Recent content by Dave Smith

They seem to be worried that it could be a broken metatarsal.

Berahino maybe.

Football fans are so fickle. At Barkley's age Wilshere was putting in MOTM performances against Barcelona and Brazil.

https://vine.co/v/hY5muOqlqpL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X902XFPxEyA

I'd sell, then use the money to buy Shaw.

Chelsea are insane for letting this kid go out on loan.

No point aiming for any less.

Been brilliant so far.

It's not that I can't see what you see, it's that you're not putting it into the proper context. He is not a cut above the likes of Morrison and Hughes at England youth level, let alone some of the international talent around. There are a hundred lads out there with Barkley's talent, and as...

If suggesting that claims about Barkley becoming world class are premature is now considered "slating" him, then that goes some way towards illustrating just how detached from reality English football fans are getting. The same 'pros' that were saying he'd be the next Gascoigne were making the...

You also see people claiming that he will be world class, which is equally absurd. This country is far too insular when it comes to football, so our young players get massively over-hyped because we don't have a decent handle on what other talent there is out there.

What stats are those?

Disagree. He isn't performing at a higher level than Ravel Morrison right now, who is with the U21's. That said, I think both are good enough for the seniors.