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Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

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davek said:
The fans took Rooney back.
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A lot of water under the bridge by the time he came back, and Wayne Rooney is about 50 times the player.

Barkley isn't a good enough player for us to go all out for, his best ever season is still his first full season about 5 years ago.
 
toffee-L said:
A lot of water under the bridge by the time he came back, and Wayne Rooney is about 50 times the player.

Barkley isn't a good enough player for us to go all out for, his best ever season is still his first full season about 5 years ago.
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The principle is the same though. In fact, Barkley is in a better position than Rooney in that he stayed around to offer a number of different managers to get his best game. He was hounded by Koeman (a divvy who made it his pet project to undermine and sell the minute he slimed his way in here) and that was the reason he ended up being disillusioned at Everton.

Barkley would be welcomed back. It's all just presentation at the end of the day. We all know that.
 
Those who don’t want Barkley back are those that haven’t watched our pitiful midfield all season. However the way he engineered the move to benefit him and his agent substantially, means it’s very unlikely.
 

rochdaleblue said:
Those who don’t want Barkley back are those that haven’t watched our pitiful midfield all season. However the way he engineered the move to benefit him and his agent substantially, means it’s very unlikely.
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Comparisons with our poor midfield don't seem right today mate, as every derby I saw Roscoe in he was absolute mince. I mean correct me if I have that wrong, but he never played with any authority or creativity against the RS.

Recall him throwing in some uncharacteristicly brave tackles in a Derby after Koeman had publicly bollocked him, but that's it.
 
rochdaleblue said:
Those who don’t want Barkley back are those that haven’t watched our pitiful midfield all season. However the way he engineered the move to benefit him and his agent substantially, means it’s very unlikely.
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You clearly haven't watched Ross Barkley this season.

There is a wide world of midfielders out there. The solution to our problem isn't just between Barkley and Sigurdsson, there are a lot of players out there who are better than both of them.
 

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