Gareth Barry

[bluestevon]

We won't miss Phil Neville the footballer,but we will miss Phil Neville the captain and leader.
Barry will bring those qualities with him which will be invaluable for youngsters like Barkley,Stones and others.
In addition, Barry is 32 not sixty two,has played nearly every game for City in the last two season,their most successful ever.
On top of all that it is a position in our squad that needs filling. I would hope he will a little steel,experience and leadership to our team.

I don't see the problem with bringing a player like this to our squad.
I hope that it means that money can then be spent on youngsters like McCarthy,Ince and a striker.

No we won't miss him at all, before he left he imparted every last bit of his leadership ability onto jags

 

[king louis IX]

Cover for Gibson, good signing if we get him and hopefully allows us to use our () money elsewhere.

Better than Gibson mate.

If he comes you'll see it.

 

[bluestevon]

A midfield of Barry-Gibson-McCarthy-Barkley to choose from actually sounds like a half decent dilemma on who to start, rather than the current state with Osman playing

Just a note about the posts about Barry vs the germans getting breezed past, was that the same Barry who was taken to a tournament when everyone knew he was about 80% fit? ^^

 

[eternal_defiance]

A foreign tweet on twitter suggests we have secured Barry. http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/13-14/rumour-mill/25568.html

https://twitter.com/Futbol_Mercado/status/374297634250317824

 

[Christiffa25]

The combination of bringing in Barry and Mcarthy will be good business IMO. Both offer different quality's and weakness's but along with Gibson that is 3 good quality players battling for 2 starting roles. Barry for free/loan is good business.

 

[davek]

Signed on loan for 12 months according to the Guardian.

 

[robw247]

Be a good signing for a season.

 

[mooseatingnome]

Considering Gibson has problems keeping fit, Barry will be a good option to have if this goes through. Besides, Barry is a good solid footballing name unlike say Juan, Lionel or Luis.

 

[FinchFarmBlue]

Considering Gibson has problems keeping fit, Barry will be a good option to have if this goes through. Besides, Barry is a good solid footballing name unlike say Juan, Lionel or Luis.

Barry Venison likes this post.

Good loan signing though if Barry is confirmed.

 

[slimspek]

Barry will paper over the cracks if Felli gets sold, he gives us time to figure a plan out for next summer. Good signing imo.

 

[Blue Cheese]

just read in guardian he's signed on a year loan.

 

[hktoffee]

A good signing. In fact, the best signing of Martinez so far.

 

[yakublue]

I'm pretty happy with this.

 

[flibbyflob]

Good signing, now need a forward and replacements for MF and possibly LB.

 

[Kinsale Toffee]

If true I like this signing, good ball player, liked him even more since he knocked back the rs a few years ago!