the wes 7,212 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Ross Barkley rejected Chelsea as Antonio Conte turned phone off, says Joey Barton https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4386011/chelsea-transfer-news-ross-barkley-antonio-conte-joey-barton/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,074 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 45 minutes ago, the wes said: Ross Barkley rejected Chelsea as Antonio Conte turned phone off, says Joey Barton https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4386011/chelsea-transfer-news-ross-barkley-antonio-conte-joey-barton/ That would be an astonishing thing for Barton to say unless he had heard it from someone. Might be a case of Chinese whispers, but might be true. If true then either Antonio thought it was all agreed and that his part in the deal was over or, more intriguingly, maybe he just didn't want Barkley and engaged in a bit of sabotage? If it had reached the stage where the coach flet he needed sabotage to get his own way then that does not auger well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,074 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 02/09/2017 at 3:17 PM, guddy6969 said: Talk sport saying Ross did have a medical but his is lying because they found something out about him.. a player would be very badly advised to outright lie like that when so many people would know the truth. He'd just look ridiculous when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,074 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 03/09/2017 at 6:02 PM, Iggy Doonican said: In the Guardian there's a fans view of the transfer window this is what a Palace fan said. • Best buy: Sakho, given how well he did for us last season, though Loftus-Cheek has been a revelation That's what I was being told about Charlie Musonda when he first arrived at Betis. I was telling people that it just wasn't true, barring one game in which he really did play very well. In the end, Charlie continued to play so well that he got dropped and never regained his regular place in the side. During that spell where there was a disparity between my assessment and those of others, I kept saying that more sober judgements about Charly's efforts would surface once they honeymoon period was over. I think the same is true of Rubes though I must say that, overall, I've liked what he's done at Palace better than I did was what I was seeing from Charly over that first Spell in Spain. I watched a display of Ruben's after which Kevin Day, a personality I really like, said that if Chelsea have better players than Ruben we will win the league by miles. Rubes was OK in the sense that he showed examples of his talent, but only as he sometimes did in his better displays here. I felt Day was honneymooned up. As I've been saying for five years now, I'm a big believer in Ruben's abilities but he has to influence games more. That means he has to get on the ball more than he does and that requires him to work harder when his team is in possession. The idea that he is defensively lazy is wrong in my view. Rubes is at his laziest when he's just done something good. Instead of getting on his bike again, he mentally switches off for an instant. When I first commented on this years ago he would literally stand around and walk during spells in junior team games. The penny is gradually sinking but it has taken far longer than it might have done. Hopefully the pressure to justify the expectations of Palace fans will help him solve this issue once and for all. Few things would give more pleasure than to see Ruben succeed in becoming the player his talent promises he might be, but it hasn't happened yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 16 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: That's what I was being told about Charlie Musonda when he first arrived at Betis. I was telling people that it just wasn't true, barring one game in which he really did play very well. In the end, Charlie continued to play so well that he got dropped and never regained his regular place in the side. During that spell where there was a disparity between my assessment and those of others, I kept saying that more sober judgements about Charly's efforts would surface once they honeymoon period was over. I think the same is true of Rubes though I must say that, overall, I've liked what he's done at Palace better than I did was what I was seeing from Charly over that first Spell in Spain. I watched a display of Ruben's after which Kevin Day, a personality I really like, said that if Chelsea have better players than Ruben we will win the league by miles. Rubes was OK in the sense that he showed examples of his talent, but only as he sometimes did in his better displays here. I felt Day was honneymooned up. As I've been saying for five years now, I'm a big believer in Ruben's abilities but he has to influence games more. That means he has to get on the ball more than he does and that requires him to work harder when his team is in possession. The idea that he is defensively lazy is wrong in my view. Rubes is at his laziest when he's just done something good. Instead of getting on his bike again, he mentally switches off for an instant. When I first commented on this years ago he would literally stand around and walk during spells in junior team games. The penny is gradually sinking but it has taken far longer than it might have done. Hopefully the pressure to justify the expectations of Palace fans will help him solve this issue once and for all. Few things would give more pleasure than to see Ruben succeed in becoming the player his talent promises he might be, but it hasn't happened yet. Did you know Kevin Day used to be in the National Front ?. I only posted what a Palace fan said I don't really watch much football apart from Chelsea so have no idea how's he playing. There's far too much football and analysis it's extremely tedious especially from the likes of Keown, Savage, Crooks etc. If I'm not at the game I watch Chelsea in my local and we get the governor to turn on the telly five minutes before kick off to spare us the adverts and Carragher and Neville snoozefest. And I do the same at home find out the team and turn on just before kick off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,314 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I thought we dodged a bullet missing out on Stones. After watching England v Slovakia I think we dodged a whole fucking fusillade missing out Barkley and Ox Chamberlain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 15 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: I thought we dodged a bullet missing out on Stones. After watching England v Slovakia I think we dodged a whole fucking fusillade missing out Barkley and Ox Chamberlain One good thing to come out of last night is that it's finally dawned on the media that England are shit and are coached by a bloke with a lamentable managerial record. As for the Ox and Barkley they have committed career hari kari just another couple of overhyped English players who will never deliver on the big stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,314 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, Iggy Doonican said: One good thing to come out of last night is that it's finally dawned on the media that England are shit and are coached by a bloke with a lamentable managerial record. As for the Ox and Barkley they have committed career hari kari just another couple of overhyped English players who will never deliver on the big stage. Same old, same old wasn't it. Sail through the qualifying then watch us bomb out in Russia. Ox Cham all huff and bluster with the finesse of a dyspraxic John Merrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blusan Alamb 295 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I think Barkley did the right thing by snubbing us. Apparently, he has no position to play at Chelsea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tautvix 1,321 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Good for quantity but not sure about quality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,505 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 48 minutes ago, Blusan Alamb said: Hopefully he moves to a different club. We should be focusing on wingers & wingbacks. We don't need a square peg for a round hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 18 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said: Hopefully he moves to a different club. We should be focusing on wingers & wingbacks. We don't need a square peg for a round hole. Totally agree we need quality wing backs not Barkley in the January transfer window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 We wont get two wing backs in January, we will be lucky to get two players let alone two much needed upgrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Blusan Alamb said: Pointless signing If we do sign Barkley what's the point keeping RLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathangeorge99 27 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 As the transfer window is fast approaching, this one is going to be a saga once again. For me, he would add much more dynamism to our midfield than what we currently have. Let's hope our board can finally get a deal done when there's a chase for a signature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,939 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 A while back Ross would have been a great addition to our squad but now, meh. As soem have already said, he isn't really needed. We should be focusing on other areas of the team, areas that need addressing sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Why are we so desperate for Barkley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,909 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Whyyyyy the fuck would we still be interested in Barkley? We have 4 CM's now plus RLC to return in the summer. Barkley wouldn't get into this side as is. I had hoped this was an Emenalo obsession and the interest would've died when he left. This is the sort of signing that we have to sto making if we want to take the next step. If the club wants another midfielder it needs to be a top player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget 126 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Strange one.. Although I'd take him if he's happy to take a shot every once in a while rather than trying to play tippy tapping arsenal football for the first 85 minutes of every match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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