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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jul 23, 2021 17:51:21 GMT
Hope he goes, he’s a fraud of a footballer who can’t even be bothered to get in shape to play football.
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Post by orgasmic on Jul 23, 2021 18:12:57 GMT
Hope he goes, he’s a fraud of a footballer who can’t even be bothered to get in shape to play football. Apart from the fact that he has got in shape you mean?
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jul 23, 2021 18:46:04 GMT
Hope he goes, he’s a fraud of a footballer who can’t even be bothered to get in shape to play football. Apart from the fact that he has got in shape you mean? To date he has never been in shape to play a competitive game for us. It remains to be see if that's ever going to be the case.
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Post by pucklegas on Jul 23, 2021 18:58:01 GMT
Apart from the fact that he has got in shape you mean? To date he has never been in shape to play a competitive game for us. It remains to be see if that's ever going to be the case. From his twitter seems he s off as everyone pointed out the Gas photos are gone thrown out with the irene Teddy!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 23, 2021 19:13:25 GMT
The phrase I dislike the most and heard so many times on Rovers forums over the years is “ there’s a player in there somewhere “ or similar. None of the players have gone on to anything of note to my knowledge. Bobby Zamora and Ryan Broom seem two without giving it much thought?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 23, 2021 19:15:42 GMT
To date he has never been in shape to play a competitive game for us. It remains to be see if that's ever going to be the case. From his twitter seems he s off as everyone pointed out the Gas photos are gone thrown out with the irene Teddy! From his Insta he seems to be working hard alongside Sam Nichols in order to try and get fit. No other club is going to take him off our hands with his fitness record, so we may as well see what he has got to offer when he's fit.
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Post by pucklegas on Jul 23, 2021 19:34:29 GMT
From his twitter seems he s off as everyone pointed out the Gas photos are gone thrown out with the irene Teddy! From his Insta he seems to be working hard alongside Sam Nichols in order to try and get fit. No other club is going to take him off our hands with his fitness record, so we may as well see what he has got to offer when he's fit. Topper I have always been supportive of him and likened him in stature to Jan Molby, but with the squad sizes this year we cannot afford any passengers, the most disappointing bit is he has never had a run of games for us to see his ability, he came well rated from Reading.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jul 23, 2021 19:37:55 GMT
Hope he goes, he’s a fraud of a footballer who can’t even be bothered to get in shape to play football. Seriously, after the what’s happened to us, is this necessary
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Post by yattongas on Jul 23, 2021 19:45:05 GMT
The phrase I dislike the most and heard so many times on Rovers forums over the years is “ there’s a player in there somewhere “ or similar. None of the players have gone on to anything of note to my knowledge. Bobby Zamora and Ryan Broom seem two without giving it much thought? Never heard it said about Zamora or Broom , both hardly played for us . In fact I only heard positive comments about both.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jul 23, 2021 19:59:54 GMT
Hope he goes, he’s a fraud of a footballer who can’t even be bothered to get in shape to play football. Seriously, after the what’s happened to us, is this necessary What do you mean? All I’ve seen from him is a ‘professional’ footballer who can’t play 10 mins without blowing out of his arse!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2021 20:21:08 GMT
From his twitter seems he s off as everyone pointed out the Gas photos are gone thrown out with the irene Teddy! From his Insta he seems to be working hard alongside Sam Nichols in order to try and get fit. No other club is going to take him off our hands with his fitness record, so we may as well see what he has got to offer when he's fit. If you look at the photo of him sitting on the grass with Nichols, Barrett looks toned but his thighs are bigger - I think he's that sort of stocky build, so if he's carrying a bit of extra timber it looks far worse than it does on other players. Disclaimer - I do not regularly study photographs of players' thighs!
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Post by orgasmic on Jul 23, 2021 20:26:32 GMT
Apart from the fact that he has got in shape you mean? To date he has never been in shape to play a competitive game for us. It remains to be see if that's ever going to be the case. There’s a difference between being a total fraud who can’t be bothered to get in shape and being unfortunate with injuries. Nobody has a clue why he has struggled with fitness but despite that lack of knowledge are happy to post a negative opinion.
