Cat out of the bag: Barry won't be playing for Aston Villa next season

He said he wanted to leave,until liverpool meet the price there is nothing else to say.He is trying to shift it onto the club he wants to leave so why offer him anything.Fuck him i hope he gets put in the reserves.

If our club captain wants to behave like this then I think we should make him rot in the reserves for 2 years.

He is under contract so he can't just decide to leave. The club must first accept an offer.

Carrick and Hargreaves went for £20 million. Why should we accept any less?

I thought Barry was more professional than this but clearly he is no better than the likes of Ronaldo.

No no no this is all about MON not handling this properly.He has just ignored Barry and he and the general have lied to fans... >:(

If this is actually quoted from Gareth Barry then firstly i'm shocked that he would come out with such a thing while under contract getting paid tens of thousands a week, while fans who get paid minimum wage have to save to go to matches, and quite obviously the underlying current of his tone is that he wants a pay-rise. Greedy f*ck.

Secondly IF what he says is true, then Martin O'Neill has alot to answer for. I love MO'N but this isnt good enough, Barry has several points about calling him back if he says he is going to, atleast sharing some info about summer targets with the player but most of all i am royally p*ssed off about his Euro excursion. It is just not on. Both parties have gone down in my estimation.

Its sad.

I could have shot him.

rackface: carrick went for 14 million and hargreaves 17 million (according to wikipedia) and were younger than barry at the time of transfer.

i don't think we'll get more than 13 million

Just goes to show that even a club 'elder statesman' can be an immature tw*t (insert vowel of your own choice).

Barry u flucking arsehole, stirring the sit so u can get what u want, well I tell u what if I was ur manager I would make u stay, someone needs to stand up to these want away players, as for having a dig at o'neill the man who has helped u get into the england team the man who has improved ur overall game in the short time he has been ur manager I find it very disrespectful, if u do get ur wish I really hope things don't go ur way, lets hope u are sitting on the bench most of the time and lets hope o'neill takes the mighty VILLA to bigger & better things than liverpool this coming season, and anyone who gives barry a good reception when comes back needs to tie a liverpool scarf around their necks, come on Martin O'Neill and Randy Lerner replace barry with a better player because all said and done there are plenty of players out there that are a class above barry. UP THE VILLA.

First off - whilst I believe that Barry has been a good servant to the club and always gave 100% - I am not one who thinks he is god and certainly believe that he can be replaced. In fact due to the iinflated price of british players - I believe the transfer fee that we will recieve will enable us to buy a vastly superior player - thats my opinion.

The main point about his comments though is that it reflects terribly on MoN, Lerner, Villa's management and ambition. Before the summer - all comments from everyone at the club were 'number one priority is keeping barry.......we need lots of quality in the transfer market'. Now from Barrys comments - Villa have done absolutely nothing to keep him and couldn't tell the most infleuntial player at a club their transfer targets!! This is a massive summer for Villa and MoN is off at the european championships. He should not have a bloody minute to spare.

If during next season we hear the 'small squad' excuse or the 'we are doing briallient CONSIDERING the players we have' argument - i will be physically sick. The squad size and squad quality are 1million percent the responsibility of MoN and Lerner and its probably the most important aspect of their job.

All I ask is the club that I love for the first time in 25years, and with the best opportunity in that timeframe, to show some ambition. I hope that by the start or next season (three weeks away) things will have changed but right now it pains me to say it but all indications are that we accept mediocrity and are being led by media spindoctors whose words speak louder than their actions.

Agree with the rest, if he wanted more money he wouldn't have promised half his testimonial to charity, he IS shifting the blame.

He has 2 years left on his contract and where does he get off thinking he needs to be clued up on who the club are trying to get in?

If it wasn't for MON he would probably be playing for Pompey or some other also-ran club!

Barry has gone down in my estimation.

He should not get tangled in it all. It's obvious Liverpool want him and although they have offered 3 times for him now, their offers are not worthwhile. If I offered 20 quid, 30 quid or 50 quid for Ronaldo just because I have been persistant does not mean Manure would sell. Rafa just stump up the 17- 18 mill its gonna cost and stop pishing us all about. You really have made to look a twat in all this.

Barry is just trying to speed the process up and cheapen the deal for Liverpool.

I so hope we pip those scousers for a Champ league spot next year. How sweet that would be.

Barry going to the NOTW for his story? Your previous Villa Godlike status is fading

Err hang on a minute Gareth. Didn't you go off on holiday for a few weeks and then call MON to tell him you wanted to join Liverpool? Maybe that's why no-one has offered you anything you silly boy. And you did have a meeting and both MON and RL told you that you were wanted.
Also I think he spent most of last season telling you and the press what an amazing player you were and how much you were valued, and now all of a sudden, since you stated you wanted to move, he's not saying it anymore. I wonder why?

