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.
Today - What one transfer would you most like to see this summer?
Yes. How did u no it was b.day next week?
ur pictures cool btw.
No my point is that its not ur real opinion, its just something you feel like saying to abuse a club u dnt like. Every club will be screwed if there rich owner packs it in. ur argument has no substance!
From sav46e on Tue Jul 01 12:24PMYes, but not a funky 47. I boring, complaining, sinister, grumpy 47.
From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 12:24PM@$$wipes
From m.nair89 on Tue Jul 01 12:28PMapology accepted dannick and thanks marc for the correction
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 01 12:28PMA sexy 47! who clearly knows more about football than u. I do agree Liverpool suck but, u got 1 thing right today. typical man u fan
From sav46e on Tue Jul 01 12:28PMBtw Ronaldinho to Chelsea where he will show he's still worlds best.
From sav46e on Tue Jul 01 12:29PMunited all the way..
chelsea to get relegated n terry to cry wen this happens..lol..From m.nair89 on Tue Jul 01 12:30PMGo to about.com and then search urban legends... honestly some of the grossest pics ever and a couple of funny ones! A great one with the Queen and a loadf of Scots soldiers!
From claire881 on Tue Jul 01 12:31PMThats exactly what we need, yet another Manc on here to share his/her expert views on the Prem.....thanks for the insight mnair!
From henrikedwardlarsson on Tue Jul 01 12:33PMm.nair89 another ignorant person......i will make a bet with you right now that chelsea will win 2 titles at LEAST this season
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 12:33PMsav46e - I'm sure people with half a brain knew what I was saying. Most clubs won't be srewed, they'll ne bought over by other rich owners who will put more money in the clubs. Chelsea's problem is most new owners would probably want to spend less, not more. Having had a bit of success it would hurt and the glory hunters would be screwed not winning games anymore and losing star players.
Anyway, if you don't agree I don't give a @#$% @#$%.From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 12:34PMMarcgrant,
Domination of the 80s. What??? Can't remember DU dominating for longer that 1 season!!
From dons8321 on Tue Jul 01 12:35PMI'll take the bet Dan, not even the FA & Carling cup.
From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 12:35PMm.nair89 that will certainly never happen even in your wildest dreams.those are childish unrealistic dreams and as your name shows 89 it certainly indicates u are just turning 19 and so still have much to learn about soccer
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 01 12:37PMdone i'll eat my shorts if i lose
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 12:38PMjude,chelsea will get at least 2 titles this year and i put my hand on fire that it's gonna be the CL and the EPL
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 01 12:39PMnooooo why did we sign that "i was never as good as people think i was" Deco, hes utter @#$% now, we should have just given Lamps the deal he wanted and gotten Van der Vaart of Diego of Werder Bremen if we really wanted another midfielder. they are younger, better and not to mention Sexier, than the boy who was aka Deco.
Scolari is an utter @#$% coach, just signing players who he likes and who he thinks will be good in bed. And hes greedy too. Rijkaard would have been better. Now i m sure Aguero will be off to ManU or Liverpool cuz stupid Scolari does not want Argentinians
From umar2050 on Tue Jul 01 12:45PMdons8321,
haha i knew id get a response on that one!
ok maybe we didnt win as many titles as we should of but we were the top team in scotland along with aberdeen, and flying the flag for scotland with some breathtaking european displays. i got a bit carried away with the dominating part but we were certainly there or there abouts.
From marcgrant7 on Tue Jul 01 12:46PMoptimistic, but I think there will be one major honor this season for Chelsea either the Prem or CL, not both. Throw in an FA cup or LC if they Scolari decides to go that route too.
there will be no betting from me! United are too lucky, damn Tevez.From henrikedwardlarsson on Tue Jul 01 12:47PMumar2050 its obvious you know nothing about scolari and his history do some research come with facts and then say that,
Dont underate deco just yet i think we all will be surprised by him this coming seasonFrom dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 12:50PMMarc,
Yes, the 80s were a great time, both teams playing really good football and rangers were @#$%!!!! Be a while before either of us dominate the SPL again.From dons8321 on Tue Jul 01 12:53PMdannick: NOOO! you actually rate Deco? I think he's rubbish, and besides all the sexy comments, I actually agree with Umar. Van der Vaart and Diego would've been solid signings. Bosingwa is quality, but Deco is rubbish. 1/2 so far from Scolari.
From henrikedwardlarsson on Tue Jul 01 12:55PMno comment
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 12:58PMso you think he's rubbish too? Chelsea needs top class at the Bridge, and maybe Deco was top class the season when Mourinho took Porto all the way, but if Barca don't want him why would Chelsea?
From henrikedwardlarsson on Tue Jul 01 01:02PMhey im only 19 but i still noe more football than you guys to be supporting chelski..
From m.nair89 on Tue Jul 01 01:03PMIts disappointing that the League is pretty much a two horse race now, would be nice if teams like DU and Aberdeen were in contention again!
From claire881 on Tue Jul 01 01:05PMhey 1 of the titles chelski could win is the carling cup and some other pre season cup which no one cares about..
From m.nair89 on Tue Jul 01 01:05PMall im saying is that there are surprises on the way and u cannot make a statement like that without actualley seeing him play for us wich he hasnt and wont for another month at max
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 01:05PMwhoever says lampard is a great player n deco is the best attacking midfielder to play in england knows nothing about football.lampards d most over rated player in d league n deco good player bu take gerrard over him any day
From kevled91 on Tue Jul 01 01:06PMm.nair89 mate get your f###en head checked its obvious you are a sheep and follow the mancs crowd get a life and make your own choices
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 01:08PM
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