apparently we ripped off villa over barry

[who me?]

well at least that **** gregory says so
and to think we held no grudge when he(gregory) left us for QPR

Talking Soccer - Talking Sense: Gregory: Villa were ripped off for Barry!!!

 

[Timbo]

Not one to hold a grudge is he!

 

[Timbo]

Job hunting I suppose, wants everyone to know that he was in charge when Villa bought Gareth.

 

[who me?]

dont mind him having the most annoying whiney voice ever,even worse than hoddle,but to think we used to rate him and he shits on every brighton fan at any chance.

it is not our fault he was a shit manager and an even worse T.V. pundit

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I agree with him. Small clubs should not be protected from the vultures in the slightest.

Besides, wasn't Standing the main target for Gregory? That worked out well.

 

[johnny jigsaw]

2 words for Mr. Gregory on this subject - "Bosko Balaban".

 

[Bluejuice]

Besides, wasn't Standing the main target for Gregory? That worked out well.

I was just gonna say the same thing. I recall at the time it was the loss of Standing that every one was more worried about (or at least worried that we'd not get enough money for him). Also, wasn't the money agreed for the pair or were they each individually valued? You could argue that Gregory was ripped off for a player who isn't even playing league football now, and I'd say that's more of a story.

What a prize cock.

Apart from anything else the money we got for Barry and Standing was agreed by a TRIBUNAL, so why blame us? Their offer wasn't good enough and we made a lot more money by fighting the case. Exactly WHY shouldn't we have? I mean it's only a few quid here and there eh? Oh except that NO IT ISN'T just a few quid for us, it's actually a f*** LOAD of money which we DESPERATELY needed.

This article has really aggravated me. Appalling tosh.

I'd like to see some retalitory statements made from Knight but to be honest I don't think Gregory is worth it. He'll be forgotten in a few years whereas DK will be enjoying the praise he's getting for bringing a beautiful new stadium to Sussex.

 

[The Large One]

Er... why is that being posted now?

That's a quote from his pisspoor biography that came out about seven years ago.

 

[clapham_gull]

Er... why is that being posted now?

That's a quote from his pisspoor biography that came out about seven years ago.

You should never turn down an opportunity to have a pop at Gregory.

 

[Napper]

the million we got......
didn't we waive the 25% sell on clause to get that ?

If he goes for 10m then its a shame , however , you can't see these things coming and all relative I guess

 

[clippedgull]

If I recall, Gregory/Villa were refusing to pay us and the money was eventually deducted from the SKY TV payment they were due to recieve that year by the FA!

 

[Icy Gull]

I can't work out which of Lawrenson and Gregory is the most embarrassed to have had any connection with the Albion..pair of twats

 

[Mendoza]

I wouldnt recognise Barry if he was stood on Brighton beach with a beachball under his arm, a seagull on his head, holding up a sign saying "Hi, I'm Gareth Barry"

 

[hans kraay fan club]

"Suddenly Bryan Jones, the youth development officer at Villa, took him from there and he came to us"

Exactly. thats the important bit John. Now f*** off back to the dole queue.

 

[El Presidente]

I can't work out which of Lawrenson and Gregory is the most embarrassed to have had any connection with the Albion..pair of twats

Lawrenson has never hid from the fact he is a Preston lad and fan. He doesn't slag us off, so surely less bitter than Gregory.

The Albion boo boys had it in for Gregory throughout his time here, and he wasn't prepared to take it lying down at the time.

 

[CHAPPERS]

The most fun I've had giving another manager shit was at Derby when we sang, almost constantly, 'GREGORY OUT! GREGORY OUT! GREGORY OUT!'

 

[Les Biehn]

I can see where he is coming from. Doug Ellis was their chairman at the time and given what a stand up guy he is you can understand why Gregory is bitter at such an honest set up as they had at the time getting stung by the nefarious likes of Brighton and Hove Albion.

 

[Silent Bob]

I wouldnt recognise Barry if he was stood on Brighton beach with a beachball under his arm, a seagull on his head, holding up a sign saying "Hi, I'm Gareth Barry"

I wouldn't recognise John Gregory if he stood Brighton beach with a copy of his autobiography under his arm, half the world's oil supply on his head, holding up a sign saying "Hi, I'm a slick haired failure merchant"

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Gregory is an utter cock - they got a player that has become one of the best in the Premier League, and they got him for a snip

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[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

according to this similar article we have a 15% sell-on clause for Barry, meaning 2.1 mil coming our way if he gets sold for 14million ish

icBirmingham - Aston Villa were ripped off over Gareth Barry - John Gregory