Garry Barry

[philyhamann]

I am going to the Swan in town soon anyway. I will let you all know if I spot Barry, it seems like his sort of place.

[Joe Sal]

Funny that, as I have had little to do with them for a while

 

You fucking spunkbucket

 

they fucked you off as well?

 

must have been all that simplistic "world class" footy manager bollocks you were spouting.

[Dirk]

Funny that, as I have had little to do with them for a while

 

You fucking spunkbucket

 

How come?

[Joe Sal]

forgot to mention, barry was on holiday in spain until yesterday morning, been confirmed.

[Guest Ulysses Everett McGill]

they fucked you off as well?

 

must have been all that simplistic "world class" footy manager bollocks you were spouting.

 

Not so much that, more to do with personal circumstances, not that I should have justify myself to an a fucking handjob like yourself.

[Guest Ulysses Everett McGill]

How come?

 

Had to take care of a few things family wise

[philyhamann]

[Woo]

 

What does Antonio Valencia have to do with it? :whistle:

[philyhamann]

What does Antonio Valencia have to do with it? :whistle:

 

Everyone gets the popcorn out when it kicks off on TLW.

[Hazel Motes]

That's Nani.

[Stu Monty]

From two greens to a red. Bang!

[Woo]

That's Nani.

 

 

who looks more like jacko?

 

antonio valencia

 

 

or nani

 

 

I win :tease:

[philyhamann]

Yer ma

[RobbieOR]

Aston Villa have confirmed that they have rejected an improved offer from Liverpool for midfielder Gareth Barry.

Liverpool have been chasing the Villa captain for some time and were thought to be close to agreeing a deal for the 27-year-old England international.

"The offer we received was a slight improvement on a previous bid," said an Aston Villa spokesman.

"But our position on the issue remains unchanged and Liverpool have been informed."

Barry's agent Alex Black told BBC Radio 5 Live that the player has told Villa manager Martin O'Neill of his desire to play Champions League football next season.

However, O'Neill has been critical of Liverpool's pursuit of Barry, who captained England for the first time and scored his first international goal during the recent friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.

Liverpool are keen to partner Barry in midfield with his England colleague Steven Gerrard and have declared their interest publicly, much to O'Neill's fury.

 

villaman1986

 

 

Last month Barry said he was putting off all talks over his club future as he concentrated on his international duties with England.

The Reds are reported to have had an initial bid of £12m rejected for the player, who has been at the club for more than 10 years.

The latest bid is thought to be £13m, but Villa are said to be holding out for £18m, which could pose a problem for Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez.

The Anfield boss has admitted he is expecting to have a reduced transfer budget as a result of the feud between American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

"If we had a lot of money to spend it would obviously be better," Benitez said on the club website. "But if we don't, it doesn't matter.

"It is not about buying the most expensive players, it is about buying the right players and we can sell some players to get the others we need. We have the spine of the team and we just need others in other positions."

But former Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis says the club should hold out for the £15m they believe Barry is worth.

"If Gareth goes, and I fear he will as Steven Gerrard has been begging him to do so - then right now I wouldn't sell him for less than £15m," said Ellis. "If I was advising Liverpool, I would say 'dig deep' because he is such a good asset.' It will be a big loss to Villa and I would fight like hell to keep him - but of course I am no longer there."

[robbief]

is anyone else wondering why we appear to be the only people in the bid for him?

[Section_31]

Negging momo felt good, oh hell yeah.

[Xabi D]

Given it looks like Rafa is on a pretty tight budget an extra £4-5 million could be a huge difference. I think the idea was to replace Alonso with Barry without spending anything now it looks like Villa want an extra £5 million on what we'll get for Alonso.

 

If they continue to be stubborn and Rafa thinks we can do better than Alonso in that position you also have to start asking yourself what other players could we sign for £15 million that could replace Alonso and may possibly do a better job than Barry.

 

I could find you a whole list.

[PaulMcC]

is anyone else wondering why we appear to be the only people in the bid for him?

 

There was talk of Chelsea and Arsenal (ithink) being after him but i think it's been clear for a while that he wants to join us. The other 2 would be wasting their time probably.

[coop]

I think its getting to the point now where we have to offer them £14 million take it or leave it.

 

I rate Barry and think he would do a good job by covering the left centre but if its true that Villa want £18-20 million then it obviously is going to affect further transfers.

[Dirk]

Fuck it off at that price, come back in a year and offer them £5 million when he only has a year left on his contract.

[wiiksie]

I could find you a whole list.

Lets see this list then?

[coop]

Who would make the biggest difference to the team if you imagine Alonso was still being sold.

 

Barry and Milner or signing David Villa and either playing Lucas in midfield or dropping Gerrard back into centre.

[Newport]

Time to end this shambles and keep Xabi. Fucking ridiculous price and we already have a perfectly good (even better) player in that position.

[Jonesy432]

Why don't we give Danny Guthrie a chance? Or Lucas?

 

Keep the 15 million and put it towards David Villa or David Silva

[loadsoftrophies]

O' Neill now knows Rafa is crying out for Barry as he knows Alonso is off to Juventus so he's going to keep up the price until it gets to an overpriced amount and who can blame him.

I think the biggest mistake in this whole thing is how publicly the Alonso transfer is being played out.