It's like finding out your Mrs has been desperately wanting to f**k someone else and then she wants you to tell her you love her and buy her a bigger car.
Well sorry mate, but if you were my Mrs I tell you to f**k right off and leave your car keys on the table. And you ain't getting any divorce settlement either.

It's a real shame that it's come to this because the fans loved you. We were the ones shouting your name from the rooftops when your England career went down the pan - a point that you even recognise yourself and have stated in an interview. I think you should have taken a long hard look at how you got your place back, and realise that MON's input has been paramount - as far as I can see it's only been this last 2 years that you have REALLY shone.

So now it transpires that you're just like the others when we thought we had someone of real character.

I hear there's a nice piece of wood with your name on it at Anfield - an I ain't talking about a plaque on the wall.

[quote]I am obviously flattered that someone as successful as Rafa Benitez thinks so highly of me[/quote]

So were Pennant and Crouch, will they still be at Anfield come August?

[quote]There was no offer of a new contract to prove how much the club valued me, no talk about players who were being brought in to boost the squad, not even a mention of a few possible targets.[/quote]

MON always keeps his cards close to his chest, does Barry really think that MON is going to lay his plans in front of someone that had probably already made up his mind to leave? Not a chance Gareth, MON is the gaffer as you yourself say, he is answerable to Randy Lerner, not you, you bench-warming red.

BTW, not personal but i did hold the belief before this that if GB left, his England career would stall again.

Who interviewed him and is he quoted on this? Barry is playing with fire if he has said this, not sure what Lerner and MON reaction will be but I would not expect either, especially Lerner to sit back and accept these type of comments. In the worlds of these sort of people comments can backfire on either the person who said it or the paper that have made it up.

no player is bigger that the villa,
you were right damian, he has no loyalty, the only other opportunity he had to leave(pompey)he was gonna take.
what does he want a contract offer after he'd already asked to leave when both manager and chairman asked him to stay.
i honestly think he can be easily replaced, his value is £8million tops
but i'm glad we are standing our ground for a big fee.
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Mr Barry If you want your move so badly then put in a formal transfer request and so give up your 'right' to a cut of the transfer fee - This is something you have so far failed to do and strikes ma as a pitiful show of greed. Stop hiding behind Liverpool and your agent and sniping at how things are not going your way......Never mind the manager asking you to stay, all you have done with these comments is insulted the Fans after thay have made it loud and clear that they want you at Villa Park....well not any more we don't.....Run to rafa and you will soon realise the grass isnt greener.....You can get added to the list of good players at VP who will never have the long term love and welcome that they could have achieved - Andy Gray, Dwight Yorke, John Gidman, Bosnich, Gareth Southgate & David Platt....They will never have a place in the heart at VP, unlike Sid Cowans or Dennis Mortimer or Charlie Aitkin and this is what you are giving up...In time you will see what an idiotic mistake you ahve made. When football has all but forgotten you and you need a friend in 40 years there wont be many in Birmingham for you....And dont kid yourself there will be many in Liverpool either.

Well he didnt have to go public with this, i'm waiting for news everyday about players we are going too sign but we hear nothing..!! So if the club car't even contact our club captain with news about players we are going for, and sit down with him and match the wages Liverpool are offering.... It doesnt surprise me he had this outbust, i'm sure he will go now but thats not the biggest problem now..!! We will have loads more money, and it will be spent on the usual crap (sidwell, johnson, players from the championship) I find it strange MON was pissed off with Berger for his outbust about Barry going to Liverpool, but then does nothing (new players, new contract) to keep him..!!

Can't believe that of him. Mon will go mental, because it was quite personal. Get the money and run. L'pool will see that he is not that great and fades in and out of games.

I have always thought Barry is self serving and arrogant.
To some degree you have to be both to become the club captain at this level.
But this sanctimonious crap he has released to the press is simply to attempt, pathetically!, to force MON's hand.
MON's bigger than all this and will ALWAYS do whats best for the club not himself and a lot of managers that were going to be buying this window are declaring their intentions to wait till this silly season as it has always been called is past.
Come on Martin, make us proud. :D

Right now, I'm just sad. Club progressing so well, we dont need this s**t, no matter what the reasons are. Good season Barry, now keep your mouth closed. And MON, I really hope you know what you are doing.

Barry's no longer a Aston Villa player in my eyes and o'neil is partly to blame this has been a really fustrating summer for all the fans and o'neil better get it sorted out!!!

I just think this is so out of character and not likely from the club captain. I think these comments come from the NOTW, this is the same news paper that today claims the 'cash strapped Queen' is to run a premium rate phone line to raise money. Expect a retraction / denial / I was misquoted etc to come from Barry v. soon.

