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Elfin/fred - stop making yourself look like a caaaaahnt!
I beg your Pardew?
Have you truly nothing more intelligent to say than that?
And people wonder why I am contemptuous of those who post unintelligent crap.... 🙄
Do you know what 'honest' means?
Well, I used it in the context of Barton being the kind of person who speaks his mind, and does not in any way hide behind others or his club etc, and tells it as he sees it. I think he's bin very honest indeed about himself recently.
Yes, he blotted his page with some of his antics on Saturday, but he was far from being the worst offender on the pitch.
Why aren't people screaming about the disgusting violent act by Song? Proper out of order. Player deserves at least a 3-game ban* for that.
*Just for Flashy and cruzheckler. 🙂
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[/url]Newcastle's Joey Barton has admitted he "was not proud" of his reaction to an altercation with Arsenal striker Gervinho.Gervinho was dismissed on his Gunners debut for slapping Barton, who was booked for dragging him to his feet.
Barton said on BBC Radio 5 live's 606 programme: "I'm not proud of the way I reacted. I did go down easily.
"I shouldn't have lifted Gervinho up by his shirt and that's not the correct thing to do."
Barton was criticised for his part in the Ivory Coast striker being shown a straight red card by referee Pete Walton.
But the former Manchester City midfielder insists Walton made the right call in not awarding a penalty.
He added: "The stadium was full, the fans have grafted all week to pay to come and see us and I felt Gervinho was seeking to gain an unfair advantage and cheat us out of a point.
"He was already on his way down and I don't think it was a penalty. There was minimal contact but he was looking for it.
"At the end of the season that point could be the difference between Newcastle getting into Europe or not, or staying in the league or not.
"I've been hit harder by people at school but that doesn't make what he did right or wrong.
"The last thing we need as a football club, I need as a player and Arsenal need is for this to drag on. The Football Association and officials are normally bang on and I've no doubt that if there are any further repercussions they will get to the bottom of it."
Why aren't people screaming about the disgusting violent act by Song? Proper out of order. Player deserves at least a 3-game ban* for that.
It's a mark of just how repellent most people find Barton isn't it? This is a man responsible for at least three criminal assaults including two on his own team-mates. He's a serial cheat. A wind-up merchant and has the sort of anger-management issues that would see him barred from most professions.
That doesn't make what Song did in any way right, but it probably explains why most people aren't that concerned about Barton's personal safety.
The thing is Elfin, what other players did isn't of interest - Barton is in the spotlight yet doesn't have the grey matter to realise this and carries on like a spoilt child. Yes, he was on the receiving end but why? Because he can't rein himself in. And in the first match of the season too means every opponent will be pushing him to get him off the pitch.
He is his own worse enemy.
A wind-up merchant and has the sort of [b]anger-management issues[/b] that would see him barred from most professions.
Issues which he has accepted are part of who he is, and is trying to address. Read I think it was Warton's posts earlier, as he seems to have a lot more insight than any of us.
TBH, I think he manages his issues remarkably well. You want to see me on a footy pitch... 😯
Yes, he was on the receiving end but why?
Because players deliberately target him to get a reaction, quite frankly. There was a feature on a Newcastle v Wolves game last season on Footy Focus I think; Barton was getting kicked and fouled left right and centre. He showed remarkable restraint to not retaliate actually.
As someone with a pretty good understanding of anger and violence issues, I think the bloke should be given a break tbh. He's nowhere near as bad as he used to be, and increased intense media focus on him isn't helping matters.
What about Song's disgusting actions then? Why can't we talk about that?
Y'know, the worst incident in the entire game...
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He is his own worse enemy.
I'd say it's people like you who constantly bleat on about him teamed up with managers who urge their players to wind him up in an effort to push him over the edge that are his worst enemies.
D'ya reckon my opinion gets him into the trouble he constantly finds himself in?
Seriously 🙄
No I don't...but you know that's not what I meant. But you're just part of a collective of bleaters that can't shut up about him. The constant focus on him just ratchets up the pressure.
And yet he doesn't learn. In the first match of a new season and just after HIS bleating on Twitter about his treatment by the Newcastle board....
No he clearly struggles doesn't he. And you and the army can't stop yourselves revelling in any setbacks on his road to redemption. Who resurrected this thread anyway?
On an unrelated note, after hearing Mr Barton on 606 on 5Live this evening, I am now 100% convinced he has a team of writers doing his twitter feed. I guess a PR company have been engaged to give the loveable scamp some more cerebral qualities.
Who resurrected this thread anyway?
...and who is continuing it? That's what I want to know. We need answers!
Who resurrected this thread anyway?
An Arsenal fayn. To say this:
Also, he yet again proved his colours. At least now we won't get these bollocks rumours about him coming to Arsenal. Horrible little man.
Nice.
Yet still no word about this:
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Funny that, eh? 🙄
I am now 100% convinced he has a team of writers doing his twitter feed.
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An Arsenal fayn. To say this:
Think it might have been a Leeds fan actually. 🙂
Sigh. Sorry, I only just checked this and now I guess I'm gonna have to answer Elfin.
Yeah, Song should have gone for that, and should get a retrospective ban. As far as I can remember it's the first time he's done that, but he does have a habit of picking up stupid yellows for tackles on the half way line.
For the record though, this does not excuse Barton in any way. For people to say that that wound him up and that's why he went after Gervinho makes it worse, because it shows that he is completely unable of controlling his temper.
And what do I realistically expect? To beat Liverpool home and away. 😆
Honestly though, I'm more than a little worried. My prediction is City, United, Chelsea. 4th place will be between Arsenal and Liverpool.
What about Liverpool, honestly?
Oh, and for the record, wasn't me who resurrected it.
And what do I realistically expect? To beat Liverpool home and away.
We'll see, Sawyer, we'll see.... 😉
Honestly though, I'm more than a little worried.
You ought to be.
I'm just looking forward to an interesting season. 😀
Fabregas / Nasri / Clichy all wanting to leave tells me its not just the fans who are disillusioned with Wenger, massive couple of weeks for Arsenal already! imagine RVP got injured again!!!
Well, looks like a good move for Fabregas; played just ten minutes at Barça so far, already won a trophy! 😀
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Nice to see him at a club worthy of his talents at last.
There's a surprise - Warnock has taken Barton to QPR.
Already sees the team in a relegation scrap then...
Joay barton? Hate him, scumbag 😆
And what do I realistically expect? To beat Liverpool home and away.
8)
(does not in any way need to say owt. Is very smug...)
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Quite funny if it weren't for the fact that its my team thats signed him. Still it can't get more stranger than the "guns in the boardroom" incident a few years back.
LOL rumour today is that Craig Bellamy is on his way to QPR too.
You're not going to let this one lie, are you m_f?
Seemed more appropriate to keep it on the same thread than open a new one as I had diversified into laughing at Warnock's cunning plan to beat the drop.
Quite an interesting transfer deadline day this year. Still waiting off the rabbit out of the hat transfer though. 🙂