ciggiesnbeer Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 He has already done more than enough this season to justify his loan costs. But he has not done any where near enough for us to invest in him on a permanent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, tom_avfc said: This is embarrassing. Sort of thing I’d expect from school kids. Poor performance from Barkley again though which suggests that his previous two performances weren’t the turnaround that I was hoping for from him. Are you aware Barkley, Berkley and Barclay are all names that actual people have, and they're all pronounced exactly the same? I can't speak for the previous poster but it seems to me there's a good chance it's just a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 No matter how you spell it, I just want the experiment to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Panto_Villan said: Are you aware Barkley, Berkley and Barclay are all names that actual people have, and they're all pronounced exactly the same? I can't speak for the previous poster but it seems to me there's a good chance it's just a typo. Given the same poster has previously called him Dross Berkley and has been called out on it before I’d say a typo is pretty unlikely. This habit of giving players childish nicknames is pretty annoying whether they play for or against us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recircle Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, Panto_Villan said: Are you aware Barkley, Berkley and Barclay are all names that actual people have, and they're all pronounced exactly the same? I can't speak for the previous poster but it seems to me there's a good chance it's just a typo. Once might be a typo; used twice and it starts to look pointed (it does, after all, incorporate the word 'berk'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2021 37 minutes ago, tom_avfc said: Given the same poster has previously called him Dross Berkley and has been called out on it before I’d say a typo is pretty unlikely. This habit of giving players childish nicknames is pretty annoying whether they play for or against us. agreed...it's something you see regularly on SHA. we're better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 The “long COVID” conspiracy theorists have gone very quiet. I thought that was the reason for his performances? No? Don’t fancy spending money on him now? Oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Not good today, did you see him sprinting for the ball today? Man can't even run, it's a shame but he's hindering us. I thought he was better against Everton but two steps back again. Villa aren't signing him for £20-30 million, he also has no resale value. Signing Barkley would be madness. Chukwuemeka would have offered us more today than Barkley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillanousOne Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MrSmirch said: The “long COVID” conspiracy theorists have gone very quiet. I thought that was the reason for his performances? No? Don’t fancy spending money on him now? Oh well. Not really conspiracy theorists, if a large portion of our first time squad had Covid it's fairly safe to suggest that at least one of those players suffered from issues from Covid longer than the rest. I think even Trez reported that Ross had long Covid along with other rumours suggesting that might have been the case. Any kind of fatigue, or problems with fitness due to Covid would mess with any player. Again these are just rumours and could be false. It could have been lingering issues with his injury recovery and confidence, even fear of getting injured again. I know it works better to go fully 100% with the hatred, if he didn't have long Covid. But maybe smugly dismissing people who god forbid gave him the benefit of the doubt, is pretty unecessary. No one is calling for him to be signed so maybe go shout at a cloud instead. Edited May 9, 2021 by VillanousOne 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 09/05/2021 at 23:03, MrSmirch said: The “long COVID” conspiracy theorists have gone very quiet. I thought that was the reason for his performances? No? Don’t fancy spending money on him now? Oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 09/05/2021 at 18:08, brummybloke said: Don't think anyone wants someone in our shirt to fail. But 9/10 times you know it is Berkley who is our worst player. He kills our game. Slows it, wrong choices ,no effort, no bottle,no commitment all equals keep him away from our team. It will effect how other players think and play and no good will come of it. 4 games, 12 points, no Berkley means we have more chance of at least attempting to challenge for points. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 2 rubbish sub appearances, 2 rubbish first team appearances. Rewarded with a further starting place where he finally played well. Against a team he has a passionate hatred for. Having shown that he is capable of that performance, and followed it up by with that shower of $4!t I am now completely convinced he should never play for us again. He is a spent force and a complete waste of our time and money, and limits the experience our own players could get. Send him back, and let's develop our own players. Let him be someone else's lazy enigma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurru991 Posted May 11, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2021 Chelsea have a lot of cleaning out to do in the Summer . Barkley, Loftus/Cheek, Tammy Abrahams, Batshuayi just to name a few ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 09/05/2021 at 18:23, ciggiesnbeer said: He has already done more than enough this season to justify his loan costs. But he has not done any where near enough for us to invest in him on a permanent. The most sensible take on RB that I've seen anywhere - I agree completely 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 09/05/2021 at 22:03, MrSmirch said: The “long COVID” conspiracy theorists have gone very quiet. I thought that was the reason for his performances? No? Don’t fancy spending money on him now? Oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 tipped to join newcastle again this morning his attitude in that environment would be perfect 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: tipped to join newcastle again this morning his attitude in that environment would be perfect I imagine the running stats between him and Shelvey would be interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 12, 2021 8 hours ago, villa4europe said: tipped to join newcastle again this morning his attitude in that environment would be perfect that would be the most newcastle/bruce signing ever. big wages and 5 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, tomav84 said: that would be the most newcastle/bruce signing ever. big wages and 5 year deal. "we have to cut our cloth accordingly" Signs Ross Barkley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) On 09/05/2021 at 22:03, MrSmirch said: The “long COVID” conspiracy theorists have gone very quiet. I thought that was the reason for his performances? No? Don’t fancy spending money on him now? Oh well. Sadio Mane is a brilliant example of a player's form dwindling after contracting COVID. Would you cut him loose so easily? EDIT: I'm not saying we should sign Barkley, your post simply reeks of trying to point score so I had to bite. Edited May 12, 2021 by AV82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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