the red card,barton recieved prevented him playing for­ the rest of the season,so the club suspended­ him,tactful dont you think.yet another chance,murphy­ whatever your trying to do,it aint working,your remarks­ about barton are truly offensive,your remarks have put­ you on the wrong side of the fence,we cannot now take­ any of your views seriously,i for one will not read­ your claptrap again.

danny murphy is only slightly more inteligent than­ barton. how many chances do you give him. he should­ have been threw out off football when he was at city.­ the guy is a maniac and should not be allowed to go out­ in public, even on the tv.

Did somebody ghost write this drivel or does Danny­ Murphy actually believe this himself?? "Joey­ Barton has only himself to blame for his current­ predicament, but deserves a chance to put things­ right" - I quite agree... but hasn't he had­ that chance? About five times? We have to stop calling­ it a "second chance" at some point.

The­ first half of this story seems to have been written by­ someone who thinks the knobhead SHOULD be crucified­ (like 99% or right minded people). But then comments­ like:

"Barton is a very talented player" -­ I'd like to know what you've seen to make you­ think that.

"He seems to be trying to move his­ life in the right direction" - I'd LOVE to­ know what you've seen to make you think that! Was­ it the cigar-stubbing incident? The GBH? The prison­ term from which he has learned NOTHING? I'd love to­ see Alonso bring a case against him.

"There is­ good and bad in every sphere of life and most people­ accept that" - True, but where is the good in this­ lowlife?

"I think most people around him in­ football are willing to give him a chance" - not­ 'most people' who've read this­ article.

Does Murph just want him to be in our team so­ Fulham have a better chance of winning? :/

thug. let him rot on the dole. most people have to work­ a lifetime to earn what he earns in a year. he's a­ waste of talent and an abusive little @**$. hope he­ reads these comments.

Being a Fulham supporter and a regular reader of Danny­ Murphys blogs I must say that I generally agree wih his­ comments.
This time I feel that he as gone over the­ top. Barton with that tackle could of put Alonso out of­ football for life.
Give Barton another chance?. No way,­ next time which is sure to happen, there could well be­ a different outcome for some unforunate player.

Murphy you should have a word with Al Fayed and the­ idiot can come and play with you next season???

How many chances he's got already?
Fool me once,­ shame on you. Fool me twice, same on...

Should Newcastle sack Joey Barton?
6298 votes since Tue­ 05 May

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Dont crucify Barton or what are you saying? This guy­ need to be ban from footaball before he kill somebody,­ i hope it will be you Murphy, then you can repeat this­ article.

some one thinks he should be playing rugby. I wish he­ was playing rugby cos then little joey would have his­ tail between his legs and running for cover. he has­ this attitude in football cos he knows that there is no­ one to whup his @#$%. Come on joey boy start playing­ rugby.... you will cahnge for the better. Guaranteed!!

I discovered a hot place too!

These thermal vents­ 50000 feet into the bottom of the pacific ocean. Not­ many singles about though.

The FA had the oppurtunity to do something with this­ @#$% and blew it.
Just like many others who have gone­ before. Don't forget this scum actually wore an­ England shirt once !!!!

The Ivory Towers of the FA is­ partly to blame for this low life still being allowed­ to pull on a shirt.

put him on the pitch at sjp an throw flumps at him for­ 2 hours solid then maltesers for half an hour, then­ make him eat 500 kit kats, an the boy will be­ heeled...... poor joey....

he should be birched!

Barton is nothing short of a thug. He has proven his­ inabillity to curb his temperament both on and off the­ pitch on more than one occasion. And this creature is­ supposed to be a role model for young people!!!!! The­ sooner he is banned from the game for life, the better.­ He has had numerous "chnaces" to prove he has­ "changed", and like many a time on the pitch,­ he has squandered those chances. I feel sorry for toon­ supporters,as it is their club who is having to pay the­ scumbag several thousand pounds a week, only for said­ scumbag to bring shame on them! The F.A should kick him­ out of football, now, and let decent professionals ply­ their trade without fear of this IDIOT possibly ending­ theirs.

Shame I thought it was actually being suggested he be­ crucified and that was why Murphy was asking for him to­ have a second chance,don't you just hate metaphores