Be interested to get Marchings feelings on this and how he rates JB
Joseph Anthony Barton
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Exactly.
Agreed - better getting him away rather than have him around causing trouble and collecting his wages for doing nowt.
Depends whay you consider a big club at "national level"
They have high attendances and the fans are passionate, fair enough, but a lot of clubs have that, it doesnt translate into success on the pitch.
Seems there's a misconception about Newcastle - before Keegen arrived they were struggling in what is now the Championship and nearly went down further and they hadn't won anything then for decades.
People seem to remember the Keegen years where they were "the entertainers" but in reality that lasted all of about two years.
I have to say having lived in newcastle for a number of years I got sick of having the fans sense of self entitlement rammed down my throat all the time. Seems a lot think they deserve to be winning trophies, regardless of the actual reality of modern football - they need to get back in the real world.
Agree with Eyepopper, it's not like Barton is Ronaldinho or Adriano, he's an average player and even if he's sorted out he will remain one so it'd be a pointless buy. He wouldn't improve our midfield, he'd just add numbers to it, although at this point we might even settle for that as we're short.
An ideal signing for wenger because he is free.
And thank blessed feck for that!!!
Adriano was never that good, in my opinion. Did his best work at Parma, fffs, who stopped being good around 2000.
I can't believe there's an 8 page thread on Joey Barton and we haven't even been linked with him. Are we really that desperate for another midfielder?
I reckon a some of this lot are, seeing as I can actually read posters saying stuff like 'I wouldn't mind Joey Barton', 'Fergie'd sort him out' and assorted nonsense.
Joey fecking Barton...? Get fecked!
He was sensational in the Confederations Cup 2005 and had some great moments before getting fat and disinterested.
He had more talent than Barton in his nipple.
27 goals in 29 games, starting from the Copa America in July to the Serie A break in late December, he was quite incredible in 04/05. 36 in 42 starts for the calendar year of 2004. I think he's remembered as his best self a bit more than he should but there was a point when he was unstoppable in the same way as Drogba was.
Adriano went the way of Jardel. His mental issues over a bad break up mucked up his career.
Yeah Adriano was a monster of a forward. Pity his lack of discipline and dedication got the better of him.
Barton would destroy United's atmosphere of friendship and unity.
To be honest, return of David Beckham would be a better idea that this...
To be honest, return of David Beckham would be a better idea that this...
Yup. Why on earth would we want to sign a psychopathic jailbird with a history of violence who's named after his granny's budgie? What's worse though is that he played for the berties. That alone should disqualify him.
That's the point, mate.
Barton had his chances to improve himself and he failed to understand his mistakes.
Young Ravel Morrison deserve the chance and in my opinion, he got bigger potential than Barton.
He is quoting George Orwell on twitter.
How can you not love Joey Barton?
How can you not love Joey Barton?
I hope Morrison doesn't get into any more bother with the law. Sounds like he's in with a bad crowd. It would be a shame if he chucked away his career at United. Still, he's only a young lad and there's time for him to get a grip of himself, but if Fergie and senior players like Rio can't impress him, I'm afraid there's not a lot of hope.
I wonder if Morrison will start quoting Dostoievski on twitter?
Sorry, not the biggest fan but Newcastle are just being complete arses now!
That's not all -- he has quoted Darwin, The Smiths, Dalai Lama, Nietzsche, Einstein, and those are just the ones that have passed my gaze.
Boohoo
And we thought that Keano & Cantona had megalomania... 
Clearly you've conned your fair share into believing you were some faux intellectual. Fair enough, means and ends and all that jazz.
Which would mean I was an actual intellectual.
I take it this was an attempt at insult.
FAIL!
Joey Barton quoting Nietzsche? feck me. All of this is slightly disturbing information.
Which would mean I was an actual intellectual.
I take it this was an attempt at insult.
FAIL!
Fail, and in caps? You might as well have put "in yo' face" there
Oh and I am bookmarking that brainyquote site, easiest way to becoming an actual intellectual.
Fail, and in caps? You might as well have put "in yo' face" there
Oh and I am bookmarking that brainyquote site, easiest way to becoming an actual intellectual.
Catastrophic epic failure needs to be addressed as emphatically as possible.
Barton is a little bit of a poof.
I'm not averse to picking him up on the cheap, he was very good for Newcastle last season, he has shown improvement from his past misdeeds, and at the very least he'd offer some cover for Carrick, Anderson and Fletcher's inability to stay in form for a whole fecking season
Is there any other footballer more theatrical and ostentatious than is reprobate? - Bloody oleaginous rouge scum.
is this some kind of a joke....no place for thugs like him here.
Are Arsenal really interested in signing him? I am confident we will not even look his way even if its a free transfer. The BBC reports Tottenham are stolen a march on rivals Arsenal and Man Utd but I don't think the latter two teams are even interested.
He used to be one. And if he's decent at football, who gives a feck?
Wish people would stop saying he's a free agent/that he's been released.
Neither of these are true and it's annoying the pedant in me.
Neither of these are true and it's annoying the pedant in me.