These words sound like they come from someone who is very hurt by the sutuation. I love Mon but feel he should be in contact with his captain with all the speculation going on. Was Mon just trying to sell him all the time? He said he would prove the ambition of the club but so far we / Barry have seen nowt.

Just before I start to get ready for my Sunday lunchtime pint, wanted to add that Barry is in the past as far as I am concerned. "Barry for England" we chanted, and he got there with our help. I would understand if was leaving a sinking ship, but we are club on the up. Gets cold sitting on the bench in December Barry!!!!

i wonder if MON will be quizzed about this tonight on the bbc, like they asked him about barry last time, it will be intresting anyway.

It's really disappointing to see GB turn to the press in this fashion. It doesn't really matter how many years of loyal service or how much respect he's shown the club upto now, it's ending his career at villa in this fashion that most people will remember when we talk about him in the future.

I say let him go, but only for the price we want, or let him rot in the reserves also. It's clear to me that gareth's professionalism isn't what a lot of us thought it was and i've lost total respect for the fella.

has barry held contract negotiations with liverpool? if so did he get permission? if he did that means mon does not want him! if he didn't get consent then liverpool have tapped him up and therefore should he eventually sign for liverpool himself and liverpool should be fined and the pool docked points for breach of contract on the player and breaking fa regulatory rules...

UTV

we had somthing similar when o'leary tried to tap up james beattie and we got fined etc... so why should liverpool not get the same treatment even if he dont sign for them...

id personally cut his wages and stick him in the reserves let him stue till his contract ends he'll be a 30 year old player who wont have played a top game in 2 years if he leaves for free then who's really going to want him he has no pace now! just a bit of composure on the ball and good vision.... but then so has merson he is still a better player now at his weight than barry will ever be

I'm usually an optimistic fan, but I'm getting anxious.
Here's my take on it. Gareth Barry is a decent. tidy midfielder- but is no world beater! I don't think much of his loyalty, Villa have been good to him and, on the other occasion when he was targeted by Prem rivals, again he said he'd like to leave.
But more importantly, if what Barry says is true then MON and co really do have some questions to face.
MON should not be p*ssing around on BBC when our squad is so, so desperately short of numbers and quality. With the exception of Young and Carew, MON has been a disgrace in the transfer market. Starting last season with no right back was a sackable offence in my opinion.
And whilst our rivals keep making signings, he arses around on tv.
I can't believe in the meeting with Barry- our captain- that he didnt even suggest some potential targets. Well, then again i can believe it because he probably doesn't have any because although he is a useful tactician I still think the guy is a total moron and my patience is really wearing thin. You've been at the club quite a long time Martin, its time to make some real progress.

What a t*at. He's gone down massively in my estimation, bleating on that MON and the club have done nothing to keep him here. MON and Randy told him how much they valued him and how much they wanted him to stay, buy he comes back from Trinidad and says that his mind is made up and he wants to go. Fair enough, but why does he expect the club to get down on their knees after that and grovel and beg him to stay?

I never understand why players do this and use the papers to try and force a club's hand and in one fell swoop alienate the fans who idolised them for years.

while i admired barry's attitude at the beginning of this saga he is now acting like a spoiled brat because he hasn't got his own way quickly.as usual,contrary to what this tosser has said,mon has been spot on in making him sweat.it was obvious from day one that barry wanted to go,so why waste any time on him?it's quite simple really,either liverpool pay 20m or there's no sale.i say give them a time limit and if it's not met stick the prick in the reserves for the rest of his contract.liverpool are quite happy to pay 20m for other players so why take the piss out of villa.if villa do get the cash they can replace barry with a faster,fitter more-goals-per-season player.barry should remember that villa stood by him when he was mediocre for a few years before mon arrived

Sounds like Barry is getting the same treatment as the fans.

If things are exactly as Barry say then good luck to him, he's at an age in which waiting another 2 years for this snail-paced 5 year plan will only hold him back and - frankly - I'm sick to death to hear we have money and big plans only to end up with Zat Knight and Routledge.

The man has a point, I've often wondered myself what is MON doing working for the BBC whilst the likes of Hughes and co. are out there buying players now, not on the 31st of August.

Good luck Gareth, at least someone who had the balls to say it like it is.

Until liverpool meet the price there is nothing to say on o`neils part,Barry you are a wanker do you want o`neill to ring you up and tell you how great you are?Well the reason he hasn`t is because you are not that great you prick.Fuck off.

gareth barry? such a mediocre player but causes so much contraversy and debate! and for what reason because mon has given us nothing else to talk about....

