Ross Barkley

[toffee-L]

He'll go to spurs for about £25-30 million on or about deadline day.

Absolute $hitbag thing to do to your supposed boyhood club.

That would be a huge kick in the teeth but until he goes the fans need to get behind him.

 

[Boss_Blue]

He'll go to spurs for about £25-30 million on or about deadline day.

You ITK lad?

@orly

Absolute $hitbag thing to do to your supposed boyhood club

Slagging Ross off for something that hasn't happened?

Boss fan you lad.

 

[AndyC]

He'll go to spurs for about £25-30 million on or about deadline day.

Absolute $hitbag thing to do to your supposed boyhood club.

Can we knock it off with the deliberate avoidance of the bad language filter please ????

 

[ClausThomsen]

What if he's actually injured and has already signed a new deal? Widely regarded he's spurs number 1 target so let them waste all summer trying to sign him on the cheap at the end of the window and then announce he's signed a new contract leaving them little time to bring in other targets. Crazy talk.

If he signed a new contract it'd be common knowledge within football and there's no way it can, or would, be kept secret. Doesn't benefit anyone in the long term.

And even if he were Spurs No1 target (highly unlikely) it's not like their entire staff do nothing but try and get the number 1 target. For every transfer that goes through there's probably 5 lined up and at some advanced stage or other. Clubs don't just work their way down a long list one at a time in sequential order.

 

[cobblers]

Now that Lukaku has gone, there will be better movement ahead of him, more players making forward runs. The options for a killer pass will increase. Perhaps this will benefit him. Either that or play him as a striker.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/can-ross-barkley-really-play-8956835

 

[everton2004]

That would be a huge kick in the teeth but until he goes the fans need to get behind him.

If that's the case, he won't be in the squad so we won't have to.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Now that Lukaku has gone, there will be better movement ahead of him, more players making forward runs. The options for a killer pass will increase. Perhaps this will benefit him. Either that or play him as a striker.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/can-ross-barkley-really-play-8956835

If he doesn't sign his contract, this is all academic.

 

[4737carlin]

That would be a huge kick in the teeth but until he goes the fans need to get behind him.

You mean jog around Sefton Park behind him while the first team players are training and bonding?

 

[GeorgeK]

If he signed a new contract it'd be common knowledge within football and there's no way it can, or would, be kept secret. Doesn't benefit anyone in the long term.

And even if he were Spurs No1 target (highly unlikely) it's not like their entire staff do nothing but try and get the number 1 target. For every transfer that goes through there's probably 5 lined up and at some advanced stage or other. Clubs don't just work their way down a long list one at a time in sequential order.

Let's face it. Spurs have told him to sit tight just like we did to Lennon. He will go on deadline day.

Unfortunately if he was going to sign it would have been before now because all he's doing is losing wages.

 

[AndyC]

Let's face it. Spurs have told him to sit tight just like we did to Lennon. He will go on deadline day.

Unfortunately if he was going to sign it would have been before now because all he's doing is losing wages.

How is he losing wages, he's still under his existing contract ?

 

[ProZ]

How is he losing wages, he's still under his existing contract ?

He could have been on a pay increase from January so if he signs now he's wasted a fair chunk of his money.

 

[Toffeeslam]

How is he losing wages, he's still under his existing contract ?

If he signed a new contract he would be on Better money than what he is getting now I suppose.

 

[AndyC]

If he signed a new contract he would be on Better money than what he is getting now I suppose.

But he's not losing any, he's just not earning as much as he could have done had he signed.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

He wouldn't get in the Spurs side

 

[toffee-L]

He wouldn't get in the Spurs side

He wouldn't but he's a far better player than Moussa Sissoko! Spurs have a fantastic 11 but a terrible extended squad, them signing Ross Barkley, even if he is predominantly a bench player, makes total sense.

It's a lot more confusing looking at it from Barkley's perspective but if he doesn't start every game there won't be much pressure on him, he'll probably get more games for England just because he is at one of their fancied clubs and he'll probably have a great place in London and a wage boost to boot... so maybe it does make sense for him.