Oh dear. Another one.
Very constructive, you are a 'wind-up' merchant!
So, when do football clubs listen to players via the press? When did Barry actually hand in a written transfer request then?
As far as I'm aware Barry hasn't done that yet for fear of losing a share of the transfer fee.
You should really starting thinking before posting.
In legal terms, a transfer request can be official, unofficial, verbal or written. The whole country has seen a document containing direct quotes from Barry expressing his desire to leave Aston Villa. That is a transfer request. If, for whatever reason, Barry contested that in court, he would lose.
And you should really try to be more respectful instead of winding up opposing fans on a message board.
However, if what you say is true then it's the first I've heard of it. In fact I was always under the impression a formal letter needed to be written to the club?
Pretty sure are right there - in order for it to be a formal transfer request the content of an interview in a shitty sunday rag doesnt count.