Barry who?

Now that the season is up and running and we are doing well, I was thinking, what would the situation be like now if we had signed Gareth Barry in the summer? Looking at Alonso, he is playing very well right now and I do not think that Barry would have been playing better than Alonso is currently. I have not watched much of Villa...

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Get this Gareth Barry thing sorted out please!

I can not remember a more talked up and dramatic transfer like this! All summer we have been hearing Gareth Barry this, Gareth Barry that. I am sure most of you feel the same way that I do and we are sick and tired of all this ‘is he staying or going’ talk. For me, I thought that this was going to be a simple deal,...

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And now Barry will stay with Aston Villa

Can they make up their mind about this? I am sure I am not the only one who is not happy about this whole Gareth Barry saga. Just a few hours ago, we were led to believe that Villa and Liverpool have agreed a deal for Barry. But now, a statement on the Aston Villa website is saying, “This evening, Aston Villa can announce...

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Barry deal agreed

If you are to believe reports this afternoon, it is said that Liverpool and Aston Villa have agreed a 19m deal for Gareth Barry. Reports from The Insider state that Liverpool have agreed to pay 17.5m cash plus Steve Finnan to acquire Barry. This comes as a surprise to me as Rafa had made it clear that he would have to sell first...

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Steve Finnan plus £17m for Barry – Are they mad?

Aston Villa have come with an offer on the table if Liverpool want to sign Gareth Barry. The offer is simple, “Give us £17m and Steve Finnan and you can have Barry”. I had to just laugh at this proposal. Firstly, £17m is not even worth Gareth Barry, and now they want to ‘milk’ Finnan as part of the deal. You can...

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