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Barry Bannan

Interesting, would be a good addition of mettle and experience for those Tuesday nights up north in the winter. Plus seems a decent guy
 

Barry Bannan

He would be good cover to the back 4 . Has a good eye for the forward pass. A couple of years contract would help us bring on some of the fringe/B Squad lads

Come on Phil work you’re magic, just what we need for our promotion push
 
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Barry Bannan

He's been very good at this level for a number of years. Would be a bit of a 'Pontus' signing. Wages won't come cheap though.
 

Barry Bannan

Wasn't he the one who said he would fit into our style really well about 6 months back?

Anyway he was clearly Weds best player when we played them at Griffin Park (yes, they lost 5-0). An unusual move perhaps, but if we feel we can get very good value maybe it's a move we'd make. Maybe they want another experienced midfielder incase we have another Preston.
 

Barry Bannan

Does this mean, oh, has anyone seen Christian recently?
 

Barry Bannan

Delbee said:
He would be good cover to the back 4 . Has a good eye for the forward pass. A couple of years contract would help us bring on some of the fringe/B Squad lads
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Back four? He’s a 5ft6 ball playing midfielder. He’s good though, I like this.
 

Barry Bannan

Hmmm, there's no doubting he's a great talent, but if you look at his CV, you have to wonder why he's moved round so many clubs, without ever winning much. He should be a PL regular, with three times as many Scotland caps (27 over 10 years).

Bit of a Dickhead?
"On 23 October 2011, Bannan crashed his Range Rover Sport on the M1 near Watnall, Nottinghamshire, while returning to Birmingham from a party in Leeds. A month later, Nottingham Magistrates' Court found him guilty of drink driving, failing to stop after an accident, driving without due care, and driving on a provisional licence. He pleaded guilty and received an 18-month driving ban and a £4,500 fine. Former Aston Villa player Pat Heard was Bannan's driving instructor."
I know it's Wiki, but they do incl sources
 

Barry Bannan

We can't constantly dismiss players based on age - personally I'd have him at the right wages although it would mean we have a lot of AM so maybe someone is going on loan (or Baptiste is out longer term)
 

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Gazza Bee said:
We can't constantly dismiss players based on age - personally I'd have him at the right wages although it would mean we have a lot of AM so maybe someone is going on loan (or Baptiste is out longer term)
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Lyall Thomas did say we were looking for an experienced midfielder.
 

Barry Bannan

An older experienced player is always needed in a team like ours, he will be 31 in December though, cant see us offering him much to come here. Interesting that if true then Wednesday are happy to lose him for nothing in a year.
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hmmm, there's no doubting he's a great talent, but if you look at his CV, you have to wonder why he's moved round so many clubs, without ever winning much. He should be a PL regular, with three times as many Scotland caps (27 over 10 years).

Bit of a Dickhead?
"On 23 October 2011, Bannan crashed his Range Rover Sport on the M1 near Watnall, Nottinghamshire, while returning to Birmingham from a party in Leeds. A month later, Nottingham Magistrates' Court found him guilty of drink driving, failing to stop after an accident, driving without due care, and driving on a provisional licence. He pleaded guilty and received an 18-month driving ban and a £4,500 fine. Former Aston Villa player Pat Heard was Bannan's driving instructor."
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Not the dickhead thing again, please.
 

Barry Bannan

Think he'd be a great option, some more experience in a vital area.
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hmmm, there's no doubting he's a great talent, but if you look at his CV, you have to wonder why he's moved round so many clubs, without ever winning much. He should be a PL regular, with three times as many Scotland caps (27 over 10 years).

Bit of a Dickhead?
"On 23 October 2011, Bannan crashed his Range Rover Sport on the M1 near Watnall, Nottinghamshire, while returning to Birmingham from a party in Leeds. A month later, Nottingham Magistrates' Court found him guilty of drink driving, failing to stop after an accident, driving without due care, and driving on a provisional licence. He pleaded guilty and received an 18-month driving ban and a £4,500 fine. Former Aston Villa player Pat Heard was Bannan's driving instructor."
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10 years ago?
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hmmm, there's no doubting he's a great talent, but if you look at his CV, you have to wonder why he's moved round so many clubs, without ever winning much. He should be a PL regular, with three times as many Scotland caps (27 over 10 years).

Bit of a Dickhead?
"On 23 October 2011, Bannan crashed his Range Rover Sport on the M1 near Watnall, Nottinghamshire, while returning to Birmingham from a party in Leeds. A month later, Nottingham Magistrates' Court found him guilty of drink driving, failing to stop after an accident, driving without due care, and driving on a provisional licence. He pleaded guilty and received an 18-month driving ban and a £4,500 fine. Former Aston Villa player Pat Heard was Bannan's driving instructor."
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Nine years ago, when he was 21.

He would be a terrific signing. Didn’t he say at the start of the summer he’d fit in well with the way we play.
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hmmm, there's no doubting he's a great talent, but if you look at his CV, you have to wonder why he's moved round so many clubs, without ever winning much. He should be a PL regular, with three times as many Scotland caps (27 over 10 years).

