Dr Gloom 19714 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 i hope he doesn't. he's dreadful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 i hope he doesn't. he's dreadful He's no Emre like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19714 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 i hope he doesn't. he's dreadful He's no Emre like. barton makes emre look like zidane tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 i hope he doesn't. he's dreadful He's no Emre like. barton makes emre look like zidane tbf I wouldn't know as I can't really remember Emre playing tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19714 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 i hope he doesn't. he's dreadful He's no Emre like. barton makes emre look like zidane tbf I wouldn't know as I can't really remember Emre playing tbf. unfortunatley i remember barton's performances from last season all too well and the thought of him being a regular next year too isn't an encouraging one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Its funny reading comments on Barton from January. Moral hypocrisy really does know no bounds. Two dust ups and a wayward cigar and the very moral fibre of the city was in peril. He's a good player, so i say we keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Unfortunately he's our best central midfielder right now so we kind of need him. Ideally we'd sign someone else for his role and get rid, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19714 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 "a good player" "our best central midfielder" how depressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 He may not be the most gifted passer of the ball, but what he does give you in CM is someone who's willing to try and play the tough ball rather than bottle it and go for the safe option. You need someone like that in the middle of the park rather than the Jenas' and Parker's of this world, who were either to cowardly or too much of a headless chicken to get the ball forward. Emre could have been a fine player, but he disappeared from games far too much to ever be reliable in any way in CM. Not to mention his horrible injury record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Barton is released from prison Footballer Joey Barton has been released from jail after serving two months of a six-month sentence for attacking a man. The 25-year-old Newcastle midfielder was captured on CCTV in Liverpool on 27 December punching a man. He admitted assault and affray in April for the attack which was branded a "violent and cowardly act" by a judge. Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan said on Sunday that the footballer still had a future with the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Which paper was it recently that claimed he wasn't going to get an early release? Sums their information sources up like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1053 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Im not one for giving people 3rd chances but KK is obviously doing so, and we are desperately short. This time, he better buck his ideas up, perform like the player he was tipped to be and to keep himself out of trouble. Any less than that and he should go in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Im not one for giving people 3rd chances but KK is obviously doing so, and we are desperately short. This time, he better buck his ideas up, perform like the player he was tipped to be and to keep himself out of trouble. Any less than that and he should go in January. I don't see this as another chance though. Keegan wiped the slate clean when he arrived, and Barton hasn't got into any trouble since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26103 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 We should be petitioning that judge to make his ban from Liverpool city centre a permanent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 We should be petitioning that judge to make his ban from Liverpool city centre a permanent one. See if we can get him banned from Newcastle city centre too. Then at least we won't have to suffer him in home games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 We should be petitioning that judge to make his ban from Liverpool city centre a permanent one. In fairness if they banned all scallies from Liverpool city centre it would be a big improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Unfortunately he's our best central midfielder right now so we kind of need him. Ideally we'd sign someone else for his role and get rid, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. Pretty much my view. My main worry about Barton wasn't really due to moral outrage. What he has done was terrible, but none of us are angels, I've made mistakes and got into fights and I'm sure many other members have. What I was more concerned with was him being a waste of money due to getting banged up for long periods, and that events around Christmas showed that even with the Dabo trial hanging over him he was unable to keep out of trouble for any length of time. Now he has served his sentance, maybe he will have changed his attitudes, but the above suggests not. Anyway, he has served his debt to society so should be allowed to get on with his life, part of that is playing football. I don't think sacking him is an option now - if the club stood by him in Januray it can't really abandon him now just because he's done some porridge. And I would imagine that selling him would be rather difficult. So we're stuck with him, we're short of bodies so until he goes then he's still part of the team in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaythesouthernmag 0 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 If we were in a position to get shot/sack him then I wouldnt mind seeing the back of him, unfortunately we dont have many options and he is proberbly the best we have in the centre midfield role so looks like we are stuck with him I hope he see`s this a chance to redeem himself and he proves it on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8926 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 To be fair to him, this is the crime he had committed before we signed him. I don't feel comfortable with trying to get shot of a player for things that were in existence prior to our buying him. I know I'm not making much sense, but I'm a bit tired . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 To be fair to him, this is the crime he had committed before we signed him. I don't feel comfortable with trying to get shot of a player for things that were in existence prior to our buying him. I know I'm not making much sense, but I'm a bit tired . he was at Newcastle for his Maccy D's rampage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 To be fair to him, this is the crime he had committed before we signed him. I don't feel comfortable with trying to get shot of a player for things that were in existence prior to our buying him. I know I'm not making much sense, but I'm a bit tired . he was at Newcastle for his Maccy D's rampage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Aye, just imagine the carnage* caused. *American monster truck madness commentator voice Or do you seriously think that was a "rampage"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8926 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 To be fair to him, this is the crime he had committed before we signed him. I don't feel comfortable with trying to get shot of a player for things that were in existence prior to our buying him. I know I'm not making much sense, but I'm a bit tired . he was at Newcastle for his Maccy D's rampage. I thought this jail stint was for Dabo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 To be fair to him, this is the crime he had committed before we signed him. I don't feel comfortable with trying to get shot of a player for things that were in existence prior to our buying him. I know I'm not making much sense, but I'm a bit tired . he was at Newcastle for his Maccy D's rampage. I thought this jail stint was for Dabo? That was the trial that took place while he was in jail isn't it? Suspended sentence, Dabo never showed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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