View Full Version : Barmby moves to Leeds...
kerpow
06 Aug 2002, 01:50 PM
...for around 3 million pounds.
He's a useful player, not quite international standard and therefore struggled at Liverpool but a good player none the less. I don't why people try to play him out left though.
I guess El Tel wants lots of yes men around him so he's signing all his old Spurs cronies. Anderton next I suppose.
Native Aztexan
06 Aug 2002, 01:53 PM
Lets hope Barmby gets some more PT at Leeds.
kerpow
06 Aug 2002, 01:56 PM
Depends where they play him. He won't oust Kewell from the left side but may well be seen as Bowyers replacement on the right. Dacourt, Johnson, Bakke et al will be central midfielders.
prk166
06 Aug 2002, 02:05 PM
What is up with Bowyers? Are Leeds really ready to let him walk at the end of the year on a free? Is he simply demanding way too much in terms of $$$?
Native Aztexan
06 Aug 2002, 02:09 PM
I don't know what Bowyers wants right now since the Liverpool deal fell though. I guess he stays on unless sometime happens. TV set the deadline on January for him.
http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0805/20020805lufcbowyer.html
Maczebus
06 Aug 2002, 02:13 PM
I have it on good authority that Leeds aren't as keen to keep Bowyer as some might like to think.
It's not necessarily about the $$$, more to do with the naughty business that he and also Woodgate were involved in.
He's a bit of a hot potato.
kopiteinkc
06 Aug 2002, 02:17 PM
Liverpool's official site confirms the details so far:
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N135982020806-1858.htm
kerpow
06 Aug 2002, 02:20 PM
Originally posted by maczebus
I have it on good authority that Leeds aren't as keen to keep Bowyer as some might like to think.
It's not necessarily about the $$$, more to do with the naughty business that he and also Woodgate were involved in.
He's a bit of a hot potato.
He's a complete thug and a moron. Who on earth would get drunk in Leeds City centre when they play for Leeds and then get in a fight. Have drink driving issues, training ground bust ups, lack of respect for the manager and completely off days on the park.
Maczebus
06 Aug 2002, 02:29 PM
Originally posted by kerpow
Who on earth would get drunk in Leeds City centre when they play for Leeds and then get in a fight.
On several occasions.
I have no sympathy if his career takes a nose dive.
I hope for his sake it doesn't but to be given his talent, get a job with one of the top teams in one of the top leagues in the world, and then act like he has/does, it just beggars belief.
As much as some people might not like it or like to admit to it, footballers are role models to a huge number of children. Especially those who play for high profile teams and who had just about made the England setup.
Grrrr..
Boro_lad
06 Aug 2002, 04:07 PM
Originally posted by kerpow
He's a complete thug and a moron. Who on earth would get drunk in Leeds City centre when they play for Leeds and then get in a fight. Have drink driving issues, training ground bust ups, lack of respect for the manager and completely off days on the park.
him and woodgate often get lashed in the dickins in middlesbrough. Isnt that where the fight/incident happend?
Motterman
06 Aug 2002, 04:20 PM
Surely the transfer of Barmby has swayed the balance of power in the EPL going into this season....
ARF!
kerpow
06 Aug 2002, 05:01 PM
Originally posted by Boro_lad
him and woodgate often get lashed in the dickins in middlesbrough. Isnt that where the fight/incident happend?
I thought they were in that ************ club off the top of The Headrow. They beat up a asian lad from the Leeds area so I assume it was there. Could be wrong though.
Motterman you crack me up! :)
Doctor Stamen
06 Aug 2002, 06:09 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!
Expect surprise bids for Gazza, Sharon Anderton, Gary Mabbutt and Teddy Sheringham :).
BrianCappellieri
06 Aug 2002, 06:16 PM
Barmby fee agreed
Nick Barmby's transfer to Leeds United is one step closer, after the Yorkshire club agreed a fee of £2.75million for the Liverpool midfielder...
LFC Online (http://www.lfconline.com/news/archive/00000595.shtml)
Liverpool accept Barmby bid
Liverpool have accepted a bid of £2.75m for Nick Barmby from Leeds United. The England international midfielder, signed from Everton for £6m two years ago, traveled to Yorkshire tonight for transfer talks and will undergo a medical tomorrow...
Shankly Gates (http://liverpool.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=890&p=2&stid=8269526)
Leeds ready to reunite Barmby and Venables
Leeds United have agreed a £2.75m fee with Liverpool for Nick Barmby. The former Everton and England midfielder was due to travel to Leeds for talks at Elland Road last night and will have a medical today. Venables knows Barmby well from his Tottenham and England days and the 28-year-old will be his first signing...
The Independent (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/cgi/NewsNow/NewsFeed.htm?Section=NewsLink&Theme=Football)
muflihi
06 Aug 2002, 06:44 PM
So Judas disappears with his tail firmly between his legs...look like we did good business when Liverpool bought him from us :)
kerpow
06 Aug 2002, 06:53 PM
Yeah, 6 mill we got for him.
The depressing thing about barmby is that he remains to be our record signing.
muflihi
06 Aug 2002, 08:08 PM
Not for long...I have kidnapped Bill Gates and he's on the phone to Kenwright now...
kerpow
06 Aug 2002, 11:43 PM
fcuk Kenwright, lets run the club ourselves :)
Matt Clark
07 Aug 2002, 08:24 AM
Shame about Barmby, in my opinion. I suppose he was just the first of the Diomede/Berger/Barmby surplus to get a ticket out. Personally, I think we should have kept him, he's a good player and did very well for us in his one fit season at the club. Scored some crucial goals in Europe and, of course, that oh-so-funny one against the slime.
And you didn't get £6m for him. You got £4m for him, the rest was tied to appearance money and he ain't done the numbers. We have a similar agreement with Leeds which could see the fee rise to £3.5m for us by the end of the season. So at least it was good business, even if it is a shame to see him go.
Bowyer to Arsenal now, we must presume?
tuseef
07 Aug 2002, 01:25 PM
and why did we sell him for £2.75m?
it was obvious El Tel really wanted him..we could have demanded at least £4m for him
its not as if Barmby played crap for us or anything like that....i remember him weighing in with some excellent performances and vital goals in the treble season
im not to happy about this...especially while vladimir smicer is still at this club
grrrrrrr