Joey Barton latest tweets

[Yousef]

The pratt obviously forgets who he has a contract with. I know it's not this simple but I would love TF to chuck a silly price tag, ie £8m, on him and if nobody pays it then he has no choice. And if he don't wanna play, he can rot in the reserves.

not point of being stubborn. Sell him on sensible price!

[jmelanie]

I think what he is sayiing is that he would like to stay at OM which is not unreasonable since he has been there all season and from what I understand has played quite well. If he had been at QPR this season and we had gone down, he says it would have been different and he would have wanted to play in the Championship.

Having said that Marseilles do not have any money to pay his wages and if he wants to stay he will have to take a wage cut. He says he wouldn't mind that. However saying you do not mind that and actually accepting it is not the same thing.

So I think it comes down to whether or not Marseilles will cough up the amount he wants to get paid, otherwise he will be back at Loftus Road. If that happens I don't think he will refuse to play in the Championship.

[ArcticHoop]

like Tony said" player who is contracted to QPR can't decide where he plays".It's very simple,if nobody takes him, he's got to come back and play in the Championship

[Olly]

I understood he was a bad influence in the dressing room, was easily wound up on the pitch, then his tweets, is that what people want?

[vblockranger]

I understood he was a bad influence in the dressing room, was easily wound up on the pitch, then his tweets, is that what people want?

Better than any CM we have had all season...

[OneEyedWilly]

Better than any CM we have had all season...

SO Joey Barton is the only option we have to fit that position/ role? I dont believe that for a second....find someone else who is hungry for it and less of a media wh0re

[silvercue]

Better than any CM we have had all season...

Don't agree. He was utter pony the season before.

[SammyKojoe]

Don't agree. He was utter pony the season before.

Well he got 3 goals from central midfield last season. That is more than Mbia,Derry,Park,Granero,Diakite managed between them all this season. Had his poor games but had his good ones as well. You could never question his desire to win which made others up the work rate. We missed him this season.

[vblockranger]

Loved winning, hated losing, had passion and desire. Showed aggression and is currently chasing Champions League spots whilst our current lot wouldnt finish in top half of the Championship. Marseille fans love him btw.

[Del]

I understood he was a bad influence in the dressing room, was easily wound up on the pitch, then his tweets, is that what people want?

Beg to differ on this point, which is one he's often harshly accused of imo. Take the City situation out of it as that was a lot of things and he lost it obviously, however, thoughout the season he was clearly targeted by plenty of players trying to wind him up and he never bit once, and was imo, very calm throughout.

[DeepcutHoop]

Don't agree. He was utter pony the season before.

I'm with you on this. HE may be ever so slightly better than the dross we have currently, but we were still ****e with this midfield maestro playing for us.

Add to that, the fact that he obviously dislikes the club and fans, and has made it clear he won't be playing for us next year, as despite us paying his wages, he doesn't think our league position is something that should be inflicted on him.

And still there are some with 'battered wife syndrome' on here that still think he'll change, and that it's our fault he doesn't like us, and he needs just one more last chance and he'll show us how much he loves us......

[DeepcutHoop]

Beg to differ on this point, which is one he's often harshly accused of imo. Take the City situation out of it as that was a lot of things and he lost it obviously, however, thoughout the season he was clearly targeted by plenty of players trying to wind him up and he never bit once, and was imo, very calm throughout.

So apart from the times he did bite, he didn't bite?

[Del]

So apart from the times he did bite, he didn't bite?

Once.... and he only reacted because of the occasion and realisation of what it might mean, ie relegation, letting everyone down etc. The previous comment gives the impression he's easilly wound up on the pitch all the time, which is clearly not the case.

[vblockranger]

Once.... and he only reacted because of the occasion and realisation of what it might mean, ie relegation, letting everyone down etc. The previous comment gives the impression he's easilly wound up on the pitch all the time, which is clearly not the case.

[DeepcutHoop]

He lost his temper, and lashed out violently. Which he's done before, several times.

He got a 12 match ban, on top of his ban earlier in the season (which was due to a Johnson con, but if Barton wasn't nose to nose with him, it doesn't happen)

You can't just shrug those off unfortunately.