Gareth Barry

[BoyBlue_1985]

Neither of your points are exactly flawless, indeed petrov stepped up to the plate and replaced Barry for Villa and as i remember the reason Livepool didnt get him is because the Chief Executive at the time decided to buy a player Rafa didnt want, then when they did have the funds we "blew them out the water" and Rafa was very upset!!

In your previous post you seem to imply he's "got what it takes at the top level", I see no evidence of that. The fact that Rafa wanted him does nothing to convince me he's a top player as Rafa has bought a fair amount of shite over the last few years. I can't remember other title contenders bending over backwards to get him, he's nowt special.

Well to be honest mate your and my opinions count for fuck all but he has played in the Prem all his career for a fairly decent team moved to an even better one and has always started when available, played for England and now in a WC, so if he aint got what it takes at "the top level" that makes MON, Hughes, Mancini and Capello all complete mugs

 

[Lomas has a lob on]

Very good player Barry, and with the squad were trying to assemble he'll have his spell out of the team, but more often than not he'll be a starter imo, and rightly so.

 

[sweep]

In your previous post you seem to imply he's "got what it takes at the top level", I see no evidence of that. The fact that Rafa wanted him does nothing to convince me he's a top player as Rafa has bought a fair amount of shite over the last few years. I can't remember other title contenders bending over backwards to get him, he's nowt special.

Well to be honest mate your and my opinions count for fuck all but he has played in the Prem all his career for a fairly decent team moved to an even better one and has always started when available, played for England and now in a WC, so if he aint got what it takes at "the top level" that makes MON, Hughes, Mancini and Capello all complete mugs

I think we have different ideas of 'top level' fella. Villa aren't close to a top prem side, City aren't yet a top prem side, England aren't a top international side.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Well to be honest mate your and my opinions count for fuck all but he has played in the Prem all his career for a fairly decent team moved to an even better one and has always started when available, played for England and now in a WC, so if he aint got what it takes at "the top level" that makes MON, Hughes, Mancini and Capello all complete mugs

I think we have different ideas of 'top level' fella. Villa aren't close to a top prem side, City aren't yet a top prem side, England aren't a top international side.

I know what you mean by top level. He aint really been tested at it thats for sure, unfortunatly he is coming back from injury but if not maybe the Germany game could of proved something. Another problem is that time aint on his side.