Would You Accept Barry If His Move Collapses?

I'd welcome him back too....but he'd have to eat a MASSIVE slice of humble pie, and apologise to both his manager, and the fans - both of whom I think have been let down badly by his attitude and comments in recent weeks....

Yep, agree with all the comments made. I'd take him back too as I do wonder whether he's been badly advised by his agent as much as anything. He's still a fantastic player and if we can improve the rest of the squad why shouldn't he be playing Champions League football next year in a claret and blue shirt. On the Liverpool front I so want them to go out in the qualifying rounds!

I'm afraid the damage is done. I'd have liked to see a Barry/Sidwell midfield but, it would take a massive pr circus to forgive GB. One that I'm pretty sure Alex Black is not capable of. I think you would always question GB's future loyalty and at every window we'd be expecting him to go. Time to move on. Hope Arsenal romours are true. I'd like to see GB go anywhere but liverpool.

**Sorry I meant 11%**

Can I add that the loyalty bonus he would probably get NEEDS to be hand delivered staright to Acorns by Barry himself. There is no way he deserves it even it he stays...

I clicked UNSURE for the reason being, what will his attitude be like? We saw how he played in the last couple of games after his head was turned. If I knew he would come back as the Gareth Barry we all loved then yes, but I'm not sure we will.

If he did stay, he would have to sack his agent but then again you can bet that he has a contract to work with him for the next few years which can't be broken as easily as a footballer's!!!!

Mister Mick, you are completely right and as a result, I'm glad I selected "No, he has burnt his bridges" I was at the Wigan game, expecting a great performance and basically Barry's attitude and effort ruined the day for me and my Girlfriends first ever football match!

Thw Wigan match was when he was thinking about options. If he stays, it means he has no options apart from to get on with his job and fight to keep his England place from the Villa midfield. If he stays, he will be fine I'm sure!

I wonder if Barry still feels that Chubby Spanaird loves him most. Over a week and still no offer. If he wants to start rebuilding bridges he has to start with MON. Trouble for Barry is he made a personal attack on MON and I for one am not going to pressure him into forgiving GB. After all MON has done exactly what we all wanted in this and stood up to Liverpool. If MON is happy to flog him for £18m then thats fine by me regardless of how GB feels.

Get him out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out!

I will never forgive him, want him gone or rotting in the reserves, I dont think MON will take him back at all.

Thank God that Southgate went Mick, he might be trying to manage us now. You are right about Barry though, he would only want to leave in Jan anyway and for much less as he could buy himself out if he wanted to. Can't see him signing another contract which would be the the only solution.

DVall. Can you come off the fence and let us know what you really think. In or out mate??! :o)

Excactly right Fear if you could do the same job you are doing now for another company but get paid twice as much and get to go on more holidays abroad everyone of us would snap it up. He isnt in the worng because he wants out, he is in the wrong because of the way he did it. We all make mistakes and if he apoligises I will be behind him as long as he wears our badge.

I really need to start proof-reading my posts before hitting the "submit" button.

I think he can stay only by signing a new long term deal for the same amount of wages as he gets now else i'd look to ship him out for 15m to any other team that is not liverpool and liverpool can pay 18m if they want him

Does anyone else think that Finnan is too old for us?

Finnan is highly regarded, Dennis Irwin, Gary Neville, Winterburn went well into 30s.

I have no ill feeling towards Barry but would like to see him move on now.

Come back to us GB and all will be forgiven,just apologise and say you diced with the devil but now have clarity of mind,UTV xx

My concern is, if he does stay isn't it clear he doesn't want to be here? Look at Henry in his last season at Arsenal - he just waited a year to jump ship and never really tried too hard all season. I would be concerned Barry would do the same, although if he proved me wrong I would be delighted.

Apologies for the copy and paste but this was my thoughts on the subject going back a couple of weeks to a previous article. "I may be going against the grain but I think that we should give Barry a little slack. Difficult I know, as everything is a little raw at the moment. I know he is the club captain, best paid player, first name on the team sheet blah blah blah. However he has given us 11 years brilliant service and is going to make us a shed load of cash. I understand the arguments for staying at VP and the reasons for not going to a club who supporters rob and kill there own fans for the price of a match ticket. In the cold light of day though, in the short term (and a football career is short term) it is understandable why he has made the choice even if most of us disagree. If you are working as a builder on £500 a week and your pal says "come and join me on £1000 a week, we are just about to get a massive new job, and you may even get to work less and be able to sit on your arse most of the time", most people would jump at the chance. That is all that Gareth has done. The mistake he made was the comments to the paper. He was badly advised and came across as a spoilt brat. We should forgive this one error and remember 11 good years and £18 million. I still naively hope it all falls through, Murderpool fail to come up with the cash and Gareth apologises for his comments and signs an extended contract at VP".

Sounds like the politics of envy to me samd577. If you need no qualifications, intelligence or business skill why is Barry being accused of a lack of intelligence? And why for that matter why don't the supposed 25 million dreaming of being professional footballers, get off their arses, stop dreaming and start doing. If it is that easy to be a professional footballer then why don't all these dreamers become one?? Whatever the rights and wrongs, and whether we agree or not, Barry sees a move to Murderpool on bigger money as career progression. Most believe both he and Murderpool have gone the wrong way about it. So do I. But I would still like him to stay. But if he goes £17m and the ex blue nose (or £18m cash) is enough to more than soften the blow.

Voice - i don't think the 25million people dreaming of becoming footballers haven't done so because of a lack of intelligence or business skill or not "getting off their arses" as you so sweetly put it. It might actually have something to do with, you know, skill. Sporting skill has always been the one area where intelligence and qualifications don't stand for anything, and you can make lots of cash. Rooney would be on the dole if his wife working at Tesco if it wasn't for his skill. Your argument on that point is a little lacking. Barry has undone a lot of his reputation. It isn't just Villa fans that have noticed either - ask around. People think he's a bit of a to55er after that rag article.

I'd certainly welcome him back on board if he decided against moving elsewhere, and opted to commit his long term future to Villa Park, but more importantly, would (a) MON want him to remain at Villa Park after the infamous outburst, and (b) would Gareth himself want to do an about turn, and remain at a club where just a few short weeks ago, he so wanted out of?