Villa’s hopes of keeping Barry 50/50, says Carew

JOHN CAREW believes it is a 50-50 bet that Gareth Barry remains with Aston Villa.

After enduring a mixed reception at Walsall in midweek, Barry had the Holte End firmly behind him as Villa took another significant step towards a place in the UEFA Cup by winning their Intertoto Cup clash with Odense on Saturday..

Ashley Young’s second-half thunderbolt proved enough to give the hosts a win which takes them into Friday’s UEFA Cup second qualifying round draw.