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Hibbo98, on 25 June 2025 - 08:45 PM, said:

Butterfield sounds interesting. Tall defensive midfielder, got decent reviews in under 23’s football by all accounts so it’s odd he’s never been out and tested himself on loan.
Sounds like he ran the show in their new stadium test event so much so that Everton fans were a bit surprised he was released.

Last couple from Everton have been decent anyway

Seems to have scored a lot of goals for the youths.

[RichThomps1]

 Hibbo98, on 25 June 2025 - 08:45 PM, said:

Butterfield sounds interesting. Tall defensive midfielder, got decent reviews in under 23’s football by all accounts so it’s odd he’s never been out and tested himself on loan.
Sounds like he ran the show in their new stadium test event so much so that Everton fans were a bit surprised he was released.

Last couple from Everton have been decent anyway

I’d like to think Paddy Byrne will know all about him

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 ash_cfc, on 25 June 2025 - 08:47 PM, said:

Pretty sure he was either with us for a while pre season last year, or rumoured to be incoming. Either way it’s not the first time he’s been mentioned on here.

Barker was very highly thought of when a youth player at City, may still be a player there

On the Mandeville rumours, he’s been amazing for us, but wasn’t a first choice when we had a full squad at start of last season so may think he’d get more football elsewhere

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 Cartman, on 25 June 2025 - 09:17 PM, said:

Barker was very highly thought of when a youth player at City, may still be a player there

On the Mandeville rumours, he’s been amazing for us, but wasn’t a first choice when we had a full squad at start of last season so may think he’d get more football elsewhere

What Mandeville rumours? Surely that Boreham Wood thing is a wind up.

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 Cartman, on 25 June 2025 - 09:17 PM, said:

Barker was very highly thought of when a youth player at City, may still be a player there

On the Mandeville rumours, he’s been amazing for us, but wasn’t a first choice when we had a full squad at start of last season so may think he’d get more football elsewhere

If he was to go, he wouldn't be having to look at the NL and certainly not anyone as tinpot at them.

[ash_cfc]

I put on here about 2/3 weeks ago Mandeville was told his game time would be more limited this coming season, due to the impending arrival of Markanady at the time & has interest from a handful of clubs. Club weren’t at that time actively looking to move him on, fully respectful of his long term standing here but PC truthful and wouldn’t stand in his way if an opportunity came for him to be a first team regular elsewhere.

Personally & selfishly I’d be disappointed if he left. It’s a long old season and having the ability to play RM, RW, RB & CM is invaluable when the game is much more “squad” orientated these days.

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 SpireRam, on 25 June 2025 - 08:30 PM, said:

Brandon Barker in the training pics too. He’s been around the block for a 28-year-old.

Former Man City youngster but most recently with Avro.

The very definition of a squad filler.
Looked at his stats and he's never had a full season.
Strange we'd be having him in unless it's a favour to keep fit

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 Cartman, on 25 June 2025 - 09:17 PM, said:

Barker was very highly thought of when a youth player at City, may still be a player there

On the Mandeville rumours, he’s been amazing for us, but wasn’t a first choice when we had a full squad at start of last season so may think he’d get more football elsewhere

Maybe Cook recognised he was knackered, he virtually carried the team defensively and attacking. He hardly loses the ball .

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