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[DannyMan2006]

O'Neil talking rubbish there. Just wants to drive up the price and let it be known that Barry will not be available on the cheap.

To put it into context we sold Crouch for £12m to Pompey when he had only one year left on his contract. Barry would not be as cheap as some people think.

[red g]

O'Neil talking rubbish there. Just wants to drive up the price and let it be known that Barry will not be available on the cheap.

To put it into context we sold Crouch for £12m to Pompey when he had only one year left on his contract. Barry would not be as cheap as some people think.

depending on the deal he did with him to stay last season.......

[DannyMan2006]

depending on the deal he did with him to stay last season.......

Nope. He didn't sign a new contract so nothing would be wrote down. Verbal agreements aren't worth the paper they're wrote on.

The ball is in O'Neils court really. If he's willing to lose £10m then fair play to him. Unlikely, and I think Barry will go if one of the big 4 move in for him. Personally I would have a cheeky bet on Barry going to Arsenal. Exactly the player they are crying out for and he'd walk into their team.

Any other move and he's got a real job on getting into the first XI.

[Gray]

I hope they both get serious injuries and are unsignable

[DannyMan2006]

I hope they both get serious injuries and are unsignable

One down.............

[kingfunk]

O neil is going to be assking for big money again this summer as he does not care if Barry stays and runs down his contract. If rafa really wants him, He should put in one offer and if its rejected say right, **** off, and look for a new man. That dick o neil disrupted our summer plans last year, There is no way that can be aloud to happen this summer.

[Rafael Benítez Maudes]

i dont think we will sign barry.

he will end up at arsenal

[MrsB]

Liverpool will have to pay £10million if they want Gareth Barry

By James Nursey, 23/05/2009
Mirror.co.uk



Martin O'Neill has warned Liverpool they will still have to pay at least £10million for Gareth Barry.

Liverpool, who tabled four failed bids for Barry last summer, are set to resume their pursuit of Aston Villa’s England midfielder.

And Villa boss O’Neill has pledged not to stand in Barry’s way if the left-footed maestro wants to quit for Champions League football.

But O’Neill insists Barry, 28, valued at £18m last summer, will still cost a lot despite having only 12 months remaining on his £47,000-a-week contract.

"The price obviously with a year left to run is a different issue," said O’Neill, who has offered Barry a lucrative new deal to stay.

"But by the same token he is an England international player, he has captained his country and he is still only 28 years old.

"He wouldn’t come cheaply even in this day and age."

[Bari]

if we we were to sell xabi, then go after barry the figure would increase by a couple of million.

[Leyton388]

Martin O'Neill is a horrible little ****ing leprecon. I don't think he is in any position to to dictate over barry are the embarrasing second half of the season they have had. They are ****ing **** and barry knows it. If he signs then great if not no big loss.

As for O'neill starting this **** up again if rafa wants him then put a £10m bid in and if its knocked back say ok see you later and go for someone else.

[pondus]

Martin O'Neill is a horrible little ****ing leprecon. I don't think he is in any position to to dictate over barry are the embarrasing second half of the season they have had. They are ****ing **** and barry knows it. If he signs then great if not no big loss.

As for O'neill starting this **** up again if rafa wants him then put a £10m bid in and if its knocked back say ok see you later and go for someone else.

Not a smart thing to do if Rafa REALLY wants Barry and thinks he is what is missing in our midfield/squad?

[dww]

Martin O'Neill is a horrible little ****ing leprecon. I don't think he is in any position to to dictate over barry are the embarrasing second half of the season they have had. They are ****ing **** and barry knows it. If he signs then great if not no big loss.

As for O'neill starting this **** up again if rafa wants him then put a £10m bid in and if its knocked back say ok see you later and go for someone else.

I don't see why people always seem to want to criticise people for fighting their own corner? It's exactly the same thing that other fans criticise Rafa for and in both cases it seems wrong headed and somewhat bizarre to me.

[Leyton388]

I don't see why people always seem to want to criticise people for fighting their own corner? It's exactly the same thing that other fans criticise Rafa for and in both cases it seems wrong headed and somewhat bizarre to me.

I'm not being critical of him for fighting his corner he has every right too. I am being critical of him running to the press every 5 minutes about it like he did last summer.

[dww]

I'm not being critical of him for fighting his corner he has every right too. I am being critical of him running to the press every 5 minutes about it like he did last summer.

I don't see why he shouldn't use that as a tactic, seems a perfectly valid way to try and get other people interested if you want a bidding war to me. Or to make it known to Villa fans that he is fighting to keep him.

[Leyton388]

I don't see why he shouldn't use that as a tactic, seems a perfectly valid way to try and get other people interested if you want a bidding war to me. Or to make it known to Villa fans that he is fighting to keep him.

Thats fair enough i just don't want us to get involved in it like we did last summer and it ending up dominating our summer with a will he won't he sign bollocks and question marks hanging over Xabi at the same time.

IMO swapping Xabi for barry would be like having a BMW m3 and swapping it for a 330. Yeah they are both great cars but the m3 just has the little extra.