Well I agree that Barry is out of order but so is Martin O'Neill. He should make time for Barry so i am dissapointed in both. I think we should cash in on him now as I don't want any player at Villa if they aren't 100% commited. I think we should spend the money on Rafael van der Vaart. He is better than Barry and a similar type of player. I also think we should keep it english. I would go for Anton Ferdinand, Aaron Lennon, David Bentley and Peter Crouch. Villa have a very good reputation for having a young exciting english team and we should keep that going.

UP THE VILLA!!

Do the honorable thing Barry and hand in your transfer request. What worries me is that this suggests the club don't have the money for significant signings. Vary sad because the atmosphere will sour very quickly next season when results go against us.

Martin O'Neil isn't out of order.

Gareth Barry has already told him he wants to leave the club.

I'm guessing as far as Martin O'Neill is concerned he's got a price, e.g. £20mn. and he's waiting for Liverpool to meet it - they may even know it.

If they don't meet it then Barry doesn't get his move.

Barry is the turncoat here. As far as I can see, Martin O'Neill has done nothing wrong - unless you want him to act like a pussy.

Interestingly the same story is in the Mercury, when more than one paper has the story there is usually more truth to it.
Gareth is forcing the issue as he is worried than Liverpool are stalling.
Liverpool are being very clever, they have totally unsettled the player, we will have no choice but to sell him, and may be cut our losses.

What we should focus on now is how we build for the future without both Garth and Olof.
In these modern times you do not have to be a your desk to talk to players. Lets hope the signings start this week!!

Another point - will Gareth be cup tied for Champions League if he plays in the Intertoto?

This is Barry realising that Liverpool won't be getting him as they don't have the money. He's not really a person with a good brain. Should of kept his mouth shut and waited for things to happen. He said he wanted to go so why would Villa try and offer him something. Poor old agent as well he showed that he doesn't have much of a business brain and will miss out on a lot of money. I agree with people I'd rather see him suffer for 2 years in the 2nd team - He'll be out of the England frame within that time. Liverpool will only be a 6th 7th place team so its really going to back fire.

Again, MON should be working his ass off at Villa Park not sit around mincing at the BBC.

We all know that if a player wants a move, the player will go: the same applies to Arsenal with Adebayor and Wenger knows that.

The "rot in the reserves" adagio is an old one and rarely happens, unless you are some low profile Championship player.

MON may not be a pussy but he sure takes his time to do everything. I'd prefer him entirely focused on his job, given that the last 2 transfer windows have been a major anti-climax and we only get linked with other clubs' rejects or 18 year olds.

i think villarob has mad a significant statement.

Liverpool have unsettled him AND he is worried that deal could stall.

Barry already stated earlier this month in a phone call that he wanted the move. So why is he complaining?

Mon is not doing enough about transfers, but I think Barry is manipulating his stance on the whole issue to show the fans he is not a bad guy, when Mon is just waiting for the £20 mill cos he knows he can't tempt Gareth back.

I REALLY REALLY REALLLY THINK WE OUGHT TO SIGN Diego FROM WERDER BREMEN... THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST SIGNING OF THE SUMMER... BIGGER THAN Cristiano GOING TO REAL.

The thing people seem to be forgetting including gareth barry is that O`neill doesn`t have to "convince" him to stay,He is under contract for the next 2 years.

I can't believe Barry still can't see that he will not be in the Liverpool 1st team weak in weak out! Hes a great player but Rafa is a Sh*t manager to be fair. He can't help himself but to change tactics every f**king weak. I cant believe MON would do such a thing, most likely orders from Lerner but i don't believe that MON would not contact him on his own occord

to say I'm a little bit fed up of all this drama would be putting it mildly. Sell him ASAP bleed the scouce dry watch them fail again and let's see his comments about the great rafa next season when he falls out of favour and looses his England place that MON got back for him. The great rafa has acheived what? It took nearly £200million to get what he has acheived only chelski have spent more in that time and look at there sucess in comparison.

Well said Damien. Barry is complaining about no being in contact with MON, yet he was off with England and then on holidays. He is acting like a spoiled brat. MON has every right to feel betrayed by GB after resurrecting his england career. He's just waiting for the right price so why should he kiss Barry's ass. Feck off to Liverpool and i hope youlive to regret it. Captain Marvelous my ass!

I don't blame Gareth. Why would he want to stay when hes treated like that. He said before the season finished that he wanted to see where this club was going before making a decision. He's waited nearly 2 months and nothing has happened. Good luck Gareth, we're a lesser team without you!

Lets be clear here. I am a Liverpool fan and I think Barry has been totally deluded and disrespectful. The way he is carrying on now is a disgrace. However, Paddy, If you think Liverpool have spent a fraction of what Chelsea have then can you please send me some of what you are smoking. Benitez has spent 80M net in 4 years. 20M a season. Chelsea have spent probably in the region of 250M net in that time (having spent 100M the year before on players before Rafa arrived). If I were you lot I would get rid of him as he obviously now thinks he is bigger than the club and I can't imagine O'Neill will let that happen. He has done a fantastic job there and won't let Barry undermine him I assure you. See you in late August!

