[Shabalala]

(Original post by QwertyG)
Which one the pundits was the one who kicked Neil Lennon and threated the FA to retire from internationals if they got punished?? its one of the pundits but dont know who

Whoever it was deserves a medal and a Knighthood



How dare Lennon attack Shearers foot like that

[marcusmerehay]

Joey Barton - compulsive cheat, compulsive ****, compulsive liar.

He said on Twitter at the beginning of the season that he 'as a pacifist I don't need violence to sort my problems'. Lol.

He's also previously said that he's fedup of 'poofters playacting and over-reacting' - perhaps he should take a look at how he got Gervinho sent off in the first game of the season.

I don't believe his claims that he was 'on the verge of signing for Arsenal' either.

Colossal prick.

[TM94]

(Original post by marcusfox)
So he went on Twitter to defend himself against being called out for his behaviour... and went completely off the wall??

That's comparable to Stan Collymore on Twitter reacting to allegations of wifebeating, and daring anyone who calls him violent on Twitter to come and say it to his face.

Nail on head.

He was completely baiting Newcastle fans a couple of months ago banging on about how O'Neil's Sunderland was going to finish above Newcastle this season.

I was pretty ****ed off so I asked him about his violent history.

Blocked instantly

[Celtic_Anthony]

Joey Barton spends his time on twitter trying to create the impression that he knows more than he actually does. Nothing new here, he's just changed tack from google searching 'inspirational [sic] quotes' to giving it the schoolyard 'I know your secret, oh yes I do' nonsense.

[member592149]

He's a **** but its still funny, no?

[Tucking Fypo]

[Agenda Suicide]

The man is repulsive. I genuinely can't believe he earns more than I ever will.


He's just a chav.

[taken4granted]

as much as i hate joey barton, i always enjoy it when so called tv gods get shot down. lineker certainly aint not saint and its fun seeing him **** his pants. nevertheless barton is massive bellend.

[marcusmerehay]

I'll admit, I chuckled.

[little_wizard123]

https://twitter.com/#!/Joey7Barton

He's at it again. Saying how hard he works whilst he's laying by the pool in Portugal, knowing he won't play until at least October. Tough!

[marcusmerehay]

Yeah, all that hard work that he's done beating up kids, assaulting taxi drivers and kicking lumps out of people on the field.

[original_username]

I think it's worth mentioning that had the referee done his job correctly, and managed the situation how he as the referee is expected to then we would only be talking about an elbow.

Once he knew he was sending off Barton he should have isolated him away from all the other players. Instead he flashed the red with a sea of players between himself and Barton. Mike Dean lost control of the situation and never once tried to re-gain it, that was left to Micah Richards. A referee of that calibre and experience really shouldn't be getting the basics so appallingly wrong.

[marcusmerehay]

(Original post by original_username)
I think it's worth mentioning that had the referee done his job correctly, and managed the situation how he as the referee is expected to then we would only be talking about an elbow.

Once he knew he was sending off Barton he should have isolated him away from all the other players. Instead he flashed the red with a sea of players between himself and Barton. Mike Dean lost control of the situation and never once tried to re-gain it, that was left to Micah Richards. A referee of that calibre and experience really shouldn't be getting the basics so appallingly wrong.

I'm not sure if it's quite that easy.

Moving him to one side would have meant he still had to pass the crowd of players on his way to the tunnel, and as indicated by his twitter comments it would always have been his intention to incite a response from the City lot. Whether that would have instead meant going towards balotelli on the bench straight away remains to be seen.

[original_username]

(Original post by marcusmerehay)
I'm not sure if it's quite that easy.

Moving him to one side would have meant he still had to pass the crowd of players on his way to the tunnel, and as indicated by his twitter comments it would always have been his intention to incite a response from the City lot. Whether that would have instead meant going towards balotelli on the bench straight away remains to be seen.

We'll never know. He got it wrong though, and his assessor would have marked him down for it.

[Kevmeister]

Barton has accepted the charge re confronting Aguero, but is challenging the one re confronting Kompany.

So, that's a minimum ban of seven games, possibly more if the FA dismiss his appeal.

[gemnomnom]

(Original post by original_username)
I think it's worth mentioning that had the referee done his job correctly, and managed the situation how he as the referee is expected to then we would only be talking about an elbow.

Once he knew he was sending off Barton he should have isolated him away from all the other players. Instead he flashed the red with a sea of players between himself and Barton. Mike Dean lost control of the situation and never once tried to re-gain it, that was left to Micah Richards. A referee of that calibre and experience really shouldn't be getting the basics so appallingly wrong.

And would've seen Tevez go in first...

[magicman1]

Why is there such a 'hardman' around guys like this?

if anything they are the first to run off after pissing off the wrong guy.

[gemnomnom]

(Original post by magicman1)
Why is there such a 'hardman' around guys like this?

if anything they are the first to run off after pissing off the wrong guy.

Eh?

[FrigidSymphony]

He risked personal punishment for the sake of his team. Good show, I say. Football used to be entirely like this, with big men with big moustaches scoring goals and being heroes. Now it's a bunch of fannies flopping around on the floor every time someone clips their haircut.

[Aky786UK]

I'd say this is a pretty apt article summing up my thoughts of Barton and breaking down what is pretty much the Twitter myth of Barton.