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Title: Gareth Barry Post by: TightEnd on June 02, 2009, 11:57:30 PM A year ago its all "I want to play in the champions league desperately" and Villa have a major job to persuade him not to go to Liverpool
Villa fail to make the champions league this year, so, fair enough, you expect him to go to Liverpool. Gerrard wants him there, Rafa presumably would take him there but no Man C. To get him they are paying him a reported £100,000 a week with an assurance that he'll be involved in every meaningful Man c game if fit What a farce. One shouldn't be surprised but his words of a year ago are nothing more than a hollow proclamation from yet another footballing mercanary Barry is 29, I think. Man C are long shots to be in the champs league on a two year view I would contend. It was, as always, just about the money for him behind a Champions League veneer for respectability purposes Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: The Baron on June 03, 2009, 12:05:50 AM Yup. I personally don't think we are after him this summer but he would have walked into Arsenal's side.
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Nem on June 03, 2009, 12:43:05 AM Thank fuck Spurs never signed him. One of the most one dimensional footballers around.
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Robert HM on June 03, 2009, 01:31:50 AM £100k a week is pretty hard to refuse.
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: relaedgc on June 03, 2009, 02:24:50 AM £100k a week is pretty hard to refuse. Would change my priorities, too, likely! Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: ACE2M on June 03, 2009, 08:43:40 AM Who in their right mind would refuse? football is just a career the same as everyone else's and we are all looking for a pay rise. The only place where i lose respect for a player is if he doesn't respect the national team.
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: kinboshi on June 03, 2009, 08:55:58 AM Who in their right mind would refuse? football is just a career the same as everyone else's and we are all looking for a pay rise. The only place where i lose respect for a player is if he doesn't respect the national team. But when they come out and say that like Adebayor did, they get slated. Barry obviously lied though. I expect he'll get a great reception when he goes back to play at Villa Park with Citeh. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: mondatoo on June 03, 2009, 10:47:21 AM Why would he turn it down to be a squad player at liverpoool,gl to him imo mbn but that's the life they live so gl to him pretty sure mostpeople would do the same
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: boldie on June 03, 2009, 10:58:16 AM Why would he turn it down to be a squad player at liverpoool,gl to him imo mbn but that's the life they live so gl to him pretty sure mostpeople would do the same Yep, this makes sense. It's not like he's going to their nearest rival or something. He also needs to keep playing every week to get a chance in the National squad and at Liverpool he probably wouldn't play every week. He can make a ridic amount of money and play every week, fair play to him. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Josedinho on June 03, 2009, 11:02:55 AM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us.
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: gatso on June 03, 2009, 11:03:36 AM yep, agreed, I've never understood this criticising of footballers who move for the money.
it hurts if they do it from your club but even then deep down you understand Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: boldie on June 03, 2009, 11:16:38 AM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Yeah that seems to be a footie thing. As soon as someone goes "I want to make more money so I'm off to another club" he is classed as greedy and disloyal. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Rooky9 on June 03, 2009, 02:22:08 PM Football like a normal career? Maybe. My main career aim isn't to earn xxx though. I have recently jumped ship from a loyal employer, more money helped but it wasn't the driver. I'm less inclined to slate forballers for doing it now though. It all depends on how Barry performs for man city for me. If he plays to the top of his game, they make Europe next year and CL at any point during his time there then he has made the right move.
I think leaving now, where villa make 12m profit on a 29 year old with 1 year of a contract remaining seems to work all round. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: The Baron on June 03, 2009, 09:52:45 PM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Disagree, once you get into the EPL paygrade. It's the choice between being uber rich and a bit richer. His life will not be affected by the difference in wages between say 80k per week and 100k per week. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Hairydude on June 03, 2009, 10:06:39 PM Being a regular starter would also have been a major factor considering the world cup is next year...that and that £28+ million he is reported to be getting up until the ripe old age of 34
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: scotty2hatty on June 03, 2009, 10:17:57 PM Who will Villa replace him with?
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: cambo on June 03, 2009, 10:21:50 PM scott brown
Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Nem on June 03, 2009, 11:10:54 PM scott brown coming to us supposedly? Barry on 130,000 per week at Citeh, teh lulz. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: George2Loose on June 03, 2009, 11:22:42 PM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Disagree, once you get into the EPL paygrade. It's the choice between being uber rich and a bit richer. His life will not be affected by the difference in wages between say 80k per week and 100k per week. More money you have- the more you want. Big difference between those two brackets imo Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: The Baron on June 06, 2009, 12:14:55 PM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Disagree, once you get into the EPL paygrade. It's the choice between being uber rich and a bit richer. His life will not be affected by the difference in wages between say 80k per week and 100k per week. More money you have- the more you want. Big difference between those two brackets imo Let me rephrase - 4 mil a year and the chance of trophies and playing in the champions league. Or 5 mil and year and play Man U in the derby twice a season before your season is over. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: Rooky9 on June 06, 2009, 12:27:42 PM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Disagree, once you get into the EPL paygrade. It's the choice between being uber rich and a bit richer. His life will not be affected by the difference in wages between say 80k per week and 100k per week. More money you have- the more you want. Big difference between those two brackets imo Let me rephrase - 4 mil a year and the chance of trophies and playing in the champions league. Or 5 mil and year and play Man U in the derby twice a season before your season is over. Where is the 4m a year and the chance of trophies and CL though? Its not villa surely?! Before the end of his City contract they must be starting to challenge - not if they keep spending all their money on holding midfielders though! Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: pokerfan on June 06, 2009, 12:32:37 PM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Disagree, once you get into the EPL paygrade. It's the choice between being uber rich and a bit richer. His life will not be affected by the difference in wages between say 80k per week and 100k per week. More money you have- the more you want. Big difference between those two brackets imo Let me rephrase - 4 mil a year and the chance of trophies and playing in the champions league. Or 5 mil and year and play Man U in the derby twice a season before your season is over. Im just don`t think anyone wants him anymore tbh. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: The Baron on June 06, 2009, 12:37:37 PM He wants more money, just like the rest of us - which is fine but he would never come out and say that unlike the rest of us. Disagree, once you get into the EPL paygrade. It's the choice between being uber rich and a bit richer. His life will not be affected by the difference in wages between say 80k per week and 100k per week. More money you have- the more you want. Big difference between those two brackets imo Let me rephrase - 4 mil a year and the chance of trophies and playing in the champions league. Or 5 mil and year and play Man U in the derby twice a season before your season is over. Im just don`t think anyone wants him anymore tbh. Rumour has it we did an 11th hour bid, as did Spurs, but a good 3-4m shy of what City offered. Title: Re: Gareth Barry Post by: George2Loose on June 06, 2009, 01:33:29 PM will be interesting to see if liverpool will stay contenders next year but thats a side issue. I can fully see why man city would make sense for barry:
1) u can grow stale at a club- obv this how barry felt 2) first team football and not a squad player at arse, pool etc 3) man city will be making waves in the transfer market. 4) money talks |