A Quote by Ross Barkley
It was hard for me to leave because Everton were my boyhood club. I supported them from when I was a young kid.
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Obviously it's very hard to leave a club that you've supported all your life. But the reason that I've come to Birmingham is that I think Steve Bruce is one of the best young managers in the country and that Birmingham as a club is a sleeping giant.
I experienced it at Sheffield United, where there were rumours that Everton were coming in for me and I was going there for a million pounds. At that time, I am a kid who uses social media like Twitter. Sheffield United fans were saying they would walk and carry me there, wanting me to go. As a boyhood Sheffield United fan, that still cuts me deep.
Everton fans don't just come to watch the football. They are there for Everton, the club. They really believe in the history of the club.
When I spoke to Everton, the plan, the project, the history of the club was interesting. If I didn't see ambition in Everton I wouldn't come to Everton and that's maybe a good message to all of the players.
Your boyhood club, the one you've supported, the one result that you look for more than anybody else because of my upbringing, has always been Newcastle so to go and manage it is arguably the pinnacle but it's a really difficult job, I have to tell you.
Celtic are the club I supported as a boy, and I loved every moment I was there. For me to leave there, I knew I was going to have to not just come to a club, but I had to come to a special club that was going to allow me to connect with the players and hopefully the supporters, too.
If you were a young kid, 19, 20 years old who has two children and a third one on the way and refuses to leave them. A kid who was on welfare, because he refused to steal anybody's property or take anybody's money. You found life a lot tougher.
It was hard to leave my boyhood club Arsenal, it's still my dream to play for Arsenal, but I know I have to put that on hold and go and play abroad to get some experience in Germany.
I owe a lot to this club and the supporters who were always there for me. They supported me even when I was suspended.
(on his former club CSKA Sofia)
I had a year out playing local football before I went to Charlton at 12. West Ham was the club I supported so it was a hard decision to leave.
Everton are a bigger club than Liverpool. Everywhere you go on Merseyside you bump into Everton supporters.
You can't play for Everton if you can't handle the expectation because the fans love the club so much and I have played in some tough European away nights at a young age when things have not gone very well.
I didn't leave Barcelona in the best way but I took the decision to leave and I don't regret it. There were a few problems with the club - some misunderstandings - and so I decided to leave because I wanted to develop as a player.
I used to hate Ian Rush when I was young, because I was a devout Evertonian in those days, and he seemed to score every time Liverpool played against us. It's strange to think he used to support Everton too when he was a kid. He was brilliant to me at Anfield always giving me good advice.
I achieved my dream of playing for Everton, from a young age I always dreamed of scoring for Everton.
If I believe I'm still a young kid, it's hindering me. I am leading the line for Everton so you have to grow into your shoes and carry that weight on your shoulders.
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