I'm a window cleaner, we drove past barrys house on thursday as he lives in Ullenhall.
There were numerous transporter lorries parked up on his drives, at first glance it looked like he was having things delivered, but when we drove past the second time, it was evident they weren't unloading but loading.
This pretty much confirmed for me and my work mates that he was off.
WOrst thing is, we had a mini discussion afterwards, none of us seemed all that bothered. Six months ago I'd have been irate, but I'm so far past caring now, that I can't wait to get shot of him.
If someone who's supposed to be our leader and captain, wants out for a team that we'll probably be better than in the next few years then let him go.
I'd be very suprised if he's a regular in the first team.
Get whatever for him, make reo-coker the captain.
Spend the money on someone, a great point above was sign diego, he'd cost 17-20 mil.
SO pay it and we've replaced barry with someone better.

End of.

the truth hurts and this clearly hurts. its all well enough him saying 'if' this and 'if' that, he could have done something himself rather than faf around on holiday.
he has 2 years left on him contract therefore doesnt need a new contract, thats just greedy! why wshould he know the players we'er trying to buy? just as well as he would have blurted them out in the interview! all parties need to wake up and sort it all out.
to be honest if he is still at villa come august, what do we do??

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farm him out to walsall on loan ;D

Firstly I would be very disapointed if Barry has actually said these things but my gut feeling is that he has!! If that's the case then I hope he becomes a bench warmer at Liverpool and we finish above them (which I strongly expect we will).

I think MON viewed it as game over when he talked about it on MOD after a Euro game. He was clearly disappointed that he had been let down by Barry and who can blame him. He nurtured him back into the England side and gave him the club captaincy and he's thrown it back in his face. Makes me nauseous!!

Why should MON call him and beg him to stay or offer more money or try to have to convince him, yet again, that the Villa is the place to be. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me scenario!!!

I say let him go for 15m - which I think is a fair price. My targets for the season are now as follows:

Liverpool get knocked out of Champs League at the first stage. We have a good run in all cup competitions (including UEFA), we finish above Liverpool and we qualify for Champs League. That should do...

Very diasppointing Gareth...... >:(

Lets be clear here - All communication related to Gareth Barry and 'the potential transfer' will infact be conducted by agent Alex Black, accepted that this is dissapointing, we have seen this happen many times when negotiations appear to stall and MON and RL will not be surprised to hear this news today (the reaction from all on this Blog alone will be exactly what GB and his advisors were after)

Personally I take this with a pinch of salt, sure we all know that GB is leaving, however these comments are not indicative of what GB represents and realistically feels for the club - regardless the comments are still worrying and put in doubt the long term direction of the club as a whole. Two years ago MON bent over backwards to pursuade GB that his future lies at VP, anyone who seriously thinks that MON's existing stance is aligned to that of a manager looking to hold on to their captain "you are kidding yourselves"

It doesnt pay to hold a grudge - we have witnessed Walters, Hodge, Yorke, Platt and Ehiogu all come to Villa Park to be greeted with the usual...... and score at the Holte End - coincidence? More recently we have been punished on our travels by Solano, Crouch and Vassell.

Lets put Gareth Barry to bed - Fuck him off and kick on with our plans for next season....!!!

Well said Gareth MON is an old codger with no idea how to work in the premiership. Good luck and thanks for 10 years of trying and if you our captain doesn't believe Villa are moving forward that's the biggest sign that we are being mugged off by MON and RL.

shocked barry has spoke out like this,but whatever gareth,go back to brighton,if it wasnt for the villa you would probably be flipping burgers,lets get this out the way once and for all and start getting some players in.villa are bigger than you barry and this will be proven.know im calling for MON to get back your club needs you.

Oh dear little Gareths spat his dummy out. Perhaps if you hand in a transfer request you muppet this saga will all be over. Oh and fans understand do they??? While you're driving around in your big Bentley I gotta start going to work on my bike coz I can't afford the petrol. You don't know what side your breads buttered you a******e

"But mum, he hasn't called...and I thought he really fancied me!"

Personally, I like the Walsall loan option.

I was angry at Barry before, when he undercut MON by coming out and saying he wanted to leave. That should've been handled privately, so as not to weaken MON's hand in getting the best deal for the club. Now Barry is raising the pressure, and trying to make MON look like a mug. Apparently he wants Villa to take less then they would like, and is trying to end negotiations.

