Posts tagged Ross Barkley

The need to be careful with Everton’s Ross Barkley

Everton Everton fans will have been aware of just how good a player Ross Barkley could become for quite some time, but because of his goal – and general performance – at Norwich yesterday, the rest of the country is now suddenly waking-up to his ability. It’s inevitable: a young English player performs well in a Premier Leag […]

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Predicting that Ross Barkley will follow David Moyes to Manchester United

Now that David Moyes has been confirmed as Manchester United manager, the papers will gorge themselves on the opportunity to link current Everton players with a move to Old Trafford. It’s always the same: a manager moves clubs, half of his former team is rumoured to be following him. There are some obvious stories waiting to be written […]

Everton’s Ross Barkley signs new contract

I’m really pleased to hear this, because this is an exception to the usual rule. Young player makes a couple of fleeting appearances in the Premier League, journalists over-hype him, big clubs come knocking and inevitably bully his parent club into selling. How many times have we heard that story? Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has […]

The Mail joins the silliness over Everton’s Ross Barkley

Sorry about this, but for the third Sunday in a row we’re going to have deal with another epically untrue Ross Barkley rumour. Two weeks ago it was The People linking him to Manchester United, last week it was The Mirror claiming he was off to Chelsea, and this week The Mail have just joined those stories together – added in Manc […]

The Mirror making-up ‘Ross Barkley to Chelsea’ rumours

Some of the more regular visitors to this site may remember a similar article to this that appeared in The People two weeks ago – but The Mirror are claiming that Everton’s Ross Barkley is now a target of Chelsea’s in the January transfer window. Of course, the story in The People had Barkley going to Manchester United inste […]

‘The People’ makes up a ‘Ross Barkley to Man Utd’ rumour

If you thought that the closing of the Transfer Window would herald the end of the silly rumour season, then you’re going to be disappointed. Not content with waiting until January, The People – yes, it’s still in print – have done the usual ‘link promising youngster to Manchester United with no foundation at al […]