Aston Villa Rumours Archive August 19 2013

19 Aug 2013 19:45:44
you have the right team in stoke guys but the wrong player. its 10 mil bid for shawcross that's gone in but will be declined. hereing tonight despite lambert saying no last week that the barry deal is def on for deadline day a season lone with city picking up 70 percent of his wage.


KINGVILLA!! THE REAL ONE

Who has bid for shawcross?

The real Kingvilla? your rumours sound like something he'd put. not going to happen although i'd like shawcross I don't think we need him unless we pick up injuries. and as for the barry deal I would hate to see that happen and city wouldn't pay 70% of his wages that's just ridiculous. besides barry went for the money at city instead of playing in the CL with liverpool so he burned his bridges with the villa. i'm not normally one for holding grudges but I won't support him ever again. but however IF lambert did sign him my faith in lambert will remain the same. I think lambert is the best manager we've had in a long time, better than o'neil

Barry went to a club that was going places unlike Liverpool. Barry has proved he made the right choice as he has now won the league. Barry gave Villa years of great service and only a person would say he has burnt his bridges.

What is peoplea issue with Barry? He played for us for something stupid like 12years. I don't think u can knock his loyalty. We weren't paying him big. So what if at the end of his career he wanted to earn mega bucks and win the premier league. Fair play to him. GB u are a Villa legend and are welcome home whenever u like

Its crazy that people can slate Barry. Yes he may have gone for the money but he was joining a team that were buying top quality players and were inevitably going to be challenging for medals. Him leaving has been jusitifed with what he has achieved there.

While a return seems unlikely according to reports I would be delighted to have him back.

The best Villa player in my life time (28 years)

How r people calling Barry the best villa player in their life! THIS IS A JOKE! I think people are forgetting that Barry was our captain for 10 years and ye he was decent but nothing special. And after being our captain fot that long he went to the papers and slated our club. I would never welcome him back to villa!

If you are going to question my opinion that he is the best Villa player during my lifetime then you really need to provide evidence to make me at least consider otherwise.

To suggest Barry was 'decent but nothing special' is ludacris. He was a revelation when he burst on the scene as a CB/LB. During his time at LM he and Samuel were one of the best pairings in the Prem and he was the heartbeat of the team under MON and a lot of our attacking play began or routed through him which lead to him becoming a regular for England under McLaren and Capello.

He was brilliant for us. Get a grip and grow up!

(PS he wasnt captain for 10 years!)

I don't see the villa fans singing his name as they do to Paul McGrath which suggest Paul McGrath was a load better than Gareth Barry. The man can hardley run!

What does ludacris have to do with it he is a rapper!
barry is terrible made AVFC look stupid and I too would never want him through our gates again. why do so many of u still kiss his butt?
as for naming better players in last 28 years, here goes
mcgrath mellberg southgate bosnich yorke atkinson saunders platt petrov to name but a few

Barry best AVFC player in 28 years?
what a load of tosh
there have been so many better
mcgrath mellberg yorke to name just 3 but there are so many more.
cant understand why so many of us still like barry?

When did Barry slate the club. All i've seen him do. is support the club. Been at VP a few times watching games when he's not playing. Comes to all the charity events. He even came to halesowen fc for Peteovs charitt match and stayed till every last fan (incl myself) had their pics taken with him and signed everything they wanted. Not only was he, is he a class player he is a top notch bloke!

McGrath was amazing. Never trained just played on Saturdays. Wonder if he could get fit for this season.

We have had our hero's in the past and we should regard Barry as ready to add to the list.
When he first came to Villa age 17 he was a centre half, even a full back (all old words) and then he moved into the middle of the pitch. Now I wonder if we could put him in the back line with Vlarr etc. If it had not been for Beckham, I believe that Barry would have played for England many many more times. Erikson had a soft spot for Beckham but Beckham didn't want to know about Barry. He saw him as a threat to his role as Sven's team leader. Check how many times he was picked during the Sven/Beckham reign?
Yes I am a Barry fan, and believe that he could do the role that we lack, someone to steady the ship when panic sets in, because it does.

Anyone who slated Barry is a prat.
No point arguing with them cus they are obviously jealous fools who just don't see the facts and are usually of the older generations who talk about the good old days

Barry easilly the most influential player we've had over the last 15 years an I'm not just talking about stats

>Scg87

PROUD History BRIGHT Future - respect our history and be proud of players like Barry

So two comments above shoot down barry for the way he left whilst also commending Yorke as a better player. i'll leave that there.

Can't beleieve people are saying Barry's better Paul mcgrath, melberg, Larsen and even the recent ones like benteke and petrov, even Ashley young and downing were better. Plus david beckham was a league above Barry when he was at his best. He come second in the world player of the year Barry would never get in the top 50-100!

Hang on? Are you really saying that Young, Downing, Benteke and Petrov were all better footballers for Aston Villa then Barry? Really? How old are you?!

I have followed the Villa since the Prem started when I was 6. Paul McGrath was a fantastic CB and a real cult hero. When he moved on we have had quality CB's in Southgate, Mellberg, Laursen and Dunne come in and do a great job for us (although individually not as good as Macca in my opinion). Yorke left and we have had Dublin, Angel and Carew who have been figurehead strikers. For me we have nad no player like Barry before or after. He had all the ability and vision of a Houghton or Draper or Cowans, all the tenacity of Richardson or Townsend and the goal threat of Parker and Taylor.

He has had more of an impact on the Villa team then any player during my life time IN MY OPINION!!

Some of the people on this site need to take a long hard look at themselves. Arguing with fellow villains about someone who has played a massive part in our recent history. School kids on the holidays!

And if you read the comments correctly the chap never actually said Barry was better the Beckham.

Has anybody posted that Barry was better than McGrath, Melberg, Laursen?

Barry was so versatile and would have played between the sticks if asked. Beckham couldn't run, dribble or tackle. He could pass the ball and developed a free kick technique that was top class. His ability when pressed by defenders was questionable. His ego was greater than his ability.

If you want to see Beckham reaction to Barry look at old TV clips when after clattering Barry for about the tenth time at VP he was spoken to by the ref and walked over to Barry stretched out on the deck and told him to get up.
ERikson made Beckham and ignored Barry, when he went Barry was back in the England team.

Barry belongs with some of our hero's!