Sorry, laddie. MON's job is to get the best deal, not kiss the fannies of arrogant ponces. Liverpool haven't met his valuation. Why don't you go to the papers and say, "Come on, Rafa, stump up if you really want me?"

I think this has just soiled his reputation, whether the quotes are true or not. Either way, he's replaceable with the kind of price we have put on him. Diego > Barry.

Villa fans always fall out with their best players, Bosnich, Barry, Yorke, Savvo, Platt, Berger..infact the only ex-player who's come out and said Barry should stay is the Alchoholic drug induced Paul Merson who cleary was reading from a bit of paper when last week was asked "should Gareth stay?"

Martin O'Niell is bullshitting every Villa fan, They always intended to sell Barry but were caught unawares when the story broke too soon.

Liars to the man

You owe Rafa Benitez a huge apology

So Gareth Barry spills the shit on O'Neill causes a ruction with the gaffer who gave him everything and got him where he is today.
And why cause his move to Liverpool ain't going fast enough do me a favour. Gareth we see you for what you are, stop blaming others ask for your transfer and ask your lovely new boss to pay the fee. Then piss off.
We don't like you trying to not ask for a move so you can keep your bung as well and Rafa trying to get you on the cheap cause it's our money Gareth.
You stir the shit on O'Neill and worry us all, maybe your right time will tell. If you are then he'll go soon enough as well. And us we'll still be here supporting our club forever.
And me I think O'Neill's a good guy who stood up to a snivelling two faced git and his money grabbing agent and stopped them taking our money. Good guy's will win in the end and Gareth you see what you get when your next at Villa Park.

Saw this on the Villa website, very interesting. There's obviously a little bit more going on behind the scenes. And Rafa is a twat.

"Sunday Mirror: The protracted sale of Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry to Liverpool took another twist last night as the Midlanders insisted their rivals withdraw from the race to sign David Bentley.Villa have earmarked the Blackburn midfielder as a replacement for the Anfield-bound Barry. And they want a clear run at securing Bentley's signature without Liverpool's interest inflating the transfer fee.Liverpool have had two bids for Barry rejected but a deal reported to be in the region of £15million could eventually be brokered if the club make an undertaking not to pursue Bentley, who has made it clear to Rovers that he wants to move on. Although Villa are resigned to losing Barry they will not agree a deal with Liverpool until they have lined up his replacement."

Mr O'Neil should be sacked end of story. He's ignored our captain and let the fans down. No player of any worth will want to join Villa now if they see how our best player has been treated.

Anthony Daventry, Brilliant - this is spot on.

We all need to focus on next season and move forward instead of going over this same crap (although the club make it very difficult for us)

Note - other players who have come back to haunt the VP boo boys = McMahon (Liverpool) Kerr (Boro) Hopkins (Blues) Gage (Sheff Utd)

@Holtsy - what a pile of shite! Sure sack O'Neill and bring O'Leary back. 16th to 6th - Shut Up!

has anyone seen barry say this on tv. the words actually coming out of his mouth. if it is an unexpected outburst im sure mon will deal with him in the right way. GB should be annoyed with benitez and liverpool for under valuing him. we should cut our losses and p/x barry for alonso if all else fails.in mon we trust[b][/b]

Villa have made GB the player he is and MON has fine tuned GB into an England regular now he has managed to break into the ENGLAND PRIMA DONNAS SET Villa appear not to be the place to be seen so if he wants to go and hold hands with Steven Gerrard and sit on the bench next to that twat Rafa then let him go but not till we get £20m for him and if we dont get that sort of money would be great to see him see the rest of his contract out as a ball boy

I have been reading all the commients others have been puting on this blog and while i agree that Barry is trying to force the issue and leave i still believe in some way that MON (God) as to have a good luck in the mirror. Why? well
1 when MON started he said he will geive everyone a chance and look to buy in January.
2 he did and brought in young and a couple others, he also said that we needed more small squad etd
3 season after summer nothing but said we needed players started season with no right back, he said dont worry wait until January i have plans he wanted quality not quanity, yet we got 1 player, who did not play.
4 new summer rumors gossip but yet zero, i dont mind him being on tv i think he talks with a clear understanding and he has a great sence of humor, yet we still have 0.

i am worried really worried and this barry incident is as not helped, please martin or villa come out with a statement that will make a true villa fan understand what is going on this transfer gungle, we all understand it is difficult but we just dont see or here any news from the people that matters that is MON and Randy himself.

Holtsy you muppet.

Gareths words don't make sense. He has been saying for weeks that he would discuss his future after his holiday which came after the trinidad game, that wasn't 7 weeks ago. was it?

barry went to the notw and probably got paid for it nicely as well. He hasn't handed a transfer request cos he might loose cash. greedy sod

Damian we actually agree on something. mon knows he wants to go what more can he do. Tell him who our transfer targets are then trot off to liverpool and tell rafa.

