When will Barton/Emre/Duff be back?

[Guest Deep456]

Our midfield is shocking atm.  I just wanna know when these guys are approximately coming back and will they be back to face City or the week after?

[Toon_Crazy]

Emre was back last night as a sub comign on in the 60 minute..Think Duff is pencilled on for November and Barton should be 2 weeks away at most I think..

[Guest johnson293]

Our midfield is shocking atm.  I just wanna know when these guys are approximately coming back and will they be back to face City or the week after?

 

Well, Emre came on last night - so assuming he didn;t get injured again, then you have to assume he's available for the weekend.

 

Barton was due back 'end of September' but heard nothign more since - but potentially he could be back in the next week or so.

 

Duff is probably out for another month or two (at least) - So assuming Enrique is settled enough, its down to N'Zogbia to make that left wing position his own, and make Duff fight his way back.

[Munkey]

Emre was hobbling a bit towards the end of the game, hopeing that it wasn;t anything too bad.

 

i remember reading somewhere that Barton's back in training so should only be a couple more games before he's fit.

 

http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

 

we're top of one table anyway..

[stozo]

Barton said he wanted to play some part at City on Saturday.

[madras]

barton was apparently on the pitch at half time last night knocking a ball around with ther subs

[Skirge]

Barton was out on the pitch at halt time last night having a kick about, I think he is close to being back. Emre is back but for how long is the fear with him.

Duff well god knows, I thought he should have been back by now, but to be honest I am not to bothered either way with him.

[Nicky]

Barton was looking really sharp at half time yesterday,  to be fair.  He was smacking them at the goal,  and didn't seem to be holding back at all.  Even went in goal himself for a couple of minutes.

 

I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see him on the bench on saturday.

[Guest johnson293]

When is Bartons next court appearance?

 

Lets hope we don't lose him again, just as he gets back in the squad/team! 

[stozo]

Duff well god knows, I thought he should have been back by now, but to be honest I am not to bothered either way with him.

Always been said as soon as Duff got his injury that Early November was the earliest he would be back.

[Skirge]

Duff well god knows, I thought he should have been back by now, but to be honest I am not to bothered either way with him.

Always been said as soon as Duff got his injury that Early November was the earliest he would be back.

Was it? I thought they has said it was sooner than that.. Still not fussed anwyay

[Guest ExiledGeordie]

 

Yeah Barton looks very close to a return having seen him last night at the Emirates.

[magorific]

Barton definitely not back on Saturday. Says in the Chron he is still "a little way to go in terms of fitness".

[Guest ExiledGeordie]

 

Yeah I would expect him to be in the squad to face Everton, a place on the bench because after Everton there's a two week break again where he can really focus on strength and fitness and get ready for the visit of Spurs.

[Toon Amy]

Our midfield is shocking atm.  I just wanna know when these guys are approximately coming back and will they be back to face City or the week after?

 

Well, Emre came on last night - so assuming he didn;t get injured again, then you have to assume he's available for the weekend.

 

Barton was due back 'end of September' but heard nothign more since - but potentially he could be back in the next week or so.

 

Duff is probably out for another month or two (at least) - So assuming Enrique is settled enough, its down to N'Zogbia to make that left wing position his own, and make Duff fight his way back.

On Newcastle World theres an interview with Emre, and he seems positive that he is back. He also says he wants to stay at Newcastle. Loves the fans and the City. Good news if he can stay fit? I think so, he's a canny good player on his day, and we need that creative spark in the midfield.

 

also ... according to .com Joey Barton warmed up with the other players at half time, so he must be on his way back now.

[nufchk]

When is Bartons next court appearance?

 

Lets hope we don't lose him again, just as he gets back in the squad/team! 

 

4/10

 

I think next game is his last chance in the upcoming months...

[Kev]

Barton should be back for everton at home

emre is back

duff i dont care about

[Guest BooBoo]

Our midfield is shocking atm.  I just wanna know when these guys are approximately coming back and will they be back to face City or the week after?

 

Well, Emre came on last night - so assuming he didn;t get injured again, then you have to assume he's available for the weekend.

 

Barton was due back 'end of September' but heard nothign more since - but potentially he could be back in the next week or so.

 

Duff is probably out for another month or two (at least) - So assuming Enrique is settled enough, its down to N'Zogbia to make that left wing position his own, and make Duff fight his way back.

On Newcastle World theres an interview with Emre, and he seems positive that he is back. He also says he wants to stay at Newcastle. Loves the fans and the City. Good news if he can stay fit? I think so, he's a canny good player on his day, and we need that creative spark in the midfield.

 

also ... according to .com Joey Barton warmed up with the other players at half time, so he must be on his way back now.

 

Yes we do need a creative spark in the middle but Emre has clearly shown in his two seasons at the club that he wont be the man to provide it.

[Guest jamesmartinsmith]

Emre was good last night.

[Toon Amy]

Our midfield is shocking atm.  I just wanna know when these guys are approximately coming back and will they be back to face City or the week after?

