Joey Barton: A rap sheet in headlines
Tue Jul 01 08:54AM
Below is a list of headlines from this website about Joey Barton. Early Doors has left in anything relating to on-the-pitch activities, removing only platitudinous quotes pieces or baseless transfer speculation.
The words 'repeat offender' spring to mind.
Jul 2005 - Barton sent home from Tour
Sep 2005 - Barton equaliser denies United
Jan 2006 - City reject Barton transfer request
Jul 2006 - Barton happy to stay at City
Sep 2006 - Barton in trouble again
Oct 2006 - No punishment for Barton
Oct 2006 - FA not over Barton's moon
Oct 2006 - Barton admits FA charge
Oct 2006 - Barton escapes suspension
Dec 2006 - McClaren opens door to Barton
Dec 2006 - Pearce: Barton's grown up
Dec 2006 - Barton and Konchesky appeal
Dec 2006 - Barton and Konchesky appeals fail
Jan 2007 - Barton arrested
Jan 2007 - Lampard unhappy with Barton barbs
Feb 2007 - Gerrard hails gobby Barton
Feb 2007 - Barton facing charge
Feb 2007 - Pearce slams Barton witch-hunt
Feb 2007 - Harry points finger at Barton
Mar 2007 - England drop Barton and Barry
Apr 2007 - Barton blasts City
May 2007- City suspend Barton
May 2007- Dabo could sue Barton
May 2007 - Police to investigate Barton attack
May 2007 - Team-mate raps "coward" Barton
May 2007 - Police to interview Barton
May 2007 - Barton arrested over bust-up
May 2007 - Barton launches counter-claim
Jun 2007 - City accept Newcastle Barton offer
Jun 2007 - Allardyce: I'll bury Barton's bad side
Jun 2007 - Big Sam fury over Barton hitch
Jun 2007 - Barton completes Newcastle move
Jun 2007 - Rozehnal to give Barton wide berth
Jun 2007 - Barton slates Pearce
Jul 2007 - Barton to miss start of season
Aug 2007 - Barton charged with assault
Aug 2007 - Barton denies Dabo assault
Aug 2007 - Barton pleads not guilty
Oct 2007 - Barton makes Newcastle return
Oct 2007 - Barton not bothered by England
Nov 2007 - FA to examine Barton tackle
Nov 2007 - Barton evades punishment
Nov 2007 - Barton appears in court
Dec 2007 - Barton unafraid of prison
Dec 2007 - Barton retracts fan slam
Dec 2007 - Barton stuns Fulham
Dec 2007 - Barton in police custody
Dec 2007 - Big Sam "let down" by Barton
Jan 2008 - Barton to remain in custody
Jan 2008 - Barton granted bail
Jan 2008 - Barton returns to training
Jan 2008 - Barton bailed again
Jan 2008 - King Kev backs troubled Barton
Feb 2008 - Barton in more hot water
Feb 2008 - Barton faces no further action
Mar 2008 - Barton ban upheld
Mar 2008 - Barton makes court appearance
May 2008 - Barton jailed for six months
May 2008 - Barton cleared of criminal damage
Jun 2008 - Newcastle consider Barton future
Jun 2008 - Barton pleads guilty to Dabo assault
ED particularly enjoys the fact that no fewer than three managers have backed themselves to reform Barton, as though the proverbial kick up the backside or arm round the shoulder were going to make any difference.
Clearly, Barton is no more a professional footballer than Amy Winehouse is a singer or Paris Hilton an actress.
His appeal to the general public lies in the fact that: a) We've heard of him, and b) He's always getting into trouble. Always.
His misdemeanours have gone from the cheeky (mooning Everton fans, slagging off Frank Lampard, er, stubbing a cigar out in somebody's eye) to the criminal.
He obviously needs sustained professional help away from the limelight, and the best way for that to happen would be for Newcastle to end his contract.
Then hypocrites like ED might stop pretending to care about Joey Barton's welfare while giving his massive piles of dirty laundry a public airing.
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It's not necessarily the kind of reaction you're looking for when you spend £7m on a new midfielder, but dannydwilton's comment at the bottom of this website's "Deco signs for Chelsea" article neatly sums up the fans' view from Stamford Bridge.
