Koeman: "Barkley looking for a new challenge"

[Joey66]

He's been threatened hasn't he......

Let's just say he's been a bit naughty.........

 

[Titus Bramble]

Players cant speak to the press etc?

Didn't realise that. When did this rule happen?

Barkley hardly ever speaks to the press. Not sure why he'd change now

 

[Runcornblue52]

So did I. But I was only 8yrs old! Indifferent to Ross going. Wanted him to stay and fight for his shirt and for the club (his boyhood club). But on hearing he wants to leave, thats it. He's going to be just another opposition player. Its the boys in blue that count, starting tomorrow night.

Bally was a true blue who loved the club ......Ross who??

 

[peteblue]

Let's just say he's been a bit naughty.........

We could just employ 4 really big lads to look after him......or 6 really big lads to remove the problem......

 

[rochdaleblue]

So did I. But I was only 8yrs old! Indifferent to Ross going. Wanted him to stay and fight for his shirt and for the club (his boyhood club). But on hearing he wants to leave, thats it. He's going to be just another opposition player. Its the boys in blue that count, starting tomorrow night.

Never cried over a player leaving but was gutted at the following:
Lineker (just won golden boot at the World Cup, was the world's best striker at the time)
Trevor Steven (because frankly he was my all time favourite player, only got 1.5m rubbed further salt in the wounds)
kanchelsis (when he signed thought it was too good to be true and it was)
Ferguson (no explanation needed)
barmby (joining them)
but worst of all..
Rooney (like lineker he was the star of a major tournament euro 2004 and arguably the most talented home grown player in our history left us whilst still in his teens).

 

[davek]

You'd think if it was an issue between him and Koeman that Barkley would want his side of the story out. The fact he's kept schtum tells me he doesn't want the reason to become public knowledge.

He's acting respectfully and professionally is how I see it.

 

[Tigger]

He's acting respectfully and professionally is how I see it.

Everyone moaning when Lukaku spouts his mouth off then wanting Ross to do the same?

 

[canuckblue]

He's acting respectfully and professionally is how I see it.

You're welcome to your view, of course, and you may well be right. To me, though, it feels like there's something sinister lurking below the waterline.

 

[PhilM]

Ross wants away personal reasons no ones fault at the club - Ross has to move on itk FF!

Let's just say some of his so called 'acquaintances' are not the type of people you'd trust in your Grandma's house alone.

 

[davek]

Barkley hardly ever speaks to the press. Not sure why he'd change now

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...-everton-man-talks-tom-davies-and-tony-bellew

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ielder-Ross-Barkley-talks-Jamie-Redknapp.html

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...rpool-Steven-Gerrard-Premier-League-interview

Three major interviews in the last 4 months.

 

[Exeter Gently]

He's acting respectfully and professionally is how I see it.

being out in a cocktail bar after a match getting chinned is hardly professional.

 

[bluesb1970]

If Ross goes to Spurs it’s going to be really confusing. When their fans moan about the £35m midfielder sitting on the bench all season we won’t know if it’s Sissoko or Ross!

 

[paultheblue]

Let's just say some of his so called 'acquaintances' are not the type of people you'd trust in your Grandma's house alone.

What's Rooney got to do with it?

 

[Geoff Nulty]

In all this saga:

Koeman has spoken in public and at length for months on end.

Barkley has said not one word....not even today.

To have a clash you have to have two opponents.

Not in public, certainly, although Ross doesn't seem the type to say much in private, either. (One of my concerns about him as a player is the timidity with which he approaches big games. If he had the self-belief of much less talented players, like Henderson, then he'd be well on the way to being a great.)
"Clash" then, is, if not the wrong word, then not the only word. "Crush" you might say, perhaps, or "challenge" or "victimisation". I've not had too much of a problem with this, to be honest. I know Koeman has said more about him than any other player - and has probably been asked more about Ross than any other player - but I don't think I've seen anything that was unfair. Perhaps it was simply unfair to say anything, but I've not seen anything that I thought was too harsh. And he has been offered a new, reportedly highly lucrative contract, which suggests Koeman still wants him.
Regardless of the nature of the relationship, though, I still wouldn't be surprised if there's something fishy going on. Ross's complete silence - and his agent's - just adds to this for me. These days, it's very unusual for not even a peep to come out of the camp of such a high profile player.

 

[collymcd]

being out in a cocktail bar after a match getting chinned is hardly professional.

You're right mate. Tea, toast and bed is for professionals.