Minhosa

I think people need to look at the reasons for his behaviour. His reaction may be far more palatable if you consider what/who he's been telling with since Jan. Any arbitration panel/judge who considers his actions won't be from the viewpoint of the common fan. All Ashley & Co will have to argue is that his actions are potentially damaging to the club/club's reputation/owner's reputation/whatever-other-clause. I fail to see how any arbitration panel not made up entirely from members of N-O would side with Barton. Who said anything about any panels? It's not going to get to that now is it? If he appeals his fine it has to go to someone for decision? What in the world are you carrying on about? It won't go to a panel man. He'll be off within the next week and we'll waive the fine to get rid of him.

I think people need to look at the reasons for his behaviour. His reaction may be far more palatable if you consider what/who he's been telling with since Jan. Any arbitration panel/judge who considers his actions won't be from the viewpoint of the common fan. All Ashley & Co will have to argue is that his actions are potentially damaging to the club/club's reputation/owner's reputation/whatever-other-clause. I fail to see how any arbitration panel not made up entirely from members of N-O would side with Barton. Who said anything about any panels? It's not going to get to that now is it? The club will get their way - big £ off the wage bill, one less person around with an opinion and the PR risk minimised. JB will get along just fine, hopefully spilling the beans on the way to enlighten those fans with the wool over their eyes on the behaviour of the board. The fans will lose out, because that's the way it's always been under the current owner.

I think people need to look at the reasons for his behaviour. His reaction may be far more palatable if you consider what/who he's been telling with since Jan. Yeah, I understand that, I just think there has to be discipline at football clubs and this sort of behaviour isn't acceptable. FWIW I also think the club has overreacted a bit, but I think that has a lot to do with the fact he was leaving at the end of the season anyway so they don't see any point in persevering with him. I point to the Managers role in this again.

Profit potential rocks!

It's his last opportunity to work in top level football. If it wasn't for the fact he's a bullshitter with a penchant for blackjack, he'd be applying for jobs in League two now. On that we can agree. But he's still a patsy cunt. That was almost a reasonable post. It's about as reasonable as you'll be seeing on this subject matter. It genuinely made me chuckle, I was thinking it was quite a calm response after the first line!

I think people need to look at the reasons for his behaviour. His reaction may be far more palatable if you consider what/who he's been telling with since Jan.

Can't wait for him to spill the beans and be done with it.

It's his last opportunity to work in top level football. If it wasn't for the fact he's a bullshitter with a penchant for blackjack, he'd be applying for jobs in League two now. On that we can agree. But he's still a patsy cunt. That was almost a reasonable post. It's about as reasonable as you'll be seeing on this subject matter.

Good for him. Fuck them.

It's his last opportunity to work in top level football. If it wasn't for the fact he's a bullshitter with a penchant for blackjack, he'd be applying for jobs in League two now. On that we can agree. But he's still a patsy cunt.

Good aspects being it's the only premiership job he'd ever have got? I think posters like Minhosa can't help coming to boards like this to hear another side to the argument then argue (badly) with it. The other ones are all pretty much in agreement so there's no discussion. It goes pretty much like this: toon fan #1 "Ashley's a fat cunt who's pocketing all the money" toon fan #2 "Aye. Cockney bastard" *end of discussion* Yep - I come to a discussion board for no discussion. Knob. I'm saying you come here because it's theo only place where there is any discussion. Read it again you pleb. Yawn. Can't be chewed.

Has anybody came out and confirmed that anything in the Chronicle is true? Has anybody other than Barton come out and confirmed that it wasn't? Who are you expecting to do that when the club roll out fines for players speaking to the media and not towing the party line?

Good aspects being it's the only premiership job he'd ever have got? I think posters like Minhosa can't help coming to boards like this to hear another side to the argument then argue (badly) with it. The other ones are all pretty much in agreement so there's no discussion. It goes pretty much like this: toon fan #1 "Ashley's a fat cunt who's pocketing all the money" toon fan #2 "Aye. Cockney bastard" *end of discussion* Yep - I come to a discussion board for no discussion. Knob.

Good aspects being it's the only premiership job he'd ever have got? West Ham. After Southampton? Nah.

Good job he's taking that approach. It's working a fucking treat. All hail the PR Machine.

Good aspects being it's the only premiership job he'd ever have got?

Better get used to it. That's what he is. If you don't like the term you'd be best advised to stay out of this thread. If it's all the same to you, I'll make my own decisions about which threads I read. Patsy.

Great post, sums up my feelings perfectly.

Better get used to it. That's what he is. If you don't like the term you'd be best advised to stay out of this thread.

The Manager has very little do with contract issues??? Can you imagine Ferguson leaving the new Valencia contract to his board and letting them get away with completly fucking it up to the point the player gets fucked off for nowt? I hardly think so. He'd be doing what any decent manager with a tiny degree of influence would do and saying 'I want him, he's part of my plans - get him a new contract sorted'. Patsy Pardew has the same amount of influence as the fucking tea lady man. The discipline issues would never have come about if the club management were honest from day one in respect of the £35m (both Enrique and Barton would have stayed if this was invested) and straight with their contracts. Deceitful cunts, the whole lot of them.

Hopefully Ryder gets some shit on the back of that statement from Barton.

Depends on what his cut is. Hope you're right though.

Dein would be a great appointment but is a proper football man. Wouldn't work for Ashley as he has a modicum of self-respect.

Thankfully, unlikely the mackems will be in for him given they've just signed Larsson.