"Holy ****!!! This is terrible!! Lampard's definitely going to leave us now!! We've brought a second rate granddad!!! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...!!!"
In the publicity shots of an increasingly rotund Peter Kenyon greeting the new acquisition, Chelsea might as well have replaced Deco with a big sign saying "Goodbye Frank".
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Nothing summed up Andy Murray's stubborn refusal to fit the 'Great British Hope' stereotype better than his post-match press conference last night.
Murray sent Centre Court out of its usually genteel mind with a brilliant win in the dark against Richard Gasquet - a good way to enforce your home advantage; maybe if England had switched off the floodlights at 2-2 against Croatia they might have been playing some football last month.
Then he blew it by facing the media with a plate of sushi, which he proceeded to demolish with a pair of chopsticks.
Of all the ways to slap Middle England in the face.. do you know what kind of muck they put in sushi? It's raw fish, you know.
If that were Tim Henman, he'd be there with fish and chips wrapped up in a copy of the Daily Mail, gamely fielding questions about Agincourt.
But here was Murray with his crazy hair, foreign food and dodgy accent, using words like "awesome". Even Greg Rusedski pretended to be posh, but it seems Murray just won't conform. Ungrateful so-and-so.
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VILLAIN OF THE DAY: If you had lost as many finals as Michael Ballack, you'd think you would have learned to be a good loser. Apparently not, as Ballack refused to hold up a banner thanking Germany fans for their support at Euro 2008, apparently on the basis that they were tacky.
Team manager Oliver Bierhoff said: "We had a strong and emotional discussion. The German Federation wanted the team to pay tribute to our supporters. Michael didn't like the banners and thought they were inappropriate."
FOREIGN VIEW: "National Party!" screams Marca - sounds like a Chevy Chase film or a far-right political movement. Nobody has told Catalan daily Sport, whose website leads with a story on Ronaldinho, who attempts to allay fears over his attitude by appearing to say that he has always been unprofessional, so don't worry.
TALKING POINT:
jilly_marsh on Euro 2008: "Thank god it's over. Now I can watch some proper TV." Not if Andy Murray has anything to do with it.
moody_tariq asks how ED fared in its Fantasy Euro game. Fourth in its nine-team superleague, since you ask. It was gunning for a top-two finish before a catastrophic decision to select the entire German 11 for the final.
yorgos_tm points out that apparently England haven't won anything for a while: "I can't believe it......what kind of STUPIDIOTS are writing those miserable and real rubbish articles? but I suppose there are lots of people out there happily reading it I guess.....and it's so evident the eternal envy towards the german team and the frustration is 100% understandable of course...HEY how many european or world tittles got the english team? ha ha hah ha ......that explain a big deal isn't it?" Stupidiots is a good word, though.
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From mattheath2003 on Tue Jul 01 08:57AMBye-bye Joey.
You always were scum.Mr Chelsea to Spurs.
From nikyates on Tue Jul 01 09:00AMWow! Is signing Barcelona has-beens the way forward for Chelsea?
From freeandrewdickson on Tue Jul 01 09:04AMPele to Stoke
From chrisnewman950 on Tue Jul 01 09:15AM"signing Barcelona has-beens"
Real Madrid referres to these types of players as Galactigos (see Figo). Chelsea can have Ronaldo after he spends (ages) a couple of years in the Spanish capital
From mipapage@ymail.com on Tue Jul 01 09:20AMHere we go, people abusin Chelsea for a change. Deco is a great player. been better than any midfield player thats played in England for many years. suppose if Chelsea signed Etoo he'd be washed up too. And Ballack was laughin n smilin with everyone after the final whistle which is more than anypne else has ever done after losing an importanf final so I guess he is a good loser.
From sav46e on Tue Jul 01 09:21AMchrisnewman, Pele would need a shed load of Viagra to keep Stoke up.
From dons8321 on Tue Jul 01 09:22AMShevchenko return to Milan
Shweinsteiger (ie Pig Climber) to ManU
Ronaldinho to Weight WatchersFrom alexanderfarinelli on Tue Jul 01 09:24AMDeco is a gifted player who plays well when motivated but requires a lot of time on the ball. Players like him have a tendency not to last too long in England with a pitbull snapping at their heals for 90 minutes.
