Barry joins West Brom

You have been a superb pro for us and we will miss you.

Belongs in the 'Ultimate Pro' bracket.

Great signing for West Brom and hope he comes back in some capacity in the future.

A great pro for others to learn from and a good option from the bench or even to start in what (hopefully!) will be a congested fixture list.

It would also have been nice to see him surpass Giggs' record PL appearances whilst wearing the Blue of Everton.

No, I'm sorry to see him go but the decision Wayne would have to made. Do I ask for the no10 shirt that I wore all the time at MU or do I ask for my old no18 shirt back.

Sorry, but that would have been wonderful, Rooney 18. But I am sure a few unburnt ones would have been brought back out to save a few bob from fans.

Anyway, good look to him – a class player we will miss. I just hope Besic can stand up.

He needed runners round him and due to injuries they were not always forthcoming, but the occasional move back to play as a centre half, to shore up a game from the bench and a killer pass here and there made him a reliable player.

I will always watch out for whoever he plays for and hope he beats Giggs - I suspect Gareth's minutes on pitch already are higher.

I just read that Koeman is interested in Danny Wellbeck and that Wellbeck is very interested in Everton. Could be a total garbage rumour but I am quite excited about the prospect if there is a hint of truth in it. I think he would be a wonderful player for us, and probably, just what we need.

We might have a chance to get close to the top of the fair play with the reduction in yellow cards :)

Good Luck for the future Gareth and thanks for time you spent with us

The Wellbeck "rumour"

I don't know if you recall, but weren't we like right at the top of the Fair Play table under Moyes and then immediately plummeted under Martinez. True there was a lot of ill-discipline under him but Barry's became almost tactical. It was like the officials had a list of items to tick off when we played...blow the first whistle, make notes of players being booked, give one additional minute, blow for half time, blow for the second half, make notes of players being booked, book Gareth Barry, give three additional minutes, blow up for full time.

He was the only genuine holding midfield player we had.

Schneiderlin and Gueye don't do the job. Gueye could, but hasn't been asked to, Schneiderlin can't and doesn't want to.

The Siggurdson signing gives us plenty of cover in midfield, (where is he going to play, permanently?), unfortunately we have nobody who will encourage the back four to push out as they see the MF disappearing over the horizon.

When you know months ago that your main striker is going, and for big bucks, to get to were we are without buying strikers, plural, is madness.

I thought he was finished when he got here. Four years later premiership clubs still want him.

Incredible

I'm a little gutted for him as I know the club would have made a huge deal of his upcoming appearance record. But I can honestly see him playing for 2-3 more years at the top level. The move will be good for him as I know WBA will give him the game time that he needs.

With Barry going, and the possibility of McCarthy and Barkley also leaving this window. Even with Sigurdsson coming in, our once bloated midfield will look pretty light. We've been linked with Leander Dendoncker from Anderlecht again today so I wouldn't be surprised if we see another central midfielder come in before the deadline.

Good luck to him and hope he continues to prove doubters wrong.

Unless hes talking about his commute it proves stats can be pretty misleading. Or perhaps they are confusing him with Gana? Gareth/Gana. Same same so can understand it.

Aside from that, good luck to him for the future. He could still do a job for WBA

It's obviously clear to anyone who's been watching us through the summer, that we're desperately short in many positions. I'd say CF, RW, LW, LB, LCB, RB, yet the clubs decided to waste the Lukaku money on three No 10's (Klaassen, Rooney and Sigurdsson), all of which are incapable of playing in any other position, including in Koeman's favoured 4-3-2-1 formation.

Now the clubs decided that it's not enough to have 6 positions to fill, lets add another one. No-one else in the squad can cover that deep lying playmaker position that Schneiderlin and Barry were covering, and judging by Schneiderlin's start to the season, I would have personally replaced him with Barry for next Monday.

The most worrying aspect of this transfer, is the fact that Tony Pulis has enlightened our fans to the fact that Barry turned down a 2-year deal to stay at Everton, to sign a 1-year deal as a starter at WBA. This is particularly worrying, as it suggests that the club were aware of Barry's remaining importance to the club and yet, it's inability to keep squad players feeling part of the first team set-up.

This unfortunately is becoming a worrying trend. Koeman has so far, managed to isolate a number of players who haven't been first team regulars i.e. Deulofeu, Barkley, Jagielka, Barry, players who I believe should still be contributing to our team. For me, this is really poor management. One of the key attributes of a good Manager, is to make every important player in the squad, feel like part of the first team.

Some managers will rotate their squad to install unity, others will use the powers of Manipulation. Unfortunately, Koeman has used the cold shoulder, scapegoated these players and basically hung them out to dry.

Hate to use the example of Alex Ferguson, as I can't stand the bloke, but it's very clear how he would've dealt with the Barry situation. He would've given him a run in the team (easier home games), bigged him up in the media, got him to sign the 2 year deal, then no sooner as the transfer window shuts, discard him to the bench.

Instead, we now find ourselves in a situation, where we need to find a replacement, probably at 㿀-40m, which would have been better served spent elsewhere in the squad. Poor man management, again!

You have been a superb pro for us and we will miss you.

Siggy in is great news, now we just need one or two striking options and leftback cover. The transfer train is back on the rails! Toot-toot!

Great player always looking to get the ball on the ground and move it forward and for those mentioning his booking count; I recall he took many of them for the team.

We'll miss his experience.

Best of luck Gareth. Brom's gain.

A most underrated, intelligent, versatile, physically and mentally tough player.

Like many, I was quite underwhelmed when he joined us, but nothing but respect for him now.

An absolute professional who never once let us down, gave less than 100 per cent, or under-performed.

If only we had signed him five years earlier.

Good luck Gareth. A warm welcome awaits you whenever you return to Goodison.

Good luck Gareth & thanks, loved watching you play for us.

It seems the Spaniard's legacy and footprint has all but been removed from the club.

Glad to have seen him play for us. I'm another one who had no idea just how good he was until I saw him in the flesh. Quality pro.

There were games under Roberto that he was the only one who turned up.

Barry though has behaved like a gentleman and true professional throughout his time at Everton. Good luck.

But maybe, just maybe, legends to be are poised to put their heads above the muddy hillock once more.

The definition of a journeyman is reliable but not outstanding. Barry has been an outstanding player throughout his career surely.

Kind of player everyone should be proud of in my humble opinion.

I'd venture 95% of the yellows he took were of the "smart" variety, for the team as it were.

I also believe he would have both stayed and honoured his contract as is his way ( a rarity in today's game to labour a point )

However I am glad that the club and RK respected his want to play regular football but feel in this cut throat world having principles can hurt. but its why I still follow this club after 35 years and am glad his wishes were respected

Best of luck lad

An excellent signing, one I supported from the moment it was announced and a great loss to Everton Football Club.

Man United wouldn't have let him go (see Giggs, Scholes etc) and Ian Wright criticised Arsenal for not going for him this time round. We should have kept him involved - he can also play left centre back and left back by the way.

Thank you, Mr. Barry and wishing you every success in the future.