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For some reason, Robbie Savage the pundit is somewhat tolerable.......

#3wordsforJoey trending on Twitter. (Definitely about Barton, some people think it's the Friends character )

Sounding like he's regretting his move

What a silly t***. I was one of his defenders but it does look as if his attitude is still as s*** as ever. Bye.

Medical on Monday then?!

We're signing both of them man... Pieters for LB and CB cover, Cissokho as LB.

I'm liking the sound of that

Forest eh? Hope we do them.

Nobby = forever the legend

He apparently reads this board. So aslong as it's him being slated then fantastic.

That would go well.

Barton out, Cabaye in.

Fatigue from looking after a newly born premature baby perhaps? A plausible explanation.

Aye!

The man gets funnier by the day. Tried to sign Barton?

It's pretty much clear as day that he really doesn't want to be there. Could have stayed where he was adored for another year, proved to the top clubs that last year wasn't a one-off in terms of fitness, form, discipline, etc. and at least got a move to a mid-table club. Definitely. I'm disappointed in him in this aspect.

It's pretty much clear as day that he really doesn't want to be there.

Of course he was.

That should pave the way for Sammy to start then

I think the best system will be when we start passing the ball around and get crosses in from the byline or through balls from the centre. At the moment all he's had is an aerial bombardment from deep positions. Until I see him in a proper functional team it's hard to make any judgement for me. All that long ball last night is definitely not his kind of game.

He looks thrilled to be there.....

The type of players we're getting now, I don't think a leader of the Barton ilk is that major. We've still got influential players out there maybe not in the in-your-face style of Barton, but Coloccini, Tiote, and looking likely Cabaye are players who'll get the team going in a different way. And if the players do need a rollocking, I've no doubt whatsoever that Carver & Stone (wow, I've just got that some people carve stones...genius) will be at hand to dish that one where necessary. I guess this is so but I'll miss the "Barton in-your-face approach" tbh.