Ross Barkley - Thanks, and goodbye.

[hktoffee]

No point of feeling sorry for ourselves, for someone who has no affiliation to the club you support.

 

[Baines' left foot]

The sour grapes in this thread is staggering. People wishing him career ending injuries, deary me. Deary me indeed.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Ross Barkley - Thanks, and goodbye.

So, the time has arrived for Ross to go. I won't belabour the obvious reasons in which Ross sees a Champions League regular chance, or a millionaire lifestyle, or trophy opportunities or playing at the very highest levels. I have loads of potential examples to use against Ross such as Rodwell, or Dan Gosling - both of which have spectacularly exceeded expectations of any footballers dream of going on to better things.

Bitter, is what we're often referred to as because of a number of pseudo-political reasons, but let me humor you by suggesting our bitterness is more suited to those in control of the club. Since we're now playing in the big leagues in terms of financial at least, we're spending £20m, 30m, 40m, 50m, on players and we will probably continue to do so - some will be a hit, some will not. This points to a lack of maturity at the competition at a level you're not comfortable with. Which we're not.

Back to Ross, Ross in some senses now becomes a better Evertonian than the man supposedly at the helm, having been labeled a liar by our new accountant, I mean majority shareholder and best mate of Jim White, Farhard Moshiri. How? How does leaving a club now make him a better Evertonian? Well - think of it like this Ross has been at Everton since he was a kid, not a kid as referred to by the fatties in the Gladwys Street as he hits a pass that misses its target, but a kid that was under the guidance Sid Benson and his growth to England International, and one time Everton Captain and seeing the calibre of players around him has opened his eyes.

Ross leaves to try and improve, like anyone in a level of comfort you can either sit around and take a way and never really challenge yourself, being content in the belief you've got an entire fan base behind you, or you can choose to try and reach the pinnacle of your capabilities. Ross has looked at the recent goings on at Everton which include:

- New Stadium.
- Sales of Lukaku, Stones.
- Sackings of Manager(s).
- Publicly being called out in public by senior board members and manager(s)
- Getting chinned in a moody bar

So, in light of some of the worst football recently ever witnessed in many Evertonians lifetimes, Ross has given 15+ years to Everton trying to reach levels that he and others deserve. He couldn't do this on his so we brought in players around him to try and help him, those players flourished and left as will Ross - The problem is not Ross, the problem is the complete lack of stable leadership at the top of the club, bit instead we find out through Jim White who's going where and that Ross had a great time having a medical last summer, this makes a mockery of Evertonians for a number of reasons.

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - Ross, when only the best will do, and it's not Everton - the only option is to do the best for you.

Good luck kidda

Cwoar, you're rivalling Moomin for trying to poke the bear matey.

I actually have no hard feelings towards Ross. It's disappointing but in any walk of life sometimes you need to move on and try something different to grow as a person and a professional. Just because he's a wealthy footballer doesn't change that.

Equally, the club have sold top talent in the past and not covered themselves in glory (Speed, Rooney, Ferguson) so who knows what the exact truth is.

 

[longers]

The sour grapes in this thread is staggering. People wishing him career ending injuries, deary me. Deary me indeed.

Man children everywhere you look, worst I’ve ever seen this forum. It’s gone full rawk. You never go full rawk.

 

[Moomin]

Cwoar, you're rivalling Moomin for trying to poke the bear matey.

I actually have no hard feelings towards Ross. It's disappointing but in any walk of life sometimes you need to move on and try something different to grow as a person and a professional. Just because he's a wealthy footballer doesn't change that.

Equally, the club have sold top talent in the past and not covered themselves in glory (Speed, Rooney, Ferguson) so who knows what the exact truth is.

Support the badge on the shirt, not the player wearing the shirt.

 

[paulbefc]

Really don't care for many reasons. One of which is he really isn't very good. I'm relieved Evertonians'll never have to go through the all too familiar process of getting their hopes up that he's finally fulfilling his potential after a few decent performances back to back only to be disappointed again. That's Chelsea's problem now.

This simply means he's going to be terrorised at goodison when he comes back and he's as deserving of it as any that have gone before him for the way he's handled this. If he gets on the pitch that is.

 

[svenboss]

Unfollowed

 

[goodisonopheliac]

I've not been this upset about an Everton player leaving since Super Kev went to West Brom.

Have fun at Chelsea, Ross. It's been real.

 

[stretford blue]

The club seemed to have been strung along by him and his agent .but for the club from a business point of view to let it get to this late in his contract is bad practice should have be given an ultimatum with 18 months left

 

[Gladystweet]

Unfollowed

That'll teach him.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Support the badge on the shirt, not the player wearing the shirt.

Ah mate, even that monstrous badge redesign from a few years back thay caused uproar?

 

[Baines' left foot]

Man children everywhere you look, worst I’ve ever seen this forum. It’s gone full rawk. You never go full rawk.

If we lose tonight - which is highly likely - then people are going to fully implode.

It would be a nice consolation.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Good luck Ross lad.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Man children everywhere you look, worst I’ve ever seen this forum. It’s gone full rawk. You never go full rawk.

I'm just waiting for the death threats to his family, and the burning of Barkley shirts in the streets mate.

 

[ArkansasBlue]

Maybe as an American I just don't understand Premier League football but I'll be rooting against Barkley every time he steps on the pitch. Screwed Everton with what he pulled in the summer so I have nothing but hard feelings for him. Never thought in all my years of reading this forum I would see such tripe from one of its members.