Ross Barkley

[kenada_blue]

This isn't ITK stuff, it was all over the news in late April of last year.

@Tubey just pulled up talks started March this year.

Can't remember seeing anything from last April apart from Rom being offered a new deal since the start of the season.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I'm sure he does, still doesn't need abuse while he's still wearing the colours. We have no idea what's going on behind closed doors and why this seems to taking a turn for the worse

If Lukaku goes that businesses, he was never an everton supporter. If Ross goes it's a kick in the teeth.

 

[coollino]

If argue that he'd be under much more pressure if he does move, especially if there's a significant sum involved

True, but he may not care about the weight of expectation from fans as much. Well, may not take it as personally.

 

[Tel001]

You have to wonder if it is him though. It could be his agent telling him that if he holds out he can get a better deal etc.

If he wants to stay then now is the time to tell his agent to come to an agreement with the club and get the deal done.

Ahh yet another excuse for Barkley

So ... his development / performances aren't what was expected because of

Moyes
Warnock
Woy
Martinez
Fat Sam
Southgate
Koeman
Leg break
The fans
His team mates

Now it's his agents fault he won't sign up?

 

[nsno-chris]

If Lukaku goes that businesses, he was never an everton supporter. If Ross goes it's a kick in the teeth.

Still doesn't warrant acting like a ted and hurling abuse at him.

 

[sageyefc]

True, but he may not care about the weight of expectation from fans as much. Well, may not take it as personally.

Think he's just mentally weak in general tbh

 

[ijjysmith]

Sh*t or get off the pot. What's the problem?

He might have a turtle head.

Or might just not be ready to snip yet.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

OK, so leave Barkley "unsaid" in public too and get on with it behind the scenes. What's to gain from publicly doing what Koeman is doing, unless you are that ruthless across the board?

All I see is a hypocrite; I'm not a davek-ish Koeman basher either - just puzzled by the positive response to that from Koeman when, for me, all it does is highlight how much they see their arse with Raiola.

And all I see too is terrible man-management if he does want the player - way to treat a valued member of the squad.

Silence is sometimes the best policy - I understood it with Lukaku until this, but now it's clear that Koeman has a big gob when it suits him to have a big gob.

You don't know what the full dynamic is behind the scenes, both with the player and his agent.

He's obviously got his reasons for wanting this brought to a head at the seasons end, as opposed to it dragging on through the summer, and he's applying pressure via the media.

 

[Tel001]

Which is fine, if he set the same deadline for Lukaku.

As it stands, it's just hypocrisy. Come out and say you're selling Lukaku because he didn't sign then.

Lukaku is better and has an extra year on his contract mate

 

[coollino]

He might have a turtle head.

Or might just not be ready to snip yet.

I've literally just realised he has gone on haircut strike, omg.

 

[Tel001]

Thank you! About the post the same.
Total hypocrisy.

He will be saying this next year.... if lukaku is still here

 

[ijjysmith]

I've literally just realised he has gone on haircut strike, omg.

Never cutting his hair again until he gets £101k a week.

 

[IlliniToffee]

@Tubey just pulled up talks started March this year.

Under Koeman, perhaps. But there were new contract talks last year under Martinez, and he rejected it.

 

[coollino]

Never cutting his hair again until he gets £101k a week.

I really want to make some kind of white man with dreads joke but I'm worried about going a bit Kelvin McKenzie.

 

[kenada_blue]

You don't know what the full dynamic is behind the scenes, both with the player and his agent.

He's obviously got his reasons for wanting this brought to a head at the seasons end, as opposed to it dragging on through the summer, and he's applying pressure via the media.

And turning the fans against the player.

But as @Tubey says...none of this towards Lukaku. The golden goose.