Bit of a Dickhead?
"On 23 October 2011, Bannan crashed his Range Rover Sport on the M1 near Watnall, Nottinghamshire, while returning to Birmingham from a party in Leeds. A month later, Nottingham Magistrates' Court found him guilty of drink driving, failing to stop after an accident, driving without due care, and driving on a provisional licence. He pleaded guilty and received an 18-month driving ban and a £4,500 fine. Former Aston Villa player Pat Heard was Bannan's driving instructor."
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It was 2011, he was in his early twenties and at 5'6" he probably had trouble looking over the steering wheel, drunk or otherwise. He may have changed and he may not be a dickhead when it comes to football matters; although he probably hasn't got any taller
 

Barry Bannan

Gazza Bee said:
We can't constantly dismiss players based on age - personally I'd have him at the right wages although it would mean we have a lot of AM so maybe someone is going on loan (or Baptiste is out longer term)
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I guess we've banked enough from Ollie and Saïd that we can go for some more experience without worrying about resale value.
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hmmm, there's no doubting he's a great talent, but if you look at his CV, you have to wonder why he's moved round so many clubs, without ever winning much. He should be a PL regular, with three times as many Scotland caps (27 over 10 years).

Bit of a Dickhead?
"On 23 October 2011, Bannan crashed his Range Rover Sport on the M1 near Watnall, Nottinghamshire, while returning to Birmingham from a party in Leeds. A month later, Nottingham Magistrates' Court found him guilty of drink driving, failing to stop after an accident, driving without due care, and driving on a provisional licence. He pleaded guilty and received an 18-month driving ban and a £4,500 fine. Former Aston Villa player Pat Heard was Bannan's driving instructor."
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NINE (9) years ago. 25% of his entire lifetime ago. Over 80% of his adult lifetime ago.
 

Barry Bannan

I would say that he's their captain and best player and given they're still stuck in the minus numbers on points it is hard to see them letting him go even if they will lose him on a free next year.
 

Barry Bannan

jbee said:
I would say that he's their captain and best player and given they're still stuck in the minus numbers on points it is hard to see them letting him go even if they will lose him on a free next year.
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Or to spin this, perhaps he's fed up of never having a crack at promotion and he wants to leave for one last try with us?
 

Barry Bannan

Bush Tuckerman said:
25%?
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Maybe he was in the womb for 6 years...

Anyway I agree with others, I think it's a little unfair to judge him on something that happened when he was 21. He's paid his dues and has likely matured somewhat. We all found it concerning how we played once Christian came off, we do need to balance that.
 

Barry Bannan

He needs to put in a transfer request then see where it goes, quality player despite his age
 

Barry Bannan

Hey, don't shoot me for asking a question.

My real point was that after showing his immense promise from first joining Villa's Academy and breaking into the first team as a teenager, where he received huge praise from the likes of Houllier, how come he spent the best part of the next decade slumming it on loans to mediocre clubs like Derby, Blackpool and Bolton?

Fair enough, he seems to have settled down a bit more recently, but even then, it's bloody Sheffield Wednesday - a joke of a club.

Considering how he still managed to look like a proper footballer even in the middle of that 5-0 drubbing at GP, you have to wonder why he's not tearing up the Premier League with some half-decent club. Certainly with only 27 caps over 10 years, he must have upset a good few Scottish managers not to get to be a nailed-on regular in that shambles.
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hey, don't shoot me for asking a question.

My real point was that after showing his immense promise from first joining Villa's Academy and breaking into the first team as a teenager, where he received huge praise from the likes of Houllier, how come he spent the best part of the next decade slumming it on loans to mediocre clubs like Derby, Blackpool and Bolton?

Fair enough, he seems to have settled down a bit more recently, but even then, it's bloody Sheffield Wednesday - a joke of a club.

Considering how he still managed to look like a proper footballer even in the middle of that 5-0 drubbing at GP, you have to wonder why he's not tearing up the Premier League with some half-decent club. Certainly with only 27 caps over 10 years, he must have upset a good few Scottish managers not to get to be a nailed-on regular in that shambles.
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Eh? so what are you trying to say. Are you for the transfer or against it? Sounds like Alan Partridge considering buying a house near a deaf school ‘So is that less noise or more noise?’
 

Barry Bannan

Ealing Bee said:
Hey, don't shoot me for asking a question.

My real point was that after showing his immense promise from first joining Villa's Academy and breaking into the first team as a teenager, where he received huge praise from the likes of Houllier, how come he spent the best part of the next decade slumming it on loans to mediocre clubs like Derby, Blackpool and Bolton?

Fair enough, he seems to have settled down a bit more recently, but even then, it's bloody Sheffield Wednesday - a joke of a club.

Considering how he still managed to look like a proper footballer even in the middle of that 5-0 drubbing at GP, you have to wonder why he's not tearing up the Premier League with some half-decent club. Certainly with only 27 caps over 10 years, he must have upset a good few Scottish managers not to get to be a nailed-on regular in that shambles.
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IMO there are two things that makes your posts kinda irrelevant; firstly the Club has a real, well publicised, policy that whatever a player may be capable of on the pitch we will not sign him unless the Club are satisified with his temperament and behaviour; and that the Club's looks at this as part of the due diligence undertaken before he signed; secondly it really is not great to refer to something he did a third of his life ago; really poor to post this imo.
 

Barry Bannan

TorbayBee said:
Eh? so what are you trying to say. Are you for the transfer or against it? Sounds like Alan Partridge considering buying a house near a deaf school ‘So is that less noise or more noise?’
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After the 5-0 game, I remember checking out Bannan's CV, since I was surprised to see what was clearly a Premier League talent playing in a crap Championship club, all the more so since he was already 30, but had had his chance as a youngster at the top level.

That's what caused me to wonder whether there might be more to him.

As for whether BFC should sign him, I've long since given up on trying to second-guess BFC's recruitment team! They always do their homework, so if he passes muster with them, then that's good enough for me.
 

Barry Bannan

Decent baller - would be a good addition
 
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