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I'm curious if any team has actually attempted to sign "England's best midfielder" on a free.

there does seem a curious lack of interest, maybe more to do with wage demands than anything else despite him being free

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I'm curious if any team has actually attempted to sign "England's best midfielder" on a free.

there does seem a curious lack of interest, maybe more to do with wage demands than anything else despite him being free

 

Wage demands, plus his constant issues for the lower clubs. As for the big clubs which his agent was gob-shiting about, I always said that Barton is quite slow and that's the main reason the top teams wouldn't be in for him. CL teams tend to have pace in most key areas.

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Looks like he is playing tomorrow!

 

Says who?

 

In reply to appearing on Goals on Sunday - @chris_kammy sorry mate, what with the 5.30pm ko tomo, its a logistical nightmare to get down. Love the show, we'll come on in near future.

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Looks like he is playing tomorrow!

 

Says who?

 

In reply to appearing on Goals on Sunday - @chris_kammy sorry mate, what with the 5.30pm ko tomo, its a logistical nightmare to get down. Love the show, we'll come on in near future.

Doesn't mean he's playing. Just means he's in the squad and i also thought first team players were expected to attend home games whether they were playing or not to support their team mates.
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I think it's pretty clear Barton wants to play and Pardew wants to play him. Just a question of whether or not he's allowed as pathetic as that sounds.

 

I think Pardew would like to play him but he wants Barton to be 100% committed to what's going on at Newcastle this season and he's waiting to get that reassurance from him. That's what he's said in interviews in any case.

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Barton's far more committed to and interested in the success of NUFC than Pardew is, I know that much. Like his boss, he couldn't give a shit as long as it doesn't cost too much.

 

If you're right he'll clear that up with Pardew and play tomorrow. If he can't do that then he's not much use to us and he'll just have to wait until the NUST/Russian/Arab billionaires buy the club and hand him and his mates bumper new contracts.

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What a crock of shit that is wullie.fucking hell

 

Pardew's remit is to reduce costs. That's it.

 

I'm surprised he even bothers turning up for training then, he could do that at home with a calculator and a list of player's salaries.

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