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?
Actually Sav, polls of experts and fans alike choose Wenger above everybody else. Arsenal play some of the best football Ive ever seen. Trouble is they aren't connsistent cos, like Liverpool, they haven't got the squad depth due to the money being ploughed into the new stadiums and won't break their wage structure to keep the players they bring on. But they will win something again very soon.
From danny_saks on Tue Jul 01 02:45PMthe award for most players lost in one season most likely
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 01 02:46PMi dont 100% agree with you danny but you do make a good point.
arsenal do play fantastic stuff. i also admire the fact that they can produce world class players and keep them happy for a long time e.g. henry & vieira, without breaking the bank. But, being the best is about winning so there is none better than sir fergie. he hasn't always broke the bank, he bought keane relativly cheap, cantona for a bargain and scholes, giggs, neville etc were youth products. so looking at that, sir fergie didnt spend alot to create arguably the best man utd team ever and dominate the 90's.
From marcgrant7 on Tue Jul 01 02:52PMI hear ManU is looking for a striker. Arsene can sabotage them and ruin them forever by giving them Bendtner... Although from the champions league QF it appears that Nicklas is actually a Liverpool man...
From jcverm on Tue Jul 01 02:54PMmarcgrant I couldn't agree more. The Red Devils from the 90s were out of this world! And when SAF did start spending he almost stuffed it up (read: Veron!) I think lately he had to start spending to match Chelsea, Real, Milan, Liverpool etc.
From jcverm on Tue Jul 01 02:57PMIt would be funny if Scolari's Portugese/Brazilian revolution and Roman's cash could prise Quieroz, Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson away from Old Trafford...
From jcverm on Tue Jul 01 03:00PMIt would be funny if Scolari's Portugese/Brazilian revolution and Roman's cash could prise Quieroz, Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson away from Old Trafford...
From jcverm on Tue Jul 01 03:00PMActually, as Jude would say, it would suck!
From jcverm on Tue Jul 01 03:03PMSeems like I'm talking to myself...
From jcverm on Tue Jul 01 03:04PMMourinho is the best. He single handedly made the EPL a better league. I dont agree with anyone sayin that any team buys a league or buys titles. Every team that buys a player is buying someone who makes them better so if that helps them win anythin then technically they have bought it. Im not sayin Wenger aint good, hes a bit of a @#$% n far too stuborn but Ive never seen any kind of poll sayin he's the best. fair enough if there is 1
From sav46e on Tue Jul 01 03:06PMMarc, considering Alex Ferguson himself said that his current side was the best Manchester Utd team he's ever had he certainly didn't spend lightly there. I couyldn't agree more that grabbing Cantona for a cool million was a stroke of genius. But I'm not sure SAF can take the creditr for the likes of Scholes, Beckham et al in the 90s. With examples like that its very easy to forget just how much money he has spent. Even forgetting Veron you have £30m for Ferdinand, £26m for Rooney. Then Anderson etc recently. I'm not saying any of this is bad, but just wonder how much Wenger would have won with a similar budget?
From danny_saks on Tue Jul 01 03:16PMspent the morning offsite again or i would have been here sooner, the helmet and padding usually has a lot of obese guys in them in the NFL so no judas, it's not attractive usually
is there any truth in robbie keane thinking of going to liverpool, i'd hate that to happen, berbatov on stanby to man ud (sucks) in case ronny boy goes, not abig secret, but disappointing
From roxydgurl on Tue Jul 01 03:17PMPersonally I'd like to see Capel in spurs. He is a Messi but on the other flank and with crosses instead of shots.
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 01 03:18PM"I dont agree with anyone sayin that any team buys a league or buys titles." Well, you're entitled to your own opinion, but teams have certainly done it in the Prem, prime examples being Blackburn and Chelsea. Of course, everyone is buying players, but these two bought them in heaps(Ranieri bought quite a few and Mourinho didn't exactly stop). United have been buying a lot and breaking transfer records as well, but they don't come across so badly because they have still have some academy-grown talent and only buy 1 or 2 big money players per season(last year's 3 in Nani, Anderson and Hargreaves was the most they've brought in, I believe).
Re Wenger: he didn't build a team that will win a big trophy year in, year out, but he's built a real football brand - and has spent significantly less than United, Chelsea, and probably even Pool.
From is_spc on Tue Jul 01 03:22PMLampard anywhere away from Stamford Bridge. Then we will see Ballack shine.
From drrarebell on Tue Jul 01 03:23PMI really don't understand the Robbie Keane rumours. Does anyone actually believe that? Of all transfer speculations that's my least favourite one
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 01 03:25PMFergs is the best, screw the rest!
