Ross Barkley - Thanks, and goodbye.

[Moomin]

i agree with that, and don't blame him for moving on to what is undoubtedly a club which is more likely to see him winning honours in the short career that Ross, and all footballers have.

But, he, or probably more accurately, his agent, appears to have turned down the move in the Summer to get himself a better deal financially now. Chelsea have saved in the order of 20 million pounds by his decision, so he's effectively cost us that.

If he ever wants to do a Rooney and come back, then I think he'll owe us 20 million, plus interest. I certainly won't be welcoming him back to Goodison when he's with the Chelsea squad, and he'll, quite rightly, likely get dogs abuse from our support, both at Goodison and down at the Bridge

It'll be interesting to see how he gets on, and, with better players around him, he should improve at Chelsea, but it's by no means certain that he will. It's pretty much a no lose situation for Chelsea, unless his injury has a long-term effect, if he doesn't make it as a first team regular, then they'll sell him for a tidy profit.

I think it was a combination of Chelsea and Ross/Agent who made the decision to cancel the transfer.

Not going to be fit till January. They would have been paying him 150k per week while he recovers.

Sit tight at Everton and get back to fitness, Chelsea save in excess of 20 million on fee and wages and Ross/agent pick up extra 5 million as a signing on fee.

If i was agent thats what i would have went for or even suggested it to Chelsea.

 

[Neiler]

I really dont have an issue with hiim leaving, its the way he left and went out of his way to do the club.

Unforgivable.

 

[Norwegian Cow]

after all this club has done for him he chooses to spit at his own club which he claims to support. Pathetic rat.

 

[BigBlueConk]

Footballers are not fans.
Fans should not expect them to behave like fans.

If you are in a job and told you can be a millionaire over night by moving to a rival, you move to a rival.

If I can get an extra 5M for example by holding on for a few months, I will hold on for a few months.

Why are people surprised?

Of course be disappointed we lose a boyhood Evertonian, a good player, but don't let it cut you up and hate lads.

 

[Stutheblue]

I really dont have an issue with hiim leaving, its the way he left and went out of his way to do the club.

Unforgivable.

Yep. In a nutshell.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Ross who?Seriously that man is nothing to me now.

 

[paulf]

shame we have played the rent boys already...never booed a player ever...would with that rat though..

 

[blarger]

I don't rate him as highly as others do, so not arsed he's left, but the money is down to him being a rat.

 

[Kev50]

So long, brains. It’s been emotional

 

[mrb85]

Well said.

Good luck Ross, hope hahes a blinder against Barca.

That's the funniest thing I've ever read.

 

[mrb85]

Done the club out of a lot of money with the 20m decrease on value, the wages and rehabilitation fees. Boyhood Blue my ar$e. No one would have begrudged him had he left in the summer for a decent fee, most Blues would have accepted his ambition and appreciated him not running his contract down. Agents won't have helped the situation but the blame of this lies squarely with Ross, he has the final say after all.

He'll be greeted with nothing but a chorus of boos next time he steps out at Goodison and he knows it. He'll go down as one of the biggest rats to play for us and in the long run it'll affect him more than us.

End of a chapter and the beginning of Everton hopefully ridding the team of the bad eggs behind the scenes. Mirallas and Schniederlin next.

I suspect it might be a bit stronger than that.

 

[Frang]

Up there with Barmby.

I think he has surpassed that tw@ !

 

[Khalekan]

I suspect it might be a bit stronger than that.

It certainly will be from yours truly here

 

[mrb85]

I think it was a combination of Chelsea and Ross/Agent who made the decision to cancel the transfer.

Not going to be fit till January. They would have been paying him 150k per week while he recovers.

Sit tight at Everton and get back to fitness, Chelsea save in excess of 20 million on fee and wages and Ross/agent pick up extra 5 million as a signing on fee.

Exactly how it happened. Barkley gets a bigger signing on fee and an even bigger salary (now pushing on £200,000 pw it appears) for leaving it a few months longer, agent gets a bigger pay off for saving Chelsea the £20m (albeit to be netted off against the higher Barkley and agent costs) -- and Everton get stuffed, not just the £20m lost but the additional 4 months wages paid to Barkley for sitting on his arse and hiding the truth behind what the so-called last minute change of heart in August was about.
A truly disgraceful episode.
Funnily enough though the whole thing this morning is upsetting me far less than our sale yesterday of a young lad who would buy and sell Barkley as a player and a person.

 

[steele]

Heard on Sky that Chelsea paid 15 mill for him. I think this is a fair price for an injured average player that hasn't fulfilled his potential