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Piss off Barton, you won't be missed.

 

Please quote me on that in 12 months time anyone who disagrees.

 

Otherwise kindly fuck off.

 

 

Can't believe I'm the first one to quote this!

Of course we'll miss him, as we won't replace him. Utter disgrace to let him go after the games he has had, by now all parties should have left the past behind us.

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Couldn't care less about the politics. We're losing a good player who produced on the pitch for us. He won't be replaced. Not now, and probably not in 5 months time.

 

We need a striker, left back, right winger - all Premier League first team quality. 3 signings, 6 days left. Does anyone seriously think we'll find better than Carroll, Enrique and Barton? Does anyone even think we'll sign 3 more players?? This is a massive blow, no point pretending otherwise.

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Couldn't care less about the politics. We're losing a good player who produced on the pitch for us. He won't be replaced. Not now, and probably not in 5 months time.

 

We need a striker, left back, right winger - all Premier League first team quality. 3 signings, 6 days left. Does anyone seriously think we'll find better than Carroll, Enrique and Barton? Does anyone even think we'll sign 3 more players?? This is a massive blow, no point pretending otherwise.

 

spot on as usual.

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The last straw was many, many straws ago, so it's difficult to care about this one.

 

Is a straw ever really cared about though? I mean, what kind of straw are we talking about. A straw of wheat? Because that has huge implications on your local farmer, but your typical straw? The only time I care about those is if the Albanian lady at Taco Bell forgets to give me one.

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West Ham signing Nolan on a 5 year deal reaks of exactly the opposite of ambition to me.

 

Perhaps not especially prudent of them, but the intent of ambition is certainly there. Maybe they feel they can sell him on after two years to some other Championship side who feel he can do a job for them. :dontknow:

 

There's going to be another Championship club willing to pay him £50k pw at 31+?

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i didn't want barton in the first place. i wanted him out when he went to jail. and i am sick of his tweets

 

but - aside from the tweets - he has behaved as well as can be expected, and was a top performer last season. lastly, there is not fighting spirit and leadership left in this team..... disgrace!

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Kinda liked Joey but can't help but feel he had to go as soon as the club  didn't offer him a contract extension.

 

As regards him as a player I don't think he is as good as he thinks or as good as the player we originally signed. He will be missed but I'm happy to try Gosling or a genuine winger in RM. I hope this enables us to get the LB and striker we need.

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lastly, there is not fighting spirit and leadership left in this team..... disgrace!

There's no place for that at this club. Drive, ambition, pride, it leads to people standing up to Ashley and that's why it's crushed at every opportunity. Hughton was chosen because he was a humble guy who did what he was told, but through the law of unintended consequences he was a nice enough chap that he created a united dressing room where people would stand up for one another. That was too much power for Ashley's employees to have, so out the door he went.

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truely worrying/depressing days. I could live with barton leaving IF he was replaced. I think we we will miss his personality/leadership on the pitch. Letting him go without replacement is not good...him in a 3 man midfield with toite and cabaye :snod:

 

Really liked the Santon link....just can´t see it happen like i dont believe we will see cissokho here....probably end up with pieters.....which i am little undecided about...doesn´t sound like "proper" quality with huge potential like for example Santon and Cissokho looks very likely to be a success in the PL.

 

The striker situation :kinnear: Well...a lottery ticket or a really young player with potential like Roux....is probably what we will see. Don´t believe we will get someone who is ready and good enough to go in and improve our attack...unless we buy the right lottery ticket.

 

A new:

 

LB - Santon who can cover both LB & RB will be too good to be true - Ashley, even if he is expensive it is still possible to make a profit later on. Cissokho unlikely....think we will end up with pieters coz he is cheapest and not coz he is the best of the three mentioned targets.

 

MC/MR - Bartons position...think we will really struggle in that area/position and in generel if he isn´t replaced.

 

STRIKER - will end up with a lottery ticket or one for the future.

 

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More pissed off with the lack of replacement than losing Barton.

 

The 'Joey Barton Show' is in danger of overshadowing everything else the club does.

 

However, I will always be grateful to him for staying and getting the club back in the PL. Not sure how many of those players (Jonas, Colo, Nolan, Enrique etc) had genuine offers from elsewhere but they stayed to right a wrong so fair play.

 

 

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More p*ssed off with the lack of replacement than losing Barton.

 

The 'Joey Barton Show' is in danger of overshadowing everything else the club does.

 

However, I will always be grateful to him for staying and getting the club back in the PL. Not sure how many of those players (Jonas, Colo, Nolan, Enrique etc) had genuine offers from elsewhere but they stayed to right a wrong so fair play.

 

 

 

That is the main point for me. Obertan isn't an adequate replacement for Barton.

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