From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 03:30PMTransfers of the season:
1)Gerrard to Inter Milan (am sure he is jealous since this summer he doesnt have a transfer saga, after so many years I bet he got used to it)
2)Etoo to Man Utd (the only good striker not being linked with them yet)
3)Ronaldo (Christiano) to Barcelona (its his dream to play in spain, have a feeling he means by spain getting more paid while doing less effort)From jacquesbittar on Tue Jul 01 03:32PMDon't worry Roxy, it's all muscle under here(more or less). They've been working you too hard the last few days. It's time you put your feet up and relax a bit. The focus is more on sucky Chelsea than sucky Spurs today so you should enjoy it more.
From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 03:35PMLampard leaving Chelsea would be a disaster! For all the other teams in the premiership that is. Lampard is the most over-rated player in the league and chelsea would only benefit from "loosing" him.
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 01 03:36PMGreat post is_spc. Sav you don't agree? Well youre entitled to your opinion. But if teams don't buy titles what happens when the money is gone (Blackburn) and will happen when the money is gone (Chelsea)? Man Utd have the fan base to generate their own income and will be successful for some time to come. With or without Ferguson. But if you want a real football club generate its success through shrewd investment and top management watch Arsenal. Or Liverpool if you have to. Even Spurs would do for me.
From danny_saks on Tue Jul 01 03:37PMShrewd investment and top management? Spurs and Pool? You lost me there mate. :P
From is_spc on Tue Jul 01 03:42PMWell... I'm basing that on the fact Spurs are pretty good without the big bucks, and stand to make a shed load of cash from Berbatov. From Man U probably. And the money Liverpool have spent of late has been pretty well thought out. Who wouldn't want Torres in the side? Besides I like Rafa. He delivered the CL against all odds.
From danny_saks on Tue Jul 01 03:47PMi have to say if spurs went bust and was out of it completely, and i'd have to pick another team, then it might be chelsea as they are in blue, i dont like red teams for some arse-nal type reason, so i dont hate them well less than most other teams anyway, but as it wont happen, i'll stick to spurs and you can carry on chelski bashing judas all you like, glad to see that you dont have the physique of the average nfl Futbaaaalller as they say there
From roxydgurl on Tue Jul 01 03:48PMdanny_saks and is_spc well said you both!
SAV96 - In your face man, in your face, you suck!
From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 03:53PMSpurs without the big bucks? They seem to bay billions for whoever they buy. This Gomez keeper cost like 10 million pounds didn't he? Thats insame money for a keeper. Anyway, I love spurs, but to say they don't spend the big bucks is just wrong.
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 01 03:54PMjcverm,
i think you are bang on there mate.
i think when real madrid were buying the 'galacticos' sir fergie didnt want to left behind, hence 30m for veron, 27m for ferdinand, and nearly 30m for rooney. ok, he got veron horribly wrong but i think if one man is entitled to a mistake its sir fergie. i hear wot you are saying danny, and i think wenger is a brilliant manager and tactician. but you're forgetting what fergie achieved before he ever went to man utd, without a penny. he beat real madrid in a cup winners cup final with aberdeen (i know, aberdeen!!) and along with dundee united dominated scottish footabll in the 80's. that is a truly remarkable feat and he has got to be the best, there cant possibly be an arguement.From marcgrant7 on Tue Jul 01 03:57PMRoxy - just when I thought it couldn't get worse! You support Spurs, have a soft spot for the Hammers and could even imagine yourself as a Chelsea supporter. At least you seem to really dislike the gooners.
From jude_surf on Tue Jul 01 03:57PMWell, Rafa brought the CL, fair enough. But his goal has to be to win the Prem, and he's not getting even close. I'm very interested in his transfer moves this season. Torres and Babel were always going to be good buys, but Rafa has made quite a few flops - most of the Spanish contingent didn't really perform(why is Xabi Alonso a sub, though, I ask), Pellegrino, Voronin.
And Spurs really ought to be top 5 at least(they've spent some big money too, mind, although not really comparable with the big boys), we'll see whether they can make it in Juande Ramos's first full season at the helm. I like them but am not sure whether the Spanish/South American invasion planned by Ramos is really going to work out for them, especially with Berbatov outbound for United.
From is_spc on Tue Jul 01 03:57PMEh if your sayin buyin leagues is possible then ur sayin Liverpool dont. Well they tried to and still couldnt!
My point was, evry year someone wins the league and every year that team will have signed a player therefor they would have technically bought the league. the big teams sign the big players cause they want to be better, so as they can win the league. thats how football works!
When money is gone in Chelsea someone else will buy them. What happens when money is gone in Man U or Liverpool. These clubs are in more debt than Chelsea are they not? dnt quote me in case im wrong
From sav46e on Tue Jul 01 03:59PM
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