Ross Barkley

Kev The Rat · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
Aguero is already at a top club, I'm sorry mate. If a top club wanted Barkley, they'd go in for him. Stop deluding yourself. Top clubs don't want him.

I think Barca and Real not going for Aguero has more to do with them both having all the best forwards in world football already than anything else mate.

Never have I seen city (or Chelsea) have to sell any player because one of the big boys comes knocking. They and Barca and Madrid are the only clubs capable of that IMO

kenada_blue · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
So the theory of a top club signing Ross and playing to his strengths is utter horse manure then, because none of them want him because they already have and can get better players?

He'd cost £50million. City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern etc etc all have players like him so don't need him.

If they did want a player like him for cover, they'd look for a cheaper more rounded older player for a third of the price.

If you're paying that amount of money, the side would be looking for him to be a main player...like Stones and Sterling for eg are for City.

The only club who'd benefit from him IMO would be United. But they paid £30mill for Mitrykan who doesnt seem to one to hack the physical side of the prem.

Deleted member 28206 · October 2, 2016

kenada_blue said:
He'd cost £50million. City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern etc etc all have players like him so don't need him.

If they did want a player like him for cover, they'd look for a cheaper more rounded older player for a third of the price.

If you're paying that amount of money, the side would be looking for him to be a main player...like Stones and Sterling for eg are for City.

The only club who'd benefit from him IMO would be United. But they paid £30mill for Mitrykan who doesnt seem to one to hack the physical side of the prem.

50p mert

kenada_blue · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
I think Barca and Real not going for Aguero has more to do with them both having all the best forwards in world football already than anything else mate.

When has that stopped them though?

MikeH72 · October 2, 2016

kenada_blue said:
When has that stopped them though?

Well now, obviously

Kev The Rat · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
Well now, obviously

City are in a position where even real can't bully them

MikeH72 · October 2, 2016

kenada_blue said:
He'd cost £50million. City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern etc etc all have players like him so don't need him.

If they did want a player like him for cover, they'd look for a cheaper more rounded older player for a third of the price.

If you're paying that amount of money, the side would be looking for him to be a main player...like Stones and Sterling for eg are for City.

The only club who'd benefit from him IMO would be United. But they paid £30mill for Mitrykan who doesnt seem to one to hack the physical side of the prem.

How do you know that? How do you know if someone bid £35m we wouldn't accept it? Because no one has bid for him ever. No one has been interested in him, that's the bottom line. And all those clubs have far, far better than him.

Kev The Rat · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
How do you know that? How do you know if someone bid £35m we wouldn't accept it? Because no one has bid for him ever. No one has been interested in him, that's the bottom line. And all those clubs have far, far better than him.

Top teams would take him if they wanted him yes. No one wants him as he is rubbish and they know it.

MACCA75 · October 2, 2016

Actually Barca wanted Aguero but went for Suarez instead after City told them they weren't selling.

LouReedwalkonthewildside · October 2, 2016

One word sums Barkley up for me 'inconsistent'

ToffeeTim · October 2, 2016

Potchetinno would get the best from him

BlueToff · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
No mate, Chelsea still came in for Stones when they knew we'd reject the offers. It really doesn't work like that.

They didn't know though did they? They only knew when we'd said no three times...

You seem deadset to critique Barkley, and Dave is deadset to critique Koeman, when it's simply a matter of a young player having a sticky patch/

Lowste · October 2, 2016

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
One word sums Barkley up for me 'inconsistent'

Totally agree

I guess though we could say that about almost every Everton player

Osamabindiesel · October 2, 2016

I'm not sure he is mentally strong enough. He is letting that snub get to his head. If anything he should be proving to Sam why he deserves to be in the team. He doesn't deserve it atm. Sam made the right decision and Barkley needs to become more influential or he won't make it.

kenada_blue · October 2, 2016

mikeh72 said:
How do you know that? How do you know if someone bid £35m we wouldn't accept it? Because no one has bid for him ever. No one has been interested in him, that's the bottom line. And all those clubs have far, far better than him.

So..he'll stay with us for a good decade then.

Fine by me.