Jump to content

Joey Barton (now retired)


Recommended Posts

People seem to be romanticising about a bloke who when the going got tough, kicked Xabi Alonso and got himself banned, and then tried taking on half of the City team which could have cost QPR their Premier League status a year earlier. No thanks.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Not that I'm advocating it, but you'd think Do Canio would get a better response from his methods with our depressed professionals than the alcoholic hacks of the dark place...

 

As much as he's a nazi and his methods were over the top, it was still a bit refreshing to see someone actually try and make athletes act like athletes and take care of their bodies.

Link to post
Share on other sites

People seem to be romanticising about a bloke who when the going got tough, kicked Xabi Alonso and got himself banned, and then tried taking on half of the City team which could have cost QPR their Premier League status a year earlier. No thanks.

 

His reaction after that was shite but he didn't kick Alonso, it was a late tackle.

Link to post
Share on other sites

People seem to be romanticising about a bloke who when the going got tough, kicked Xabi Alonso and got himself banned, and then tried taking on half of the City team which could have cost QPR their Premier League status a year earlier. No thanks.

 

His reaction after that was shite but he didn't kick Alonso, it was a late tackle.

 

I did a GIF of that tackle. Wasn't even a foul.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I found the whole Barton love-in at Harperl's testimonial totally dumfounding as well. He barely played for us over how many years he was with us and had what two good spells in his time here?

 

People are only saying they want the likes of him and Nolan back due to Pardew doing a piss poor job of what he's had at his disposal. Moving Nolan on for Cabaye was absolutely the right thing to do from a football perspective, but the manager hasn't been good enough to ensure our style of play has progressed to a level whereby players like Cabaye help us not just win matches but also play a style to match their ability.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I found the whole Barton love-in at Harperl's testimonial totally dumfounding as well. He barely played for us over how many years he was with us and had what two good spells in his time here?

 

People are only saying they want the likes of him and Nolan back due to Pardew doing a piss poor job of what he's had at his disposal. Moving Nolan on for Cabaye was absolutely the right thing to do from a football perspective, but the manager hasn't been good enough to ensure our style of play has progressed to a level whereby players like Cabaye help us not just win matches but also play a style to match their ability.

 

Speaking out against Fat Cashley is a popular thing unsurprisingly.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I found the whole Barton love-in at Harperl's testimonial totally dumfounding as well. He barely played for us over how many years he was with us and had what two good spells in his time here?

 

People are only saying they want the likes of him and Nolan back due to Pardew doing a piss poor job of what he's had at his disposal. Moving Nolan on for Cabaye was absolutely the right thing to do from a football perspective, but the manager hasn't been good enough to ensure our style of play has progressed to a level whereby players like Cabaye help us not just win matches but also play a style to match their ability.

 

Spot on.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Yep. We were right to replace Barton. I think as time went on, he would have been more and more of a disruptive influence, especially under Pardew. Once Carroll went, I think the writing was on the wall for him.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
Guest neesy111

Barton is a waste of space, sooner he pisses off to prison for good the better. Anyone who wants him back is off their head.

 

:lol:

Link to post
Share on other sites

Reading were the home team...

 

I thought it was barton on the floor??

 

f***ing hell.

 

Should have gone to specsavers.

 

http://www.retro-cafe.com/60s/images/cast-magoo.jpg

 

Just to make you feel better....I thought my Sky was 5/6 minutes behind before. It turns out I forgot I had rewound it...

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...