Gareth Barry was subject to some bad abuse yesterday when he appeared in a friendly for the villa... Looks like Martin Batty O'Neil sent him out to the wolves.
I think Villa fans are out of order.
Gareth Barry has given Villa 10 Long hard years were he has played numerous positions and has always been a good professional.
He wants to leave to further his career and play CL Football.
Its a shame to think that the fans have turned on him now because he wants to leave and because he openly stated that the manager was too busy in the Euros being a pundit to talk make contact with him in anyway... Which was true...
He will go cheaper now than the £18 Million as Villa obviously cant keep him...
So in a sense Marting Oneil and his ridiclous pricing has shot himself in the foot.