Ross Barkley

nsnojosh · April 11, 2017

nsno-chris said:
Better than Ross the Boss????

Oui. He can do everything Ross can but better, on top of that has a hell of a set piece, something this team lacks atm.

Niapper · April 11, 2017

nsnojosh said:
Sigurdsson is better, Banega from Inter, Jonathan Viera from Las Palmas, I'd even say Lanzini is marginally better. And that's just a few examples.

He's playing well ATM but he's nowhere close to being irreplaceable, our fans overrate him alot. Obviously it'd be better if he stayed because our squad overall is stronger with him in, but I wouldn't be arsed in the slightest if he left - we'd get a good £30-35m too. There's nowhere better for him to go anyway - none of the top 6 clubs want nor need him.

YES FINALLY

The Penalty Box Dancer · April 11, 2017

We all want him to stay and succeed. It's not often a boy comes through the ranks and does what Scholes, Gerrard and Giggs for example at Everton

TheFinnFan · April 11, 2017

Rags trying to sell him

nsno-chris · April 11, 2017

nsnojosh said:
Oui. He can do everything Ross can but better, on top of that has a hell of a set piece, something this team lacks atm.

lollollollol

He hasn't got half the ability of Barkley; he's a dead ball specialist at best. No pace whatsoever

DanEFC92 · April 11, 2017

Siggurdsson wishes he was half as good as Ross.

nsnojosh · April 11, 2017

nsno-chris said:
lollollollol

He hasn't got half the ability of Barkley; he's a dead ball specialist at best. No pace whatsoever

And tops the PL assist charts playing in an utterly dire Swansea team. Same number as Christian Eriksen and Kevin de Bruyne.

Whatever floats your boat I suppose.

nsno-chris · April 11, 2017

nsnojosh said:
And tops the PL assist charts playing in an utterly dire Swansea team.

Whatever floats your boat I suppose.

Oh wow, the dead ball specialist can cross a ball, what a surprise.

BlueLlama · April 11, 2017

nsnojosh said:
Oui. He can do everything Ross can but better, on top of that has a hell of a set piece, something this team lacks atm.

He really can't lad. Have you watched him play?

chicoazul · April 11, 2017

nsnojosh said:
And tops the PL assist charts playing in an utterly dire Swansea team. Same number as Christian Eriksen and Kevin de Bruyne.

Whatever floats your boat I suppose.

Wanting rid of best players because you're a FIFA scouting expert floats some real kopite boats.

Paul E · April 11, 2017

flibbyflob said:
I don't want him sold but if he doesn't sign a contract then we have to accept he will have to be sold.

It might just be a case that his agent has refused contract talks for now as he wants to see who we sign, no point in Ross signing a deal on £80k a week if in the summer we go and sign Rooney on £150k+ a week as he would want a similar wage. Same goes for Lukaku, if either are going to stay they won't sign a deal until they see who we bring in first. For that reason I am not going to worry as I have faith in Koeman. We will probably have to wait until August to know what is happening with both.

In this scenario that would be the most rational thing to do. This is more about those that don't think he's up to the task.

Stuartisitc1878 · April 11, 2017

Have we actually put a contract on the table for him?
I ask because the last 2 seasons he's been poor, yes he had tiny moments where he showed his quality but for the most part he was stinking the place out, now some would argue that was down to Martinez, others would say it was all down to Ross. Either way over that time he hardly did much to warrant a great new contract. The first half of this season Koeman was tough with him and quite rightly too. Koeman has had to almost re-programme the lad, get rid of all the cack Roberto filled his head with and get take him back to basics and it's worked. I'm just wondering if we had offered him a new contract before his return to form or since because if any contract on offer was a reflection of his contribution to the team, pre-christmas it would have been a very different offer.