10 Feb 2026 23:42:55
For me, that should be the last game Barry starts for us, for his sake. The sight of him on the bench with his head in his hands was just sad - it's so incredibly clear that he can't handle the pressure, and just isn't anywhere near the quality needed for this level - and you can say he's paid X amount or that he needs to toughen up, but the reality of life is that if you've not got the mentality, there's no amount of money which can fortify you against embarrassing yourself in front of thousands week-in-week-out.
I just cannot get my head round how Moyes is so willing to barely give a second to players like Aznou or Dibling, claiming they're not ready, but starts Barry every week, even though he clearly isn't either, and never will be. I think it's actually cruel at this point to make him start each game, only to take him off, with his confidence shot, after another absolute horror show.
I think he might be the worst footballer i've ever seen, but I don't envy how he must feel going home every night, regardless of how nice a home he can now afford. Put us and him out his misery, and just put him on the bench again.
11 Feb 2026 02:31:58
Well we have those you see Moyes through rose collared glasses. those who want him out and those in-between. It doesn't rally matter what ay of us think, many more horror shows at home and he will be history.
We play too narrow, most of the action is down the middle, hardly surprising when we have a left-back who is poor and a right-back who is a center-half. We have two full-backs in Patterson and Aznou who can't get a game.
What do we lose by playing those two? In a similar vein, what do Barry and Beto add apart from an occasional goal? What do we lose by giving the kid Graham a chance?
Now O'Brien will miss three games so who plays right-back, my money is on Garner, wasting his talent in mid-field. I hope that I am wrong but frustration is growing, we have made significant progress but it could and should be better.
11 Feb 2026 12:30:32
Thing is Mike, we don't really play down the middle, either. We're the only club in the league i watch and think 'what exactly are they even Trying to do? ', never mind what they actually succeed at.
We don't play down the wings because our fullbacks are useless, but we don't play a single pass on the ground through the middle - we play it to Branthwaite or Tarkowski and they hoof it long to Barry, who loses it - and we get caught on the counter. Again and again.