StefanAVFC Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I wouldn't take him back, He's 32 now and Irrespective of his wages, I just don't think he's that good anymore. Besides he's not a Lambert type of signing anyway. Rather have Luke Murphy from Crewe. I'd have Petrov in this years team if I could and he is 33. I would certainly take a 32 year old Barry as captain and leader of the revolution. I'd take him at a push, but give him the captaincy back? What sort of message would that send to all our players and young fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I'd take Barry back instantly. Be great to see him back, he'd improve us and certainly be a good player for the likes of Westwood, Delph, Sylla and Gardner to learn from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted June 23, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2013 "As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly." No from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 as much as i want him back i think it would be counter productive, we cant try to build a team of young and hungry players etc then bring in barry on twice the wages. He would have to take a massive wage cut, then be willing to compete for his spot, i dont think hes interested in any of it. He would probably want a reasonably long contract too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 23, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2013 I'd love Gaz Baz back. Would be a great player to have around the dressing room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I wouldn't take him back, He's 32 now and Irrespective of his wages, I just don't think he's that good anymore. Besides he's not a Lambert type of signing anyway. Rather have Luke Murphy from Crewe. I'd have Petrov in this years team if I could and he is 33. I would certainly take a 32 year old Barry as captain and leader of the revolution. I'd take him at a push, but give him the captaincy back? What sort of message would that send to all our players and young fans? A good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) I think it's a myth that our policy is to only sign young cheap unknown players, i think (and hope) the policy is to sign the best players we can afford. If we can afford Barry it would be a great signing Edited June 23, 2013 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I wouldn't take him back, He's 32 now and Irrespective of his wages, I just don't think he's that good anymore. Besides he's not a Lambert type of signing anyway. Rather have Luke Murphy from Crewe. I'd have Petrov in this years team if I could and he is 33. I would certainly take a 32 year old Barry as captain and leader of the revolution. The difference is we didn't sign Petrov when he was 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would he take a huge wage cut (from probably £100k+ to £40k or lower) to come back to an area he wants to be in, at a club he has a soft spot for? If he did, I would happily welcome him back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 not for me, he's lost a yard of pace when he didnt really have any anyway, think he'd come down here expecting to play every game too which when you consider how well sylla / delph / westwood played towards the end of the season wouldnt be that helpful, we'd effectively get him in and then straight away have 2 years to phase him out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would he take a huge wage cut (from probably £100k+ to £40k or lower) to come back to an area he wants to be in, at a club he has a soft spot for? If he did, I would happily welcome him back. It's a tough one. At current ability is he worth even 40k? We can't pay big wages just for somebody with experience, just for the sake of it. The only way I can see our current midfield unit splitting up is if we sign that huge CAM that everyone wants. Definitely not worth splitting up a unit that showed so much promise and can only improve by playing together, for the sake of a 33 year old. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 No. He made his choice to leave, hope he never gets the chance to put on the shirt again. Were building for the future and a chubby past it clearing in the woods(yes im bitter) doesnt fit the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would he take a huge wage cut (from probably £100k+ to £40k or lower) to come back to an area he wants to be in, at a club he has a soft spot for? If he did, I would happily welcome him back. As I recall he wasn't all that bothered about Villa when he did that interview in the Sun and tried to engineer his 'dream' move to Liverpool. Barry's not a Villa man in the same way Gabby is for example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I am waiting for the thing that always seems to get trotted out in these circumstances when linked with an older player - "I wouldn't want Player X to come in, and stall the development of Player Y or Z". I try not to get too sentimental about players, if we can get in someone better then I am happy for ANY of of team to be replaced, including Benteke and Guzan! Gareth Barry would improve our team without a shadow of a doubt, and dare I say he would be the first midfielder on the team sheet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I am waiting for the thing that always seems to get trotted out in these circumstances when linked with an older player - "I wouldn't want Player X to come in, and stall the development of Player Y or Z". I try not to get too sentimental about players, if we can get in someone better then I am happy for ANY of of team to be replaced, including Benteke and Guzan! Gareth Barry would improve our team without a shadow of a doubt, and dare I say he would be the first midfielder on the team sheet! I'd hazard a guess you haven't watched him play recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would he take a huge wage cut (from probably £100k+ to £40k or lower) to come back to an area he wants to be in, at a club he has a soft spot for? If he did, I would happily welcome him back. As I recall he wasn't all that bothered about Villa when he did that interview in the Sun and tried to engineer his 'dream' move to Liverpool. Barry's not a Villa man in the same way Gabby is for example. Like Trent, I've heard from people close to him that he would happily come back to Villa one day. He's not a Villa fan, like Gabby, but you can see that he wanted to leave to win things. Though the way he left wasn't the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Yes! I'm basing this on the fact that I think (although I could be wrong) that he's very professional & has always looked after himself (in the same way Giggs has), so I don't see why he couldn't keep on playing at a high level right into his late thirties. I don't see why we couldn't make good use out of him for a couple of seasons at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I am waiting for the thing that always seems to get trotted out in these circumstances when linked with an older player - "I wouldn't want Player X to come in, and stall the development of Player Y or Z". I try not to get too sentimental about players, if we can get in someone better then I am happy for ANY of of team to be replaced, including Benteke and Guzan! Gareth Barry would improve our team without a shadow of a doubt, and dare I say he would be the first midfielder on the team sheet! I'd hazard a guess you haven't watched him play recently. Yes, I have seen him play thank you. I apologise that I didn't put IMO at the end of my post, you clearly don't share the same opinion as myself. So, he'd struggle to get into our side Stefan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would he take a huge wage cut (from probably £100k+ to £40k or lower) to come back to an area he wants to be in, at a club he has a soft spot for? If he did, I would happily welcome him back. As I recall he wasn't all that bothered about Villa when he did that interview in the Sun and tried to engineer his 'dream' move to Liverpool. Barry's not a Villa man in the same way Gabby is for example. Like Trent, I've heard from people close to him that he would happily come back to Villa one day. He's not a Villa fan, like Gabby, but you can see that he wanted to leave to win things. Though the way he left wasn't the best. We'd just finished sixth in the league with a very good team, If he really cared about Villa he could have stayed and helped us win things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) I'd take him back in a heartbeat as we could do with a bit of experience and stability in midfield. I think he'll sit on his £120,000 per week contract for one last year though. Edited June 23, 2013 by R.I.C.O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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