stay, but as it has been mentioned - every player has his price. - vivavilla! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:41 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19211 thats tru actually all 3 partys would have to agree to a deal whilst he is still under contract so MON would have to let him go so to speak - GazBazWorldsGreatest Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:18:49 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19210 "taglor said: If Barry were to go it would show what he thinks of MON and his plans." No it wouldn't. It would show that Barry doesn't fit into MON's plans. - Villain from Texas Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:16:17 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19208 As the name probably suggests Barry is my favourie player, ive go memorabilia and all sorts, the day he leaves will be a sad day, i personally want him to stay, i hate rafa and liverpool and would be ultimately gutted if he left and i would lose faith in the club altogether if MON let him go, and if he wanted to go, this new campaign has been centred around him, and he has always been able to go to a bigger club and he knows that, my only worry is him thinking 10 years time to move on - GazBazWorldsGreatest Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:17:05 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19202 who is gong to value your opinion Damian? anything that comes from a man who thinks Liam Ridgewell is a future england captain is obviously rubbish. - Brian May Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:17:27 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19198 I think the problem with Barry is not that he's a bad player. If Carrick is better, he's only marginally so, but I wouldn't want us to bring in Carrick either. The problem is, when we have him and Reo-Coker playing, we have two holding midfielders playing and all of our attacks come from the wings. We're not playing in Italy, so we need someone to drive the attack forward from the center of midfield. With Barry and Reo-Coker playing, we don't have that, and Reo-Coker is younger. That doesn't mean I necessarily want to see him go, but I can understand why the club would let him go. I do think he'd get decent minutes at Liverpool, though probably not as an every day starter. - Jeremiah Wood Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:54:26 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19192 If Barry were to go it would show what he thinks of MON and his plans. - taglor Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:40:46 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19184 liverpool dont need midfieders, they already have gerrard, mascherano, alonso who can play in the centre. it wudnt make sense for them to sign barry. barry is good enuff to get into the liverpool team, but benitez is worse then tinkerer ranieri for choppin an changin. - pazzler Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:56:45 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19177 If we do sell him then that will put and end to us making a serious bid of breaking the top 4, we need to show we are keeping our better players and wont be bullied by the big 4.As for transfer roumours hows this- NRC to portsmouth and Harewood to the baggies if they get promoted - I HATE BLUES Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:29:53 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19176 noooooooooo!!!!!!!!! barry is like god at villa just play him in the centre damian how about a player like queresma ?? - RUDDY Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:27:29 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19173 If you can line up a better replacement, then a player can always be sold. So obviously, can we find a better player? Of course, there are better players out there, but if Liverpool are in for Barry, then the question is whether we can realistically find/sign one. If Petrov is finally coming into form, all of this gets a little trickier for MON. Whereas we were all saying Stan's got to go, now maybe there's a case he doesn't. Seems a bit coincidental that Barry has looked much better with Petrov finally doing a job. Even brilliant players can look foolish without the right complements. For me, Barry is a keeper. Until we find someone better. He does all the simple, bread-and-butter things that need doing. We can only do better by signing someone truly world class. As to Capello and England, it's simply a case of Barry working well with Gerrard. Perhaps he won't figure long term. But it's a solid partnership and England can, and have, done much worse. If I were MON, I'd tell Rafa we're keeping Barry and want Gerrard. Unless, of course, MON's got a true star lined up, and Barry is, unknown to all of us, surplus to requirements. But I think it's a case of who works well together, the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, that sort of thing. Barry could be surplus, but isn't yet. - kohoutek Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:00:42 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19168 Would you believe I actully bumped into Barry this very morning (on my babbies life) at portway garage near Redditch he was holding about 5 newspapers. All I could think of saying was "Say it ain't so Gareth, say it ain't so" - Kevin Beresford Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:22:42 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19165 Damian, why do we have to sell Barry and keep Reo Coker !! ? Why not keep both and get 1 or heaven forbid 2 skillful attacking midfielders as well.. We need cover in all positions, we dont need another £15mill in the bank for a good / versatile player like Barry. I REALLY FOR THE LIFE OF ME CANT UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE EVEN TALKING ABOUT SELLING BARRY. Its ridiculous.. Yes play him on the left or whatever, but dont sell him !!!!!!!!!! - villa rob Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:04:14 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19153 In the forum Daman said MON gave no comment to the Birmingham Mail in response to this story so looks like I was wrong. - theprimeminister Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:53:48 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19152 I agree with AK28 in regards to Van Der Vaart. He would be a great player for us and also he wants out of Germany now, so Villa should atleast make an attempt to sign him, but i would still keep Barry at Villa he is quality for us and a important part of our team. We should be adding quality to the team not selling quality that would be just taking a step back. Also why dont we try and sign Mathieu Flamini, his contract is up at the end of the season i know we would really struggle to get him but its worth a shot, he's another player that would be a great signing for Villa. - Jonesy2k8 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:44:38 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19151 It will be a great loss if we sell Barry, he doesent need great pace his passing and postioning make up for that. The problem with Reo-coker is he can run all day, but he car't pass the ball..! I have been impressed with the diamond formation MON has been useing, lets see if he keeps it against Everton.. - jaf Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:40:08 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19150 Peter Why all the aggression? I'll answer your question but I'll also ask one; how many scouts do Aston Villa employ? You're so sure that they've not been able to find one, but I bet you don't know how many they employ and we'll find out soon enough if they have found one... Yes, I think Carrick is better than Barry, but that's my opinion and as someone has said above, wait until the qualifiers start to see if Barry is a regular under Capello. I have no doubt he'll make the squad, but I don't think Capello will be picking him to start, again, just my opinion. Also, on evidence, it looks like Martin O'Neill is looking to build a British based team, but that doesn't mean he HAS to keep all the British players. But I do trust Martin O'Neill, but that doesn't mean I think every decision he makes is 100% - every one can make mistakes. lastly, you don't have to agree with my opinion and you cant prove me wrong, because it is my opinion. I'm also not going to respond to any more comments, but by all means start a thread in the forum and I'll respond all night. - Damian Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:38:44 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2297/70/#comment-19149 Hargreaves was bought just to break down attacks and to then just give the simple ball to the players who can pass. That is the main job of the defensive mid. Barry does'nt have the pace to get these tackles in the centre. He also is not that great of a passer so what exactly is his role? NRC for all his faults is a great ball winner so what we are missing is a guy for him to lay the ball off to that is comfortable to recieve it and pick the correct passes. Van Der Vaart is the perfect player for me that would fit into our set up. He might not want to come to Villa but i would like to see us at least make a real effort and offer him the big wages he would want. As for Barry id put him back to left back where he and Young could really offer a huge treat down that wing. - AK28 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:28:46 +0100