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Post by orgasmic on Jul 23, 2021 20:28:52 GMT
Seriously, after the what’s happened to us, is this necessary What do you mean? All I’ve seen from him is a ‘professional’ footballer who can’t play 10 mins without blowing out of his arse! He seems to have been unfortunate with injuries. To call him a fraud because of that seems harsh. The recent pics of him show he can be bothered and has got in shape. Sadly, despite this he has managed to get injured again! Not sure that makes him a fraud though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2021 20:36:15 GMT
I’ve just looked at Josh Barrett’s twitter feed and there’s still lots of positive stuff about the gas on there? Personally, based on his time at Reading and the odd moment with us, I think that he could be a decent cultured player but is someone who has struggled with injuries and been victim to the constant turnover of managers we had last season…. He is probably getting injured as he’s possibly pushing himself too hard too quickly after recovery as he’s trying to prove himself to everyone resulting in him putting to much strain on past scars / strains and them breaking down.
Everyone writing him off without ever really seeing him play or having had any real run of games is unfair in my eyes……He may end up leaving - who knows - but if he does I wish him well…..
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jul 23, 2021 20:42:38 GMT
To date he has never been in shape to play a competitive game for us. It remains to be see if that's ever going to be the case. There’s a difference between being a total fraud who can’t be bothered to get in shape and being unfortunate with injuries. Nobody has a clue why he has struggled with fitness but despite that lack of knowledge are happy to post a negative opinion. Yeah, I dont disagree that currently looks to be in the best shape he ever has been since joining us, but I also suspect that maybe if he was in better shape generally throughout his career then he would not have had as many injuries as he has had.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jul 24, 2021 7:26:53 GMT
He’s had plenty of chances with us. Time to move on and free up space for another player to show us what they can do.
A fresh chance somewhere else will best for both parties.
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Post by mftc on Jul 24, 2021 8:39:47 GMT
Hope he goes, he’s a fraud of a footballer who can’t even be bothered to get in shape to play football. Seriously, after the what’s happened to us, is this necessary Agree. What next we are going to say Lee Portch, Steve Bailey etc are frauds cos they were under contract and had career ending injuries, so we had to pay them? Injuries happen. A fraud would do no rehab and just take the money. Barrett looks like he is doing rehab (and more) to try and put himself back into contention. If he gets back in the side and shows his potential if will only be good for us.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jul 24, 2021 11:11:40 GMT
Seriously, after the what’s happened to us, is this necessary Agree. What next we are going to say Lee Portch, Steve Bailey etc are frauds cos they were under contract and had career ending injuries, so we had to pay them? Injuries happen. A fraud would do no rehab and just take the money. Barrett looks like he is doing rehab (and more) to try and put himself back into contention. If he gets back in the side and shows his potential if will only be good for us. Attachments:
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Post by playtowin on Jul 24, 2021 14:03:53 GMT
From his Insta he seems to be working hard alongside Sam Nichols in order to try and get fit. No other club is going to take him off our hands with his fitness record, so we may as well see what he has got to offer when he's fit. If you look at the photo of him sitting on the grass with Nichols, Barrett looks toned but his thighs are bigger - I think he's that sort of stocky build, so if he's carrying a bit of extra timber it looks far worse than it does on other players. Disclaimer - I do not regularly study photographs of players' thighs! Don't disclaimers generally have to be true ? 😉
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jul 24, 2021 14:38:18 GMT
Seriously, after the what’s happened to us, is this necessary Agree. What next we are going to say Lee Portch, Steve Bailey etc are frauds cos they were under contract and had career ending injuries, so we had to pay them? Injuries happen. A fraud would do no rehab and just take the money. Barrett looks like he is doing rehab (and more) to try and put himself back into contention. If he gets back in the side and shows his potential if will only be good for us. Given the situation we are in, the huge divides and personal attacks are very difficult to rationalise. What happened to be kind ? Why call someone a fraud when he’s made pro ? We are all disappointed in being relegated but I’m trying to give more wiggle room and tolerance. Seems the hatred, in all countries, is being fed new reasons to feel enraged daily and I am having nothing to do with it. We have no idea of his circumstances but Reading fans weren’t too pleased on him joining us. Personally, I hope he gets and stays fit & injury free and goes onto prove the doubters wrong
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