 

Well, Emre came on last night - so assuming he didn;t get injured again, then you have to assume he's available for the weekend.

 

Barton was due back 'end of September' but heard nothign more since - but potentially he could be back in the next week or so.

 

Duff is probably out for another month or two (at least) - So assuming Enrique is settled enough, its down to N'Zogbia to make that left wing position his own, and make Duff fight his way back.

On Newcastle World theres an interview with Emre, and he seems positive that he is back. He also says he wants to stay at Newcastle. Loves the fans and the City. Good news if he can stay fit? I think so, he's a canny good player on his day, and we need that creative spark in the midfield.

 

also ... according to .com Joey Barton warmed up with the other players at half time, so he must be on his way back now.

 

Yes we do need a creative spark in the middle but Emre has clearly shown in his two seasons at the club that he wont be the man to provide it.

 

his form is not always great but he's much more creative than what we're playing at present. I think he will have trouble keeping Joey Barton out of the team, but it's got to be more productive than Nicky Butt + Geremi in the centre? Personally I think we all hope for better but it's as good as it gets until January now.

[Guest Synthespian]

I'd like to Emre on the left of a Butt, Geremi, Emre midfield.

Shove Barton in there as well, and it may not be the widest formation, but with Beye and N'Zogbia moving forward from the wing-backs, it'd be "solid"

[Karjala]

Just hope these 3 can make a big difference and add a fair bit of creativity to our midfield, havent really seen much of it from any of them in recent times.

[Skirge]

Barton is aiming to be back for the Liverpool game.

[madras]

Barton is aiming to be back for the Liverpool game.

everton shirley ?

[Skirge]

Barton is aiming to be back for the Liverpool game.

everton shirley ?

LOL yes it is Everton, I was told by me mate on the phone it was Liverpool, he said it was in the Journal, just looked and it is Everton.

 

 

Joey eyeing a dream debut

 

Sep 27 2007 by Luke Edwards, The Journal

 

JOEY Barton is hoping to make his eagerly-awaited Newcastle debut against the club he once supported as the midfielder prepares to end one of the most frustrating periods of his career.

 

Barton grew up in Liverpool following the fortunes of Everton before making his name at Manchester City and, while he will be forced to watch United’s trip to the City of Manchester Stadium from the stands on Saturday, he is confident he will be involved against the Toffees eight days later.

 

The 25-year-old will begin full contact training at Newcastle’s training ground next week and the prospect of facing Everton is a fittingly tantalising one as he enters the final stage of his rehabilitation from the broken foot he suffered in a pre-season friendly with Carlisle.

 

“When I finally get back is the million dollar question for me,” said Barton, who has regularly travelled with the rest of the Newcastle squad to away games this season even though he has been injured. “I’ve not been training with the boys because I can’t do contact stuff, that should happen next week but I hope to be involved in the Everton game.

 

“That’s the target at the moment and it’s obviously an exciting one for me. That has given me an aim and I’m pushing to be involved in the squad for that one.”

 

Barton would have relished the opportunity to go back to his former club Manchester City this weekend as Newcastle look to put their Carling Cup defeat at Arsenal behind them, but he has reluctantly had to accept that he will have to wait for the return fixture at St James’s Park to meet his former team-mates in battle.

 

The Merseysider, though, is willing to bide his time after suggesting the enforced spell on the sidelines, which came just weeks into pre-season training at his new club, has given him a new focus in his career. “I’ve been trying to get involved as much I can and I travel to a lot of the away games, but it’s difficult not

 

being on the pitch,” said a player whose commitment to his new club will delight supporters. “I do as much as I can in the dressing room, but I’m desperate to get back.

 

“The medical staff are slowly guiding me back in and hopefully it’s going to be sooner rather than later. The longest I’ve ever spent out through injury was six weeks so this has been hard to take.

 

“Injuries are part of the game we’re involved in, but it’s still difficult to deal with when you get one before you’ve even played a competitive game for your new club. I’m in a new environment and I wanted to put a marker down, show people what I could do, but I’ve not been able to do that so I’ve been stuck in limbo a bit.

 

“However, I’ll bounce back strongly. Everything happens for a reason and I’ve had the chance to look at different aspects of my game and work out how I’m going to fit into this Newcastle team.”

 

While Barton’s presence would be a major boost in midfield, the player is also mature in his response when he declared he did not presume he would walk straight into a side which sits in fifth place in the Premier League.

 

He added: “I’ll enjoy it even more when I’m playing, of course, and hopefully I can get back into the side. I think if you take the Derby game out of the equation it’s been a great start to the season in the league.

 

“Even when I’m fit again I might have to wait for my chance to get into the midfield because the players in those positions have been playing well and I’m not going to assume anything.

 

“I joined this club because I thought I could be successful and win trophies, I don’t see any reason why that view should change from what I’ve seen so far this season.

 

“There is obviously a lot of work to be done, but we are starting to get a strong squad with competition for places. That is the way to be successful, as Arsenal showed in the Carling Cup on Tuesday night.”