Barry you'v lost me at last. You know the score tho until pool meet our asking price you are going nowhere. maybe the claret and blue of the reserves

why on earth should any of the villa management run after barry he was told by martin Oneil and randy learner they wanted him to stay they are not in the buisness of begging players or any other members of staff to stay, ASTON VILLA pay him a decent wage and if he thinks he can get richer pickings else where so be it,good bye gareth barry thanks for the 10 years of service ...if he wants to go that badly wheres his transfer request

If the we get anything between 10-15 million for the Judas then we should rip Rafa's arm off. He has been a good servant but this hasn't gone down well and when he leaves it will leave a sour taste.

What a ret*rd. Dipsh*t obviously thinks the grass is greener. let him rot!!!

Hope Liverpool see sense, hold on to Alonso and Barry is forced to accept an offer from Man City.

Liverpool would be weaker with him.

We no longer want him.

Barry you've made a tit of yourself or your agent's done it for you. Your career will now go slowly down the pan.

i dont really know what to make of it all. i really thought barry was a decent guy and true professional. This sort of attack on MON is just uncalled for!.....To be honest, Barry is a very good player but the role he plays is very easilly filled...Barry has been playing well for villa for as long as i can remember..its only since MON took charge that he has been in the spotlight!..i came to terms with barry leaving ages ago anyway...we've got better things to look forward to now anyway and i think the moment barry leaves, the transfer gates will open.
Ta da Gaz baz

Sell him and move on. The Barry thing is getting way out of hand, we should be concentrating on new players not one player planning to leave no matter what.
No point keeping him here when we can get good money for him. Looks like players and loyalty just dont mix more like players and big money.

You been voted the weakest link goodbye!

AnthonyDaventry

Maybe this is generated by the agent 'fair point' but Gareth Barry should know what an affect this will have on the supporters who have suported his development over the last 10 years.

Unfortunately both GB and MON have their own agendas, the transfer situation is frightening (I am paniking with good reason and I dont give a f*ck who knows about it)

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O'neill hits back

Good riddance. We can find someone else to play hard for 1/3 of our games in midfield.

gareth barry is an overrated player and he has just expressed the extent of his loyalty, lets hope rafa want you as much as u think gaz, because you are no longer welcome mate, ive never been a big fan of barrys but always admired his professionalism until today, unforgivable

When O'Neill gets back from his pundit duties, surely his first job has to be sorting out a deal with Liverpool for Barry. Take the £15 million on offer and move on. What's the point in even trying to keep him or talk to him?
And not to mention sorting our own team out, that's a bigger priority. The intertoto game is only a few weeks away.

It'll be interesting to see who we get in, but will there be any major major bank busting signings...? I'm not so sure at the moment.

The money from Barry's transfer (if and when it goes through) must be used so we compete with Everton, Totenham and Man City..not fall behind.
Spurs have already gone out and signed Modric and Dos Santos and Gomes. Three top players.
Man City are going to strengthen no matter what.

It is going to be even tougher to finish in the top 6 next season and I hope progress is made again.

It's sad that a lot of people are now turning against Barry, exactly what should not be happening. If he doesn't go very very soon, then it really will be on bad terms..not what we want after his 10 years of great service to the club.

Barry, maybe if you handed in a transfer request you might get your move quicker, you won't because your greedy. As for putting down your manager, you've lost any respect left that I had for you and I'm sure any respect MON has for you, even my son who idolises you, thinks your a idiot. You wont be remembered like the Legend that is Olof Mellberg, because he was a gentleman right to the end.

I think the majority of the posts, though understandable to an extent, are just plain wrong. GB shouldn't have gone to the NOTW in my opinion, although not being in possession of all the facts one can't be definitive. I find it shocking that there hasn't been a complete rebuttal of what GB has said from MON, unless of course what GB has said is true, which seems to be the logical conclusion. Resultantly, you have to further conclude that the best case scenario is that Villa are being run in an extremely old-fashioned way. Otherwise, this is a damning indictment of MON and RL. Maybe Barry had already decided that he wanted to move on when Liverpool came in, but personally I don't believe it. Exhibit A is the performance, not just of GB, but of the whole team at Goodison Park when we fought back TWICE to get a point that made us favourites to finish 5th. That was the performance of a man who was giving everything, and a team with great team spirit, both of which point to GB being very happy at Villa, for if he were not, how could we have such team spirit, let alone display it in such a crucial game?

