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Ross Barkley

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So you played for teams managed by your dad to guarantee yourself a start every week? Smart move mate

No mate... I left a top team in the league to help him out and play for him on Sundays. Coz they were so poor at first a also played for another top team in a different league on the Saturday.

Weekends full of football used to love it!! Ha..
 
I can't agree more with Christiffa25.

I played at a good level too and I did the odd game for mates on a Sunday (emergencies), I was even signed on at one point. I found I was playing with complete footballing clowns! Not one would pass, see a run or move for the ball. It used to drive me insane, I used to lose the plot with them. I was always a player where I'm very neat, great touch and can see a pass and dictate games but I've never been that great talking hard defensive type. When people are disappearing from positions, telling you to mark completely the wrong people whilst they wonder out of position. Not moving for the ball, not making runs etc I could have been Luca Modric and still struggled to do sod all. Sunday football in a poor team is absolutely soul destroying and you end up looking as clueless as the rest of the clowns! I scored some screamers tho like!

Yeah, anyways his point was spot on and all that!!
 
I can't agree more with Christiffa25.

I played at a good level too and I did the odd game for mates on a Sunday (emergencies), I was even signed on at one point. I found I was playing with complete footballing clowns! Not one would pass, see a run or move for the ball. It used to drive me insane, I used to lose the plot with them. I was always a player where I'm very neat, great touch and can see a pass and dictate games but I've never been that great talking hard defensive type. When people are disappearing from positions, telling you to mark completely the wrong people whilst they wonder out of position. Not moving for the ball, not making runs etc I could have been Luca Modric and still struggled to do sod all. Sunday football in a poor team is absolutely soul destroying and you end up looking as clueless as the rest of the clowns! I scored some screamers tho like!

Yeah, anyways his point was spot on and all that!!

So why do players stand out in **** teams and get moves to bigger clubs?
 
You would have heard of me young man! I played for Charlton Athletc for many years before moving to Mexico to try my hand as a boxcar racer. I once killed a man with a shoe too. Dangerous me, watch your mouth lad.
 

No mate... I left a top team in the league to help him out and play for him on Sundays. Coz they were so poor at first a also played for another top team in a different league on the Saturday.

Weekends full of football used to love it!! Ha..

Stiffy, give your head a wobble lid.

Everyone's got an "I coulda been a contender" story. If you were boss you would have looked boss.

Get_Jo_Off

Same for you lid. The odd thrity yard toe-noggy counts for nothing. I played with lads who'd played league footy towards the end of thier days and it was obvious they were well above our level.
 
Barkley has already had invaluable experience this season,it will stand him in good stead for the future and will be a far better player when he comes back to us.

I just wish that Duffy and Garbutt were on championship loans as well.
 
Stiffy, give your head a wobble lid.

Everyone's got an "I coulda been a contender" story. If you were boss you would have looked boss.

Get_Jo_Off

Same for you lid. The odd thrity yard toe-noggy counts for nothing. I played with lads who'd played league footy towards the end of thier days and it was obvious they were well above our level.

Of course a player who is better will look better than the plop around him still BUT he won't stand out as the player he looks with better players around him. Ie he won't be at full peak/throttle in a poor side.

No doubt, you my friend are one of the clueless plop we had to put up with in such teams....Ha..

Pretty sure neither of us voiced ourselves as contenders for the big time either...
 

Of course a player who is better will look better than the plop around him still BUT he won't stand out as the player he looks with better players around him. Ie he won't be at full peak/throttle in a poor side.

No doubt, you my friend are one of the clueless plop we had to put up with in such teams....Ha..Pretty sure neither of us voiced ourselves as contenders for the big time either...

Not me mate, had trials for loads of boss sides. Wimbledon and Stoke to name two.
 
Not me mate, had trials for loads of boss sides. Wimbledon and Stoke to name two.

Wimbledon and stoke??

I'll raise you a tranmere Blackburn and crew!!

Don't know which are worst out of that lot! Ha..

No sob story's from me mind, I found beer, girls an partying along with the fact I ultimately wasn't good enough and gave up the serious side of footy!
 
I got let go by Lpool last year at 14, probably the worst time. Not arsed though, im at Port Vale now.

Is right lad, me cousin plays for Liverpool under 21's, he played for Wigan from 8 to 14 and then Liverpool bought him and he's been there ever since, just work hard on your game lid and try ya best, if you've got it you can make it!

I was on trial at Everton when i was 14/15, the trialists played a match against the Everton squad the age above us and i scored a hatrick and hit the post with an overhead kick from 30 yards out, [Poor language removed] never give me a contract though, i'd have been a belter player with the right coaching.
 
Stiffy, give your head a wobble lid.

Everyone's got an "I coulda been a contender" story. If you were boss you would have looked boss.

Get_Jo_Off

Same for you lid. The odd thrity yard toe-noggy counts for nothing. I played with lads who'd played league footy towards the end of thier days and it was obvious they were well above our level.

Same with me? Do you know who I am LID? I'm the enigma, the bump in your nightmares mate, the premier league quality, xbox remote, elephant with four knees. You'd better watch it.

Oh and Get_Jo_Off? No need to get nasty kid, you been taking insulting tips off Tyson Fury? You're dangerous, you're quick, you come at us like a scouse bullet lad!
 

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