Ross Barkley

Deco · January 22, 2014

Barkley at 13 years old. Feel sorry for the lads that had to play against him.

Azzurri · January 22, 2014

Deco said:
Barkley at 13 years old. Feel sorry for the lads that had to play against him.

I cry about it on a daily basis.

kenada_blue · January 22, 2014

Deco said:
Barkley at 13 years old. Feel sorry for the lads that had to play against him.

That's hilarious

Jamo Martinez · January 22, 2014

Azzurri said:
I cry about it on a daily basis.

Why? Are you the other lad?

toffeejack · January 22, 2014

they have captain's armbands at u13 level?

jeez you english guys are upper class

Furey1878 · January 22, 2014

toffeejack said:
they have captain's armbands at u13 level?

jeez you english guys are upper class

Yep, in my Sunday League days, the Captain's Armband symbolised you were the cock of the team.

PITA · January 22, 2014

Deco said:
Barkley at 13 years old. Feel sorry for the lads that had to play against him.

Is that real?

FTY · January 23, 2014

Linked with Chelsea in the Telegraph.

Walken · January 23, 2014

toffeejack said:
they have captain's armbands at u13 level?

jeez you english guys are upper class

mate, didnt you see the ww1 thread, you havent even got zulu to be proud of anymore, bad times

Azzurri · January 23, 2014

Jamo Martinez said:
Why? Are you the other lad?

No but I played against him and was probably smaller than that lad.

Walken · January 23, 2014

Azzurri said:
No but I played against him and was probably smaller than that lad.

what was it like playing against him mate, i sparred with tom stalker once, I say sparred, he didnt even wear a headguard or gumshield, and took the piss, its at times like that you realise how gifted top athletes really are

Azzurri · January 23, 2014

Walken said:
what was it like playing against him mate, i sparred with tom stalker once, I say sparred, he didnt even wear a headguard or gumshield, and took the piss, its at times like that you realise how gifted top athletes really are

Don't really remember much except how boss he was and that we won in the end (I think). Would have played against him loads for the school and in our league but he was the age above and I only played for them one season. Must have played his side twice obviously but he wasn't playing the other time for some reason.

Oh yeah, they're on a different level. Then we call certain professional footballers sh*te.

Walken · January 23, 2014

Azzurri said:
Don't really remember much except how boss he was and that we won in the end (I think). Would have played against him loads for the school and in our league but he was the age above and I only played for them one season. Must have played his side twice obviously but he wasn't playing the other time for some reason.

Oh yeah, they're on a different level. Then we call certain professional footballers sh*te.

its mad isnt it, I call certain fighters garbage an yet they would destroy me in 11 seconds, including the count, like when i slate hibbert or osman, i guess its all reletive to the level we are observing though

Azzurri · January 23, 2014

Walken said:
its mad isnt it, I call certain fighters garbage an yet they would destroy me in 11 seconds, including the count, like when i slate hibbert or osman, i guess its all reletive to the level we are observing though

I always say that. I'm calling them sh*te compared to other professionals at Premier League level, say. Put them in the North West Counties and they'd take the piss.

Walken · January 23, 2014

Azzurri said:
I always say that. I'm calling them sh*te compared to other professionals at Premier League level, say. Put them in the North West Counties and they'd take the piss.

of course, which i think is sometimes fair given the rewards that come with operating at that level