Gareth Barry

[LinekersLegs]

I agree with Everton dragging this out.
Arsenal could sign him for free for 2 years on 70k a week.
We have to pay City 2 million plus GB 60k + a week over 3 years. That is a commitment of over 10million with no resale value, very good player that he is that is alot of money for us.We could potentially sign Besic for example for 4 million on 30k a week who is almost half his age and would potentially increase in value offering us a chance to grow as a team or sell to recuperate funds.

I would love Barry back here but not for the money being touted currently.

In effect we signed Barry at the start of last season on a one year deal agreeing that we would pay a ~2m fee dependant on us extending his contract.

Sure we can now quibble at the legal niceties and we might even win. But if we do why would any club that is considering a loan or loan to buy arrangement with us have any faith that we will keep our side of the deal? Martinez has stated that loans are going to be a key part of filling out our squad - it is important the clubs that are prepared to loan us players trust us.

We should either decide Barry is worth the money and pay up, or that he isn't and go for alternatives like Besic, rather than try to weasel our way out of a deal we agreed.

 

[bluemangroup]

In effect we signed Barry at the start of last season on a one year deal agreeing that we would pay a ~2m fee dependant on us extending his contract.

Sure we can now quibble at the legal niceties and we might even win. But if we do why would any club that is considering a loan or loan to buy arrangement with us have any faith that we will keep our side of the deal? Martinez has stated that loans are going to be a key part of filling out our squad - it is important the clubs that are prepared to loan us players trust us.

We should either decide Barry is worth the money and pay up, or that he isn't and go for alternatives like Besic, rather than try to weasel our way out of a deal we agreed.

I doubt we will renege on actually signing him and I doubt City will care all that much over the 2m we do or don't pay them. I suspect we are trying to avoid paying wages and avoid the fee for as long as possible so we have that little extra to piss up the wall on strikers. Either that or there has been a difference of opinion on the length of contract we want to give and Barry wants to sign.

I think this is just getting to people because it feels like the easiest to tie up and we are watching as them lot buy in 50/60m quids worth of talent like it was no trouble at all. I'd love it if we didn't have to penny pinch even with the fair amount of money we should have kicking about, but we've got quite a bit of strengthening to do and not quite enough money to do it efficiently and without hitches.


That's my one on topic post of the year done. Back to completely irrelevant and annoying old crap from now on.

 

[Zatara]

Someones hacked @bluemangroup

 

[Zatara]

Someones hacked @bluemangroup

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Got the 'yips' Zat ?

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

I doubt we will renege on actually signing him and I doubt City will care all that much over the 2m we do or don't pay them. I suspect we are trying to avoid paying wages and avoid the fee for as long as possible so we have that little extra to piss up the wall on strikers. Either that or there has been a difference of opinion on the length of contract we want to give and Barry wants to sign.

I think this is just getting to people because it feels like the easiest to tie up and we are watching as them lot buy in 50/60m quids worth of talent like it was no trouble at all. I'd love it if we didn't have to penny pinch even with the fair amount of money we should have kicking about, but we've got quite a bit of strengthening to do and not quite enough money to do it efficiently and without hitches.


That's my one on topic post of the year done. Back to completely irrelevant and annoying old crap from now on.

In fairness it's a lot easier when you've just sold £60m of infinitely GREATER talent.

 

[Jags..class]

Its not the end of the world if he doesn't sign with us, he would be an excellent signing but if chose elsewhere then we would need to look elsewhere, we always need to look for someone to replace Barry for the long term anyway plus Gibson will be back and we bring someone else in.

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Excuses ... excuses

I have very little time for our owners and board of directors, but even with large sums of money I could understand a club being hesitant on commiting £10m+ on a 32/33 year old when there are other options to explore. I would still like us to sign Barry, but we have been stung by older players on long expensive contracts before so I can understand stance on this.

 

[Pabbers]

It shows how small we actually are these days, if its true we are messing about over the £2 million ffs.

Im not sure its true though.

Reads to me that Barry is still thinking over all his options.

 

[Saul Goodman]

It shows how small we actually are these days, if its true we are messing about over the £2 million ffs.

Im not sure its true though.

Reads to me that Barry is still thinking over all his options.

It's alot of money when we could, in theory, have him quite readily for £0. Get those bunk beds in Finch Farm we need

 

[Pabbers]

It's alot of money when we could, in theory, have him quite readily for £0. Get those bunk beds in Finch Farm we need

So now we dont want to pay it, after already agreeing to do so.....so we could get him free for the season !!!

Thats a disgrace.

 

[Saul Goodman]

So now we dont want to pay it, after already agreeing to do so.....so we could get him free for the season !!!

Thats a disgrace.

Welcome to Everton.

(P.S. - I just want what's best for us. I hardly care about ripping off the oilfield billionaires of Abu Dhabi. I just can't seem to care. If this were a lower league club I'd feel pretty low, but do you really have much sympathy with that lot?!)

 

[Pabbers]

Welcome to Everton.

(P.S. - I just want what's best for us. I hardly care about ripping off the oilfield billionaires of Abu Dhabi. I just can't seem to care. If this were a lower league club I'd feel pretty low, but do you really have much sympathy with that lot?!)

Welching on agreements is not an Everton thing.

 

[bluemangroup]

So now we dont want to pay it, after already agreeing to do so.....so we could get him free for the season !!!

Thats a disgrace.

We don't know anything about what's happening or why it's stalled or if its stalled at all really Señor la Pabbers. Not worth calling anyone out just yet.

 

[Blue Cheese]

do we have definitive proof of this £2mil clause? If we do then it's a bit shady to renege on it. It doesn't look good or professional and lacks integrity.