Hughton won't have the stones to drop Barton.
The worst thing is, it will probably be the opposite, dropping Wayne to accomodate Smith and Butt away from home and shoving Barton out on the right.
That's so true, and so painfully predictable.
Just watched it again now. I think it was a tad harsh, but in the modern game (against foreign players) you just can't do that sort of thing. Simple as that really.
I've been watching football for 35 years, and in that entire period they are by far the most fortunate team I've ever seen.
Yeeesssss. Fucking bang on.