Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

[Tramps_mate]

Id take him back on loan under Carlo and tell him he had a massive point to prove.

No chance. He's awful.. I've a mate who's a villa supporter. They can't wait until he's gone now..

 

[Black Belt Jones]

I'd imagine they were upset he didn't release the ball for a counterattack but instead tried to dribble past one more.

To me, it looks like he has lost a step.

Its unreal to me that I can say that about someone so much younger than me.

I think villa fans are perhaps being a little unfair, but yep, he is now crap. Boss Rarkley is well and truly gkne.

He didn't really have a step to lose, tbf.

Are there any ball-carrying, attacking midfielders who are slow in the prem these days? Ross is the player we needed in 1991 - would have been a household name.

 

[degsy]

rs are toying with the idea of having his Fatwa recinded and signing him...allegedly.

 

[The binman chronicles]

He didn't really have a step to lose, tbf.

Are there any ball-carrying, attacking midfielders who are slow in the prem these days? Ross is the player we needed in 1991 - would have been a household name.

We bought Peter Beardsley for that role, worth 10 Ross Barkley's.

 

[longers]

Benched permanently.

Be interested to see what happens to him in the summer, no way he gets a sniff in this Chelsea squad and if he can't get into the Villa first 11 then perhaps the Newcastle prophecy will become a reality.

 

[LEONARD]

He's proven at Chelski and now Villa, that he cannot sustain any consistency.

He's too old to change now, if he came back here he would be no different.

Hopefully we have moved on since he left.

 

[blueconverse]

Id have him back as long as he agreed to be the lowest paid player until we recouped the loss on his transfer

 

[MikeH72]

Benched permanently.

Be interested to see what happens to him in the summer, no way he gets a sniff in this Chelsea squad and if he can't get into the Villa first 11 then perhaps the Newcastle prophecy will become a reality.

Would’ve happened 3 years ago if Chelsea didn’t need English players to register for Europe back then.

 

[KaiserEFC]

I look forward to us taking him on as an U16’s coach when he’s 36

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Think he could still do a job here ahead of Allan & Doucoure.

Sort of ball carrier we need.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Seems prescient as Arsenal drew with Swansea that day and we had a real shot at top 4

Hopefully this year we go one place better in the league

Makes me sad to see highlights from those days. What an attacking team we were at times.

Barkley just doesn’t have that same tenacity that he occasionally showed for us. It’s one of them where I doubt his heart is really in playing for anyone but us, but he’s burned that bridge and even if he did find his way back to us he wouldn’t be the same player.

 

[Nymzee]

Makes me sad to see highlights from those days. What an attacking team we were at times.

Barkley just doesn’t have that same tenacity that he occasionally showed for us. It’s one of them where I doubt his heart is really in playing for anyone but us, but he’s burned that bridge and even if he did find his way back to us he wouldn’t be the same player.

I enjoyed the attacking football under Martinez when we got tonked 4-0 at Analfield.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

I enjoyed the attacking football under Martinez when we got tonked 4-0 at Analfield.

Such was life under Martinez. I hated him by the end, but we played some scintillating stuff at times.

Imagine those players under this manager. Cor blimey.

 

[Zatara]

He lost his powers after he lasered his Everton tattoos off...

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Getting silly having a thread devoted to Rides Benchley. Might as well have one for John Stones or James McCarthy, at least they’re getting games.