Joey Barton is a plank. And no, he hasn’t been out following the latest internet craze of ‘planking’.
Instead he’s been publicly airing the dirty laundry of his employers, Newcastle United, while venting every frustration that pops into his head on the latest forum for rattled Premiership footballers, Twitter. The result? He’s been transfer listed and the club are so fed up of him they’re willing to ship him down south for absolutely bugger all - whether Wenger or Rednapp, his most likely employers, can sort him out is anyone's guess.
You can’t blame Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias for getting bored of his antics and putting their foot down yet because of their no statement policy and Barton’s polar opposite stance to speaking his mind, Barton has managed to gain the support of the notoriously fickle Geordie nation despite the fact he is walking out on the club he is ‘desperate to play for’.
Joey Barton is, frankly, an evil genius. By venting his anger publicly, he has taken advantage of Newcastle’s silence to cast them in a negative light and engineer himself a move away from St. James’ Park with the fans’ backing. Tevez and Fabregas take note because this is how it’s done.
Newcastle offered Barton a new contract earlier this year. A three year deal including a pay cut. Barton’s agent came out today and stated this was turned down because they wanted four years and absolutely refused to take a pay cut. Hey, Joey, if you’re so desperate to stay at the club what’s the harm in three years and a cut from your sixty thousand pound a week cheque?
I’m a fan of Joey Barton, at least, I was a fan until he signed up to Twitter. He looked to be getting himself on track both professionally and personally but alas it turns out he is still the same spoilt, petulant footballer living in a fantasy world of his own that was convicted and sentenced for assault. Good riddance, I say.
Anyhow, the Premiership was fun while it lasted, right?
Newcastle for nPower Championship winners 2012/13.
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