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FANTÔMAS wrote:You don't know the background story. Perhaps like Gerrard, he was trying to force the club into giving him a new deal. However, the whole thing backfired in his face. Gareth Barry nor his agent were expecting for Martin O'Neill to act the way he did and Barry felt like he was being forced out of the club he loves and has spent his whole career at, much like our dear old Captain felt when Benítez and Parry failed to bring him any sort of a contract at the beginning of the summer of 2005.

In Gerrard's case it was declaring a transfer request and Parry going public with it, that eventually got Chairman Moores involved.

peewee wrote:

FANTÔMAS wrote:

peewee wrote:

who the does MON think he is?

He's the manager of Aston Villa. He's in charge of managing the personnel under his leadership. He has the right to negotiate wages, set up tactics, etc. etc. It's within his power to set deadlines if another club wants to swoop in and take one of his best players. Do you really expect anything less if we had been in this situation and Benítez was going to sell Gerrard?

lets just stick to the transfer deadline rather than some poxy deadline he has dreamed up trying to force our hand.

Well, while their's a transfer deadline, I think he's attempting to set a time date by which he knows when, where and what kind of squad he'll have come September when the campaign really kicks off. I think it's only fair that he asks us to buy him now, considering it would give him time to go shopping for a replacement.

the problems here are of his own making trying to stand up to the big boys and its just made him look an idiot, we will buy him when we re good and ready martin, not because you make some poxy demand. this thing would have been sorted ages ago if it wasnt for his behaviour trying to get an extra couple of million for a player not worth that much.

I think thats what Chelsea thought when Gerrard was trying to stir the Board and Benítez into giving him a new contract post-Istanbul. They continue to think, according to the same people's annoyances (you are not the first one to spout this belief about Barry) that they can buy anyone they want on thier own schedule. Have we become that dreaded monster so many of us hated in the Summer of 2005?

Bamaga man wrote:

s@int wrote:If we sign Barry and can somehow manage to keep Alonso, I think we will be very close.

                            Reina
Carra        Skrtel              Agger     Dossena

Gerrard      Masch        Alonso        Barry

                  Keane     Torres

Not really a weakness anywhere in that team !

Playing two of your best players in their secondary positions respectively doesnt bode well with me.

I said before, why move Carra to accomodate Skertel. Carra is a rock there and he formed a nice partnership with Agger before the Danes injury. Skertel is good but lacks
concerntration and anticiapetion in vital moments of a game, therefore hes more prone to causing us a clanger of detrimental effect. Carra is a natural born leader who will not only do his job well, but talks alot along the back of the line. I dont know whether Agger or Skertel are vocal enough and can organise things at the back aswell as Carra can.

I dont think Gerrard playing on the right is his best position. Take out Alonso and stick Stevie there would be good, but then we've got no real quality out wide on the right.

The line-up looks strong I'll give you that S@int, but I dont think the team would be at its strongest or best unless you had both the Scousers in the center of their respective postions.

In saying though it wouldnt suprise me atall to see Rafa try soemthing like this and prove me wrong ... For once