"You're the one for me, Barry"

[Balti]

the consumate pro and will be missed and probably needed!

Thanks GazBaz !!

 

[acquiesce]

Probably one of my favourite players from the last four or five years. Professional and hard working grit. And scorer of one of the most hilariously bad own goals ever. He started 34 of 38 matches our last championship season, enough said. His positional sense is probably one of his best attributes. He knows where to be to take passing lanes away, something that won't get credited by the press/pundits. You actually have to watch the guy to see his mind for the game is top notch. I think we will sorely miss him a few times over this season (if we haven't already). I hope he comes back in a coaching position in time. Much respect to Gaz Baz.

 

[without a dream]

I fucking love Gareth Barry. Sad to see him go, it's going to take us a long while to get used to playing without him if the start to the season is anything to go by.

 

[the goats backside]

That tone deaf, droning moron couldn't sing ding dong avon calling.

probably why his music receives critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. Not to mention the shit loads of cash he's made from singing.

Speaks volumes about the idiot reviewers who rated him and those that bought his droning nonsense. People used to accuse Status Quo of being musically inept, but with their 3 chords, they knew 2 more than that lump could ever master...

Anyway, back to the topic of Barry, I think perhaps we are going a bit over the top.

In my view, he was a great player. When he started for England when Lampard was injured, England never looked so good, so balanced. Much better than trying to pla Gerard and Lampard at the same time, which had never worked. He was a breath of fresh air. Likewise for Villa, he was awesome and that continued for much of his City career.

But sadly, whereas he was not unknown for the odd error, these were starting to become the norm rather than the exception. And he was getting even slower. This season would have been a season too far in a high-line, fast pressing team, I think. He would not have got much game time with us and keeping him on the bench (or in the stand) for the last year of his contract would have been unfair.

So thank you Gareth for everything you have done for us. And I wish you well at Everton and whatever the future holds for you.

I hear what your saying Chippy. What really bothers me is that Yaya and Fern were both sat infront of the back 4 for the last 2 games leaving Silva totally detached. The argument that with Vinnie not playing the back 4 need more cover does not wash with me, somehow we seem to be playing deeper. Vinnie is constantly injured so it leaves me a bit confused how we can let the best reader of the game in our squad go and exactly what roles Yaya and Fern have in the team

 

[Blue Elvis]

He's just making the ultimate sacrifice for City and has gone knowing that Everton will come to rely on him so much that when we play them and he can't play against us, we will be able to take 6 points off them this season.

NOW the move makes sense! Pellegrini master stroke !
CTID

 

[pjryan]

I hope we don't regret it. A good pro and served City well.

 

[MCFCinUSA]

Probably one of my favourite players from the last four or five years. Professional and hard working grit. And scorer of one of the most hilariously bad own goals ever. He started 34 of 38 matches our last championship season, enough said. His positional sense is probably one of his best attributes. He knows where to be to take passing lanes away, something that won't get credited by the press/pundits. You actually have to watch the guy to see his mind for the game is top notch. I think we will sorely miss him a few times over this season (if we haven't already). I hope he comes back in a coaching position in time. Much respect to Gaz Baz.

I forgot about that & chuckled when I read it.. absolutely spot on with what you're saying - other than you started a sentence beginning with 'and'


(but then having met you at Fado's & enjoyed a few drinks with you, I know you're an American... - so all is forgiven)

;o)

 

[Berkovic_blue]

Wayne7, if you are really in Australia then you are one of the people that a pundit (can't remember which one) was referring to, not in a derogatory way or being horrible, when they said if you only see the TV pictures you don't see the runs, the positional play and the reading of the game. When you are lucky enough to attend the match in person you see the contribution Gaz Baz makes.

If you can get the Blue Tuesday webcast from tonight and hear the tribute by Radio Manchester's Ian Cheeseman you will see what I mean. It was a great show.

Can we not just ban Wayne71... clearly a rag on the wind up, if not he should be embarrassed to call himself a blue... clueless twat

I Think what wayne 7 meant to say was Gaz Baz was shit? Mancini was a ****...?

He should've put it in quote marks as he means they're other people's opinions. Still easy to see what he meant though, put the pitchforks away!