Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

[Connor]

Thank God we sold him so Sigurdsson could become the focal point, hey lads

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Who?

An awful lot back when we signed Siggy. The vaults will be grim reading I feel....

 

[orly]

How on earth did we go from Stones Lukaku Barkley and Deulofeu to the current rubbish in five years. Unreal.

 

[Carloblues]

Ross Barkley created 6 chances against Arsenal, twice as many as any other player on the pitch.

I honestly don't think we've created that in the last 4 games

 

[4737carlin]

How on earth did we go from Stones Lukaku Barkley and Deulofeu to the current rubbish in five years. Unreal.

Because they refused to stay?

 

[orly]

Because they refused to stay?

We forced at least two of them out.

 

[4737carlin]

We forced at least two of them out.

Well Rom had zero interest from day one, Barkley couldn't for personal reasons, Stones had a big ego and a crazy OTT price tag and Del couldn't breath.

 

[riddick]

Another fantastic decision by the club. Well done to all concerned.

So the guy who refused to sign a new contract that would have made him one of the highest earners in club history for the club he was brought up by, the one he decided to screw over to make himself more money.... that's the clubs fault?

 

[TheBigIguana]

So the guy who refused to sign a new contract that would have made him one of the highest earners in club history for the club he was brought up by, the one he decided to screw over to make himself more money.... that's the clubs fault?

Did the club employ Ronald Koeman who alienated half the squad?

I guess you can just blame that on Koeman but personally I feel signing terrible managers on repeat was a problem at the top.

 

[riddick]

Did the club employ Ronald Koeman who alienated half the squad?

I guess you can just blame that on Koeman but personally I feel signing terrible managers on repeat was a problem at the top.

He went from a manager that said "do whatever you want" to a manager that wanted him to do more. And he played the best football of his career during that time imo.



Obligatory "go F yourself you fat dutch tit"

 

[TheBigIguana]

He went from a manager that said "do whatever you want" to a manager that wanted him to do more. And he played the best football of his career during that time imo.



Obligatory "go F yourself you fat dutch tit"

He could have asked more of him without being a prick.

 

[Baggzio]

We're not being serious here are we? As soon as he has a bit of pressure on him he'll fold like a pack of cards. Found his level. Exactly the same level the likes of Siggy and Iwobi should be at.

Exactly this. He’s gone to a team that barely escaped relegation last year for a reason. They’re doing well yeah but their form obviously don’t show what they actually are.

He’s exactly the same situation as James is for us, playing a team that is built around you and one or two others but if he was the lived up to his potential he should be no where near where he is now. James is just a much better version in a similar scenario.

 

[twoblue]

At the top end of the Prem?

Above us

 

[twoblue]

Roscoe's ship has departed Merseyside...not even Bethany Jo can get the gangsta fatwa lifted...and she's the gangsta's ma FFS!

He has been in Merseyside many times since leaving - caught in chip gate for starters. Not a man scared to come home.
Pickford prob more scared of Seany promise

 

[deipnosophist]

He has been in Merseyside many times since leaving - caught in chip gate for starters. Not a man scared to come home.
Pickford prob more scared of Seany promise

BJ (Bethany Jo) negotiaited a '2 day fatwa pass' on Merseyside for Roscoe (according to some Wolverhampton blog who has followed this imbroglio). However, after the humiliation inflicted on the RS by a Roscoe assisted Villa, I read that that concession has been rescinded...so watch this space.