From alexanderfarinelli on Tue Jul 01 09:27AMFilling a blog with previous headlines? - must of taken all of 10 seconds.
Although i am disappointed that i managed to miss "Nov 2007 - FA to examine Barton's tackle"I didn't realise the Fa got that invloved with players!!
From cliffclement on Tue Jul 01 09:31AMreally think that people are underating deco the so called "grandpa" in my opinion has still got some good football in him. and lampard can go its fine essien will fill the void and so can mikel obi...no doubting our number 8 will be missed!
id like to see belleti go he would do better to do that any way because now he has to compete with bosingwa and ferreira...tal ben haim can go i'd keep boulharouz he's way better any way.
The portuguese revolution has begun!!! Bring it b1@tches
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 09:31AMI'd like to see Joey Barton transferred to HMP Walton for a lot longer...
From ianbec on Tue Jul 01 09:32AMMe to anywhere that'll pay at least 5K a week!!!
From andyc147 on Tue Jul 01 09:33AMED = Erectile Dysfunction.
just thought I'd point that out.
From yoon3ek on Tue Jul 01 09:34AMI should mention to any prospective clubs that i'm a talented right footed midfielder with plenty of pace.
From andyc147 on Tue Jul 01 09:34AM@alexanderfarinelli ... so why was xabi alonso so successful..? think again mate.
villa and ronaldinho to liverpool
From yoon3ek on Tue Jul 01 09:36AMalex ferguson to old peoples home
From lee_rome on Tue Jul 01 09:41AMsorry dan but obi mikel is utter pish!!
man utd are still laughing after flogging him to chelsea.
From marcgrant7 on Tue Jul 01 09:42AMRED CARD for ED
Why does Andy Murray have to fit in with your narrow-minded vision of a British sports person?
Who cares what he eats as long as he likes it (I think fish and chips may just have more saturated fats than sushi).
Appalling journalism!From coq_monsieur on Tue Jul 01 09:44AMDeco is old and i dare not compare him with Lampard.Lampard is a great player.I am a chelsea fan but i don't think that is a good signing for chelsea.Certainly now Lampard will leave for Inter
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 01 09:45AMAlonso has done well to adapt to a side where he is largely used for Champions League duties. And he's not THAT good, let's face it. Pool would be lucky to make half for him in the marketplace as what Barca made on Deco.
From alexanderfarinelli on Tue Jul 01 09:45AMandyc147 mate in your own opinion! if your so good go try out then oh haha you cant wanna know why because your ego is so big that you cant even see your own feet let alone tha ball
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 09:45AMmoody_tariq to the staff of ED, or the remaining spaniards in the national team (am guessing 3 or 4 left) to liverpool..
From moody_tariq on Tue Jul 01 09:45AMwhere are all the regulars this morning
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 09:46AMDon't worry too much about the fantasy league ED. I was also riding high in first place, and decided to really put some daylight between myself and the opposition by selecting the Dutch eleven beast through to the final.
From matt_hamill on Tue Jul 01 09:49AMJoey barton wouldnt be out of place in a sunday pub league....dodgy tackles and up for a pint and a punch up..hed make a super Dukes head captain.
From raulpeeves on Tue Jul 01 09:52AMI think i support Ballack on this.How can he go out to thank supporters when Germany finished second once again.I guess that is a loser's mentality doing that
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 01 10:00AMAlonso to Juve, Tiago back to Portugal.
Arda Turan to City or Tottenham.
Cristiano "I'm the best" Ronaldo to Real.
Deco does need time on the ball, as someone mentioned earlier, but Chelsea already have a packed midfield (Essien will finally play where he belongs), and won't miss FatFrank too much. His goalscoring heroics of the Mourinho era are over, he's solid..nothing more.
From henrikedwardlarsson on Tue Jul 01 10:03AMoh and Larsson with a surprise move back to Celtic!!!!!!!!!
From henrikedwardlarsson on Tue Jul 01 10:05AMAnthony Gardner, Kevin Prince Boateng, Darren Bent, Ricardo Rocha, and Youness Kaboul to Arsenal (come on Barny, I know you're out there).
From mpasc66 on Tue Jul 01 10:05AM
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