Hafnia Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Anyway back to Barkley, BBC gossip page mentions Efc are willing to sell Barkley for £30m to fund the transfers of Depay and Sneiderlin sp ?. I know it's only rumours but look at the price they are mentioning, £30m when last year it would have been more like £50. Paper talk. £50m last year? £30m this year? No... For me he's been worth a steady £40m and that price hasn't fluctuated much at all. If we put him out there for £40m there would be no shortage of buyers. Owning ross barkley is like Owning a 1960 ferrari that needs a bit of work on it.... a little improvement and you will double it's value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Please no honestly even if he amounts to nothing I'd rather him stay and try here. We have plenty of money to buy and schneiderlin at 24m and depay on loan isn't that much money. Sell niasse Gibson and browning to cover some of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I very much doubt we need to offload Barkley who is home grown which needs to be taken into consideration to fund bringing in those two, ones touted as a purchase the other a loan so it doesn't make much sense I'll take it as the rags putting two and two together and getting five.. Shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 More goals and assists than gerrard Lampard or scholes at the same age as at last September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I can't wait to have a confident Ross back in a settled and successful Everton team... I believe the 2 will go hand in hand. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I can't wait to have a confident Ross back in a settled and successful Everton team... I believe the 2 will go hand in hand. I agree, when Ross plays well we play well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA34 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) I feel it will be a sad day for EFC discarding Ross Barkley ! ,I hope this is all fictional paper stories Edited December 19, 2016 by RobA34 dlblue and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I feel it will be a sad day for EFC discarding Ross Barkley ! ,I hope this is all fictional paper stories I agree, but he does not really fit into the 'Koeman system' RK does not tend to go for players like Ross who can run with the ball, if you look back over his time at various clubs they are all players who sit on the half way line and spray the ball about, that's not really Ross(not saying he can't learn to do that though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I agree, but he does not really fit into the 'Koeman system' RK does not tend to go for players like Ross who can run with the ball, if you look back over his time at various clubs they are all players who sit on the half way line and spray the ball about, that's not really Ross(not saying he can't learn to do that though) Then get rid of Koeman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Then get rid of Koeman. Im not going to disagree with you on that Mike, I was never that fussed in the first place tbh, but you got to give him a chance i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlblue Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Then get rid of Koeman. You cant build a Football Club around 1 player. This is the problem with us as a Football Club, we want the manager to be an 'Everton Man', Ross is 'one of us' so he must play. Times are changing and hopefully for the good, Id hate us to sell Barkley if im honest, id like nothing more than him to reach his potential with us but not at the expense of us moving forward as a club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 A good foundation starts with one brick. Whether that's a player a member of staff or an owner, it's still one brick. The best teams are built to augment their best players or player. Then you add each piece of the jigsaw until your puzzle is complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 If someone was going to design a modern footballer on a computer his physicality and technical skills set would be close to Barkley than any other player. Powerful, quick, 2 very good feet, skillful, good passing ability, great shot.... The lad needs a dose of arrogance, self belief and above all players who revolve around him. dlblue and RobA34 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlblue Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 If someone was going to design a modern footballer on a computer his physicality and technical skills set would be close to Barkley than any other player. Powerful, quick, 2 very good feet, skillful, good passing ability, great shot.... The lad needs a dose of arrogance, self belief and above all players who revolve around him. Maybe Ronaldo but i get your point. The question isnt his technical ability though its his mental strength and footballing brain. Again i hope he comes good but i have my doubts. Im hoping 3 or 4 quality additions around him will help him. Romey 1878 and SimonButtle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Maybe Ronaldo but i get your point. The question isnt his technical ability though its his mental strength and footballing brain. Again i hope he comes good but i have my doubts. Im hoping 3 or 4 quality additions around him will help him. Called me crazy but I actually think barkley has better feet than ronaldo. Ronaldo is probably the biggest example of a player making the most of what he has. An absolute credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 You cant build a Football Club around 1 player. This is the problem with us as a Football Club, we want the manager to be an 'Everton Man', Ross is 'one of us' so he must play. Times are changing and hopefully for the good, Id hate us to sell Barkley if im honest, id like nothing more than him to reach his potential with us but not at the expense of us moving forward as a club. Good post that Dean and spot on. If he doesn't improve us as a team then he should be moved on. Being a blue doesn't give him afree pass. I hope he does make it though but I'm not sure he's got it in him. Romey 1878 and dlblue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Same as the manager! RobA34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Good post that Dean and spot on. If he doesn't improve us as a team then he should be moved on. Being a blue doesn't give him afree pass. I hope he does make it though but I'm not sure he's got it in him. Been said before but I will say it again, we cant judge him till he has better players ahead of him. I agree tho, no player is more important than the team, but we are along way away from having to write off a player with so much talent and love for the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I hope there is a place for Barkley, maybe he could play just in front of a midfield three of McCarthy, Gana and Schneiderlin and behind Lukaku plus one in a 4-3-1-2 formation but he needs more passing options ahead of him and more cover behind him than is currently the case. That formation would also require our full backs to be our wingers and Baines is getting on a bit and Seamus is not really a winger - though he can cut inside and shoot well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I hope there is a place for Barkley, maybe he could play just in front of a midfield three of McCarthy, Gana and Schneiderlin and behind Lukaku plus one in a 4-3-1-2 formation but he needs more passing options ahead of him and more cover behind him than is currently the case. That formation would also require our full backs to be our wingers and Baines is getting on a bit and Seamus is not really a winger - though he can cut inside and shoot well enough. I think that this kind of formation would play perfectly to our strengths. When we're playing with true wingers or forcing players up front to huge the touch lines, it ends up negating our full backs' best assets. Either we discard Baines and Coleman for stronger defenders who don't bomb on, or we play a formation that is focused on interconnected play in midfield that allows them to break forward and do damage in the final third. This also would solve some of our massive gap issues in attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Reports in Italy suggesting Roma are extremely keen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Reports saying Chinese team willing to pay him £800k a week! Along with sterling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlblue Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Reports saying Chinese team willing to pay him £800k a week! Along with sterling.... At his age, id go! 2 years in China then come back with £40m in his bank and still only be 25/26. China are going to ruin football at this rate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 We need to keep him and build a team around him and Lukaku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 We need to keep him and build a team around him and Lukaku.This. His best football is ahead of him we'd be mad to sell. Sent from my Fusion5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Not a chance would he go to China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy_Talk Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 At his age, id go! 2 years in China then come back with £40m in his bank and still only be 25/26. China are going to ruin football at this rate though. Some fat headed Aussie that didn't know anything about phone hacking says "ha ha ha China?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlblue Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Not a chance would he go to China. I agree. Im simply saying if that was me i'd go. 800k a week is ridiculous. Two years over, bang in a load of goals and come back to the prem. Job done ha. Edited January 9, 2017 by Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 He should go. Create a legacy, he might even get some support by people who will look to him as a god. He'll make a fucktonne of money and probably be head and shoulders above (literally) the rest. I love you Ross. Ignore the haters man. Sibdane, London Blue and dlblue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 He could go....earn a fortune and come back and buy the club and the players he wants to supplement him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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