Rafa wanting Gareth Barry to replace Xabi Alonso. What the fuck was the great man thinking?

[Bjornebye]

Just watching this:

 

 

Don't want to turn this into a Rafa sank/batter fest but this particular subject fucking rilles me. I love Alonso in so many ways. As a player, a man, his dick, his beard. The lot. Gareth Barry was never and has never been fit enough to lace this Spanish gods boots. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Here's a great idea; let's argue about former managers in this thread.

 

I can't for the life of me think of a better place to do that.

[Guest]

Just watching this:

 

 

Don't want to turn this into a Rafa sank/batter fest but this particular subject fucking rilles me. I love Alonso in so many ways. As a player, a man, his dick, his beard. The lot. Gareth Barry was never and has never been fit enough to lace this Spanish gods boots. 

The fact that the only reason why he wasn't the best midfielder at the club during his time is a certain Steven Gerrard says it all for me. If I had to choose between Gareth Barry, Xavi Alonso and Steven Gerrard, Gerrard would narrowly beat Alonso with Barry a distant third.

 

Still, he was the best Spanish midfielder at the club and Gerrard cannot stop him there.

[Pureblood]

Rafa wasn't fussed about losing Alonso.  He needed to spend money on other parts of the squad and already had the ideal replacement coming through in Lucas Leiva.  

[Special K]

Xabi 'the myth' Alonso.

 

2 good seasons out of 4. Only found his form again when this Barry thing came out.

[Pureblood]

[RedKnight]

Xabi 'the myth' Alonso.

 

2 good seasons out of 4. Only found his form again when this Barry thing came out.

 

Still this nonsense gets parroted by people.

[Grinch]

Xabi 'the myth' Alonso.

 

2 good seasons out of 4. Only found his form again when this Barry thing came out.

Not sure if serious.

[Megadrive Man]

He thought he could get £20 million for Alonso and sign Barry for between 8 and 12 million. He also felt Barry was more versatile than Alonso, able to play on the left either in defence or midfield.

 

At the time I was annoyed about it but I understood our reasons for wanting to sell. In hindsight it was the wrong decision, but not quite as stupid as it sounds.

[Special K]

Totally serious

 

He was a brilliant player but didn't do it every season we had him.

[Stickman]

Xabi 'the myth' Alonso.

2 good seasons out of 4. Only found his form again when this Barry thing came out.

To be fair the two good season weren't just good he was exceptional.....

[lifetime fan]

I can see Code reading this thread desperately wanting to post...

[Herp McDerp]

Denny Crane to chime in soon

[Wezza]

We did though also replace Luis Suarez with Rickie Lambert.

[magicrat]

I'm leaving the GazBaz / Alonso fuck up for Code to worry about,  I'm done caring about it these days. We lost a very talented player probably before we should have but sadly we have made bigger fuck ups along the way

[Pureblood]

Rafa always did what was best for LFC, not what was best for Rafa.

[Bjornebye]

Totally serious

 

He was a brilliant player but didn't do it every season we had him.

 

 

He was sublime constantly. The rest were shit. 

[Funkasy]

If only we had all 3 of them, i always liked Barry.

[magicrat]

If only we had all 3 of them, i always liked Barry.

 

I sat on the next table to Barry and his Mrs in a Birmingham restaurant about 12 years ago,

I have had better evenings, 

[Captain]

He was sublime constantly. The rest were shit. 

 

No, he wasn't. His last season was superb, the season before not.

[TheBitch]

 

Don't want to turn this into a Rafa sank/batter fest but this particular subject fucking rilles me. I love Alonso in so many ways. As a player, a man, his dick, his beard. The lot. Gareth Barry was never and has never been fit enough to lace this Spanish gods boots. 

 

[TheHowieLama]

Easily the greatest shit player we had during any time.

[Captain Turdseye]

I sat on the next table to Barry and his Mrs in a Birmingham restaurant about 12 years ago,

I have had better evenings,

Barry from Birmingham, in a restaurant. Was it this Barry?

 

 

Leg.

[Guest]

Barry from Birmingham, in a restaurant. Was it this Barry?

 

 

Leg.

He'd be great in goal. He's as tall as a house.

[Boss]

Alonso was the better player, no question, but Barry would've been an excellent signing for us at the time. Made me ashamed to be a Liverpool fan the way the fans reacted to Barry.