Gareth Barry

[Ted Hughes]

Will continue to play regularly this season for MCFC.

He won't be kicked out for Nasri, he won't be kicked out for Yaya Toure. Just like them, he will play some games & he will be rested for others. He was better than Yaya Toure v Bolton & IS usually better than Yaya Toure at that job.

Just thought I'd clear that up, as it seems to keep cropping up in different threads. Thanks.

[Moonchesteri]

No question about that.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

We need more than 11 players anyway.

[Chinners]

What Ted says

[BlueinBosnia]

We could potentially play 72 competitive matches this season (including the CS & 2 league games already played). Nobody could be omnipresent on the teamsheet, apart from Hart.

I'd bet on 16-20 starts for GazBaz, injuries aside.

[Ted Hughes]

We could potentially play 72 competitive matches this season (including the CS & 2 league games already played). Nobody could be omnipresent on the teamsheet, apart from Hart.

I'd bet on 16-20 starts for GazBaz, injuries aside.

I'll go for 30+

[Slim]

If the players are all rested, if they are all fit then I suspect he wouldn't be in the first 11. I can see this....

Hart
Richards--Kompany--Lescott--Clichy
Yaya--de Jong
Aguero--Nasri--Silva
Dzeko

...being our first choice lineup, but how often will everyone be fit and rested this season? I thought Jimmy was our best player against Bolton but cannot see him taking a forward/midfield slot either.

[Ted Hughes]

If the players are all rested, if they are all fit then I suspect he wouldn't be in the first 11. I can see this....

Hart
Richards--Kompany--Lescott--Clichy
Yaya--de Jong
Aguero--Nasri--Silva
Dzeko

...being our first choice lineup, but how often will everyone be fit and rested this season? I thought Jimmy was our best player against Bolton but cannot see him taking a forward/midfield slot either.

I could of course be wrong, but I recon Barry will start in the biggest games, well the domestic ones anyway. Not sure about Europe.

[BlueinBosnia]

We could potentially play 72 competitive matches this season (including the CS & 2 league games already played). Nobody could be omnipresent on the teamsheet, apart from Hart.

I'd bet on 16-20 starts for GazBaz, injuries aside.

I'll go for 30+

25 if we play 72. Our actual game tally will be far lower imho (72 involves us replaying every possible FA Cup match, and going out of CL at group stages and into Europa). More like 57-60.

I can see him coming on for Yaya a lot, who can't play 90 mins 3 times in 8 days.

Sorry: just realised that it's an ACN year. I'd say hitting the 30 mark is realistic, actually.

[Ted Hughes]

We could potentially play 72 competitive matches this season (including the CS & 2 league games already played). Nobody could be omnipresent on the teamsheet, apart from Hart.

I'd bet on 16-20 starts for GazBaz, injuries aside.

I'll go for 30+

25 if we play 72. Our actual game tally will be far lower imho (72 involves us replaying every possible FA Cup match, and going out of CL at group stages and into Europa). More like 57-60.

I can see him coming on for Yaya a lot, who can't play 90 mins 3 times in 8 days.

Sorry: just realised that it's an ACN year. I'd say hitting the 30 mark is realistic, actually.

Well also I'm basing my comments re Barry on the squad we have now rather than the squad Bob would like to have. If he was to sign someone like DeRossi for instance, it would change the midfield situation quite a lot.

[Beefymcfc]

Yeah, but Gareth Barry's shit. No pace, turning circle of the Titanic, no shot and unable to track back.

[Dubciteh]

IM a massive gareth Barry fan, gets a lot of undue stick imo, he will be a vital player for us for the remainder of his contract...

[Slim]

Yeah, but Gareth Barry's shit. No pace, turning circle of the Titanic, no shot and unable to track back.

Oh come on, if you are going to fish you need to do better.

[Beefymcfc]

Yeah, but Gareth Barry's shit. No pace, turning circle of the Titanic, no shot and unable to track back.

Oh come on, if you are going to fish you need to do better.

They'll be one, surely?

[Chinners]

Yeah, but Gareth Barry's shit. No pace, turning circle of the Titanic, no shot and unable to track back.

Oh come on, if you are going to fish you need to do better.

They'll be one, surely?

There was, it was in the last game, a beauty as well...

[Mike J]

id guess that gareth is one of mancini's first names on the team sheet. He gets slated a fair bit by city fans but i think he is massively important. he was fucking superb at Bolton, such a tidy player.

[dazby]

I found last season he was the invisible man. I would take notice of every other player.

This season I've noticed him. I like it. I'd like him to play more one touch but his two touch is generally spot on.

[Beefymcfc]

id guess that gareth is one of mancini's first names on the team sheet. He gets slated a fair bit by city fans but i think he is massively important. he was fucking superb at Bolton, such a tidy player.

I didn't think he was too sloppy against Swansea either. The only problem with him is when he has an off game, and that's when people decide to see him and produce some sort of rations opinion that he always plays that way. These are usually the people who don't bother looking at the work-horses but prefer the stylish or goal scoring player, the one's that always get the accolades.

For me, the likes of Barry are the most important players on the pitch, covering the back line and allowing the forward players to get on with their job; a go between that's essential for our formation to work.

Losing his place, pah! He will play many, if not the majority of games this season.

[sandman]

I am not a fan...

[Hazy2]

Gareth Barry makes the game look easy, he also makes players look better than they are like Gerrard.