Applauding Barton after sending off ???

[QPRDave]

We will miss him for the game he's suspended for. Which makes it even more galling when it was for such an avoidable reason.

Will it be just one game, given that he has already had a suspension for the first 5 yellows?

Think it is one game deep....

[Timmy the Doc]

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Nail on the head. Despite all his words he's still a loose cannon and lets us down when we need him.

He's just a prat who's found his level in the championship.... IMO.

In our situation every game is equally important and he's been there - helping us greatly - almost all season.
Why don't you just say you hate him and have waited this to abuse him?

[Kimimar0]

Because he didnt do anything wrong and was by far best player on pitch. We actually responded well to the red and shouldve done better with the ball around the box.

[Andy Sinton 11]

Imo wanted xmas off.

[Jeems]

i think the performances hes put in this season warrant us cutting him a bit of slack. ok so it was avoidable, werent having a great game (who was?), and maybe a standing ovation was a bit much. but he has been, IMO, our best player this season and so I think he does deserve for us to go a bit easy and not start criticising and getting on his back over it.

No one is denying he's had a good season, but he deserves criticism for being a fking idiot at that moment in time.

[uptheR's]

i think the performances hes put in this season warrant us cutting him a bit of slack. ok so it was avoidable, werent having a great game (who was?), and maybe a standing ovation was a bit much. but he has been, IMO, our best player this season and so I think he does deserve for us to go a bit easy and not start criticising and getting on his back over it.

[DeepcutHoop]

Disagree Dave .....think we'll miss him.

We will miss him for the game he's suspended for. Which makes it even more galling when it was for such an avoidable reason.

Will it be just one game, given that he has already had a suspension for the first 5 yellows?

[QPRDave]

For all his hard work and graft, because that is all you really get out of Barton, he isn't a ball spraying midfielder, he lets himself down by picking up needless red and yellow cards.

Don't think we will particