Barton available for £3m according to The Sun

[Shania]

Yep a young player back from a long term injury thousands of miles from home and who has played in the Premiership and yet still plays far better then most of his team mates !!

That´s your opinion!!

[Kevin Mcleod]

Just so I know what you mean isle, who has he played better than in the last year or so?

[Rangers77]

I agree with the original point.
Our midfield last night was shocking, embarrasing, dreadful, I can go on. Infact I can say the same for the majority of the team!
So no it is not an over-reaction but a very valid point. Let one of our best players of this new season leave and then watch the decline.

This is my worry. Imagine if last Saturday were the highpoint of our season?? Hopefully Harry's man management skills- and the £70K pw- will keep Joey on board. If we had to rely on Faurlin we'd struggle to stay up, not go up.

Am back from a (deserved) 24 hour ban. Wish it had been in the mods power to have banned me from last night's game....

[Bluehoop]

This is my worry. Imagine if last Saturday were the highpoint of our season?? Hopefully Harry's man management skills- and the £70K pw- will keep Joey on board. If we had to rely on Faurlin we'd struggle to stay up, not go up.

Am back from a (deserved) 24 hour ban. Wish it had been in the mods power to have banned me from last night's game....

Going to that game was a far more suitable punishment than a 24 hour ban mate. Good to see you back posting and in good spirits too

[brightonr]

How many people now think we would have done better last year in the Premiership with Barton (even with him missing 8 games)? It does not seem to matter whether or not he has a good game or not, his presence appears to help the whole team.

Always thought that. Insane decision to send him to France.

[brightonr]

Harry has come out and said he wants him to stay here. Therefore, the club should not even consider selling him. They have got rid of plenty of dross, no need to start losing influential players too.

[Rangers77]

Going to that game was a far more suitable punishment than a 24 hour ban mate. Good to see you back posting and in good spirits too

Cheers, Bluehoop. Thanks.

[Felt]

Harry has come out and said he wants him to stay here. Therefore, the club should not even consider selling him. They have got rid of plenty of dross, no need to start losing influential players too.

I agree that he's worth keeping. The only question is wages. We're going to be very heavily in the red this season (and last season's books - which haven't been released yet - are going to be disastrous), so it's gambling on the idea that he'll be a key player in promotion. Personally I'd take the gamble, but I fully understand if the club doesn't feel the same way.

[jmelanie]

Is it possible he did not play yesterday, so as to show the board that he is really needed?

[QPR71]

Always thought that. Insane decision to send him to France.

it was a MH move and TF's one blameworthy action

[SteveQPR1975]

Glad he's not going he's been our main man so far

[Sandy Flash]

Glad he's not going he's been our main man so far

Make that two of us.

[Kevin Mcleod]

Glad he's not going he's been our main man so far

What do you know Steve? Are you in the know, how come you are so sure he's not going, what makes you so certain to say that?

[Yousef]

What do you know Steve? Are you in the know, how come you are so sure he's not going, what makes you so certain to say that?

I know he has turned Crystal Palace down.

[Kevin Mcleod]

Really, that's unbelievable.