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Guest reefatoon

He's 34 this year you f***ing idiots. He was s*** in his prime.

 

Totally agree. He was a total bag of shite when he was here previously, why the fuck would we want him back now?

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Wasn't the only reason he left something to do with the contract length we offered compared to what QPR did? (similar with West Ham and Nolan iirc)

 

Couldn't have hated Llambias, Ashley, etc. that much. Just knew how to play to his audience to make up for being a waste of space for 3 and a half years.

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Guest firetotheworks

I have watched four or five Burnley matches this season and in those, Barton was the best player on the pitch by a country mile. Which, to be fair, is more telling of the general quality in the Championship more so than Barton's general ability.

 

Did you watch him vs QPR? Because that's the only one I saw him in and he was god-awful.

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Heard his full interview on the radio. He made some persuasive points, around the sense of personal and collective responsibility in a core of the squad he was previously relegated with. How it was this coupled with the determination to 'make good' which got them back. How he didn't see enough of this in current squad, how they wouldn't bounce straight back without it. He they needed to get shot of everyone who isn't up for the fight.

 

He also sees Charnley as a good guy, with his heart in the right place. Doesn't have a problem with Ashley. Describes Llambias as the devil incarnate. Is another pro/ITK who rates Jack Colback. I agree about needing men who are up for a fight and think Barton had (too much of) this, I wouldn't want him back.

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Guest antz1uk

McClaren tried to sign Barton and Dawson?! And we kept him on past last summer? Ridiculous stuff.

 

And Nolan, fkn crazy

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Heard his full interview on the radio. He made some persuasive points, around the sense of personal and collective responsibility in a core of the squad he was previously relegated with. How it was this coupled with the determination to 'make good' which got them back. How he didn't see enough of this in current squad, how they wouldn't bounce straight back without it. He they needed to get shot of everyone who isn't up for the fight.

 

He also sees Charnley as a good guy, with his heart in the right place. Doesn't have a problem with Ashley. Describes Llambias as the devil incarnate. Is another pro/ITK who rates Jack Colback. I agree about needing men who are up for a fight and think Barton had (too much of) this, I wouldn't want him back.

 

Just a reminder that Joey Barton was injured for the vast majority of our last Championship season.  He played in the first few games then vanished with an injury until near the end of the season when we were almost already promoted.  He played in fewer games than Fabrice Pancrate.  If there was a determination amongst the players to make good and get back into the Premiership it had fuck all to do with him.

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But he probably shouted really loudly at people like Martins & Beye after the Leyton Orient friendly. Legend man, the radgy.

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Guest firetotheworks

Heard his full interview on the radio. He made some persuasive points, around the sense of personal and collective responsibility in a core of the squad he was previously relegated with. How it was this coupled with the determination to 'make good' which got them back. How he didn't see enough of this in current squad, how they wouldn't bounce straight back without it. He they needed to get shot of everyone who isn't up for the fight.

 

He also sees Charnley as a good guy, with his heart in the right place. Doesn't have a problem with Ashley. Describes Llambias as the devil incarnate. Is another pro/ITK who rates Jack Colback. I agree about needing men who are up for a fight and think Barton had (too much of) this, I wouldn't want him back.

 

Just a reminder that Joey Barton was injured for the vast majority of our last Championship season.  He played in the first few games then vanished with an injury until near the end of the season when we were almost already promoted.  He played in fewer games than Fabrice Pancrate.  If there was a determination amongst the players to make good and get back into the Premiership it had fuck all to do with him.

:thup: and he was a complete tool by getting sent off against Liverpool when the match was lost. He goes on like he was Kevin Nolan.

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I don't credit him with bringing us back up - he was injured for large parts of that season.

 

He put a canny few good crosses onto Carroll's bonce the following season though.

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If Rangers win the cup then they will be back in Europe next year, not a bad move from him if that's the case. He good enough to piss all over the SPL for a few years, and gets himself some games in Europe.

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