Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

[Deleted member 28206]

Drinkwater and Barkley both out this summer.

 

[Frang]

??????

 

[4737carlin]

If we had kept him and got a full season from him i think we would be as high as 9th now on 41 points

 

[LEONARD]

We really missed his usual anodyne 'performance' in the derby match.

 

[Goat]

I get the enjoyment people are gaining from his move to Chelsea, hell im enjoying it myself, but, Everton Football Club is poorer for not having Ross Barkley.

 

[deipnosophist]

I get the enjoyment people are gaining from his move to Chelsea, hell im enjoying it myself, but, Everton Football Club is poorer for not having Ross Barkley.

yes...and that reality only hones the knife of schadenfreude.

 

[Brisan123]

I get the enjoyment people are gaining from his move to Chelsea, hell im enjoying it myself, but, Everton Football Club is poorer for not having Ross Barkley.

Technically we are 15 m richer
We should have been 50 m richer but that’s another story.
I would have preferred if we had kept Stones , Lukaku and Barkley but all 3 wanted to leave

 

[Tin-Tin]

I get the enjoyment people are gaining from his move to Chelsea, hell im enjoying it myself, but, Everton Football Club is poorer for not having Ross Barkley.

Agree but he will end up poorer when he gets loaned to a midtable team in 2 seasons. Not only had his agent done a number on the club, he's shafted Ross himself. Part of me actually feels sorry for him in a way.

He will waste another year of his career on the bench/reserves before being binned off. He would have been better joining Spurs or even staying with us for a couple more years, improving and moving to one of the top clubs as a starter.

Would I take him back? In a heartbeat but this deal has worked out bad for both parties. The only one who's happy is his scumbag agent.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

I get the enjoyment people are gaining from his move to Chelsea, hell im enjoying it myself, but, Everton Football Club is poorer for not having Ross Barkley.

I don’t know if that’s true because Fat Sam would have dropped him by now for God knows what.

 

[Goat]

Agree but he will end up poorer when he gets loaned to a midtable team in 2 seasons. Not only had his agent done a number on the club, he's shafted Ross himself. Part of me actually feels sorry for him in a way.

He will waste another year of his career on the bench/reserves before being binned off. He would have been better joining Spurs or even staying with us for a couple more years, improving and moving to one of the top clubs as a starter.

Would I take him back? In a heartbeat but this deal has worked out bad for both parties. The only one who's happy is his scumbag agent.

Totally agree, the only winner in this deal is The Agent, Ross of course makes a little more dough short term and increases his "brand", very short term though, I suppose it depends on who comes in after Conte and if Ross is even still at the club at that time, but his days are numbered with Conte for sure.

 

[kithnou]

Say all you like, but I just witnessed a Goodison derby watching an Everton 11 with not one single midfielder capable of holding onto the football and running at the opposition with it.

 

[arch stanton]

Say all you like, but I just witnessed a Goodison derby watching an Everton 11 with not one single midfielder capable of holding onto the football and running at the opposition with it.

well, Ross was only any good at running with it (and he couldn't run with his head up). I lost count how many times he misplaced simple ten-yard passes that put us under pressure. He hadn't progressed and developed, not arsed about him going.

 

[kithnou]

well, Ross was only any good at running with it (and he couldn't run with his head up). I lost count how many times he misplaced simple ten-yard passes that put us under pressure. He hadn't progressed and developed, not arsed about him going.

Yep that's what annoyed me with all our midfielders in the derby.

 

[Zezti]

Say all you like, but I just witnessed a Goodison derby watching an Everton 11 with not one single midfielder capable of holding onto the football and running at the opposition with it.

And he preferred to leave us and rot in Chelsea's reserves.
Ability - perhaps
Desire - missing

 

[kithnou]

And he preferred to leave us and rot in Chelsea's reserves.
Ability - perhaps
Desire - missing

All true. As is my statement from the derby.