I believe, based on all the evidence, that Barry was looking for assurances that Villa would be fast-tracking the 5 year plan and aiming to secure 4th, or, who knows, maybe even 3rd spot in the coming season. And, I'm sure, a healthy wage rise, in line with his value to the club. (Incidentally, I think this whole "I want to be playing CL football" thing was him both stating his ambition for Villa, and retaining a holding position in the event that things were not well at VP - a notion that many of us gave credence to after the January transfer window)

Apparently, neither of these assurances have been forthcoming, and GB is off. I had believed that moving to Liverpool would have been a sideways, and perhaps even backward, step, but judging by GB's comments, and all the evidence, moving to West Ham would have been closer to a sideways step, and that is an appalling notion.

Maybe MON, in line with Damian's opinion, believes that GB is holding us back, and so has been looking for an opportunity to sell. I think this is a grave misjudgement if true (though, again, examining the evidence, it's unlikely MON is of this opinion. I point to his fulsome praise of GB at every opportunity), because GB is an outstanding player, and should he go to Liverpool will be one of the first names on the teamsheet (not a benchwarmer as many have, quite ludicrously, suggested).

But if indeed this is MON's thinking, then he's cleverly engineered the situation, and as much as I'm a fan of Barry's, that MON is this shrewd can only be good for us. But I think it unlikely, and as such I return to my original state of horror at our future prospects.

What a tit...have you seen the pose in the (i didn't get paid for this) NOTW ?
If he wants to go for the nancy boy Beckham pose, he really needs to get himself some decent gear. Nice jeans (suppose they cost about 300 quid) but the trainers and top...come on.
Expect him to get booked in for fake tan and highlights at a posh scouse salon very soon and also remind him to tip the staff well because he'll need all the friends he can get soon enough.
Sorry for the character assassination but i think he has behaved like a child..read MON's retaliation (makes perfect sense to me)

UP THE VILLA
;)

In the recent past there were some of us discussing GB as a Villa legend. How things change. I do hope he makes an appearance for Liverpool at AV this season.

The reception will be very interesting.

£18m / £20m very, very good business.

thinking about it all this is barry way of getting out fast without putting in a transfer request thus costing him his bonus. he said before its not about the money which is clearly not the case, if he is so desperate to leave why hasnt he put ion a transfer request = because he is a greddy liar.

GB has given 10/11 years of loyal service so get off his back, if he wants to leave to play for a bigger club you cant knock him for that. Have none of us been under contract at a company and wanted to change jobs get real we all have... As for the price tag thats a joke 18 million for a player of that age 13 \14 mill tops. I hope he comes to us but not at the money that's been quoted... ynwa

10/11 yrs service that he's been paid very well for and he's still got two yrs left on contract ,let him rot in reserves and see who wants him in 2 yrs.

Where to start, I don't usually post on gossip and mardy tw*ts throwing their toys from the cot. Barry needs to stick his head through his agents sunroof on his way up the M6 and knock out a bit of cyndi laupers true colours, cos thats what he has done. I have always thought barry was a good left back, much better than he was in midfield anyway. He is about as creative as a poet with a 3 word vocabulary. I'm glad to see the back of him. Now onto O'Neill, overrated and loved by most fans, the media and pundits it seems. On a personal note i think he's a pr*ck. If i ever have to watch MON on tv bemoaning the 'small squad', 'young inexperienced players', 'boots are too heavy for the players to run in', 'the sun was too hot', then i will have to start looking at the baggies fixtures. Christian got it right in the earlier post, O'Neill should have been sacked for playing a whole season without a right back. I do not know why MON is so shit at buying in GOOD players, it seems he thinks he has to pay for them out of his own pocket. Villa were lucky to finish 6th last season, and if you think they will do the same or better next term then you need to visit an optician and get your rose tinted glasses checked. I would continue on about Lerner, but i like EVERYBODY else know nothing about him except that he says nothing. Posters may strike me down with their wrath for this post, I couldn't give a flying f*ck, I've never lost a minutes sleep over dream filled retards having a go. I love the Villa, i thought the Lerner buyout was the start of the reawakening of a giant, the more I see the more I notice things haven't really changed, just a different brass name plate on the owners door.

Gareth you Clown! You've tweaked the nose of terror and will suffer for your churlish behaviour. You're a good footballer, but clearly thick as f**k if you think you can pull the strings in this saga. If you truly wanted to leave, why didn't you show some respect, and firstly advise MON of your intentions behind closed doors, then simply hand in a transfer request? You're outburst to the gutter press just makes you look like a right nob head. I hope you have the decency to unreservedly apologise to MON and your loyal fans otherwise I hope you fester in the reserves for the remainder of your legally binding contract. By the way, Liverpool will win shag all. They're a club in turmoil, run by a couple of egotistical morons. I think MON is doing a fantastic job, and will continue to progress this fantastic club. None believers, just remember where we were a couple of seasons ago.

why dont gareth barrys bum boy stevie g pay the extra 5 million seeing hes so desperate to have him xxx