Agree.
I don't think people are slagging him off as such, but I'm seeing people say he's not Premier League class but would keep him...why?
Because at this current time, we have nobody else who can play there other than Barton.
If we replace him with better then fine, it will be a great move by all parties. If we don't then it is a stupid move which may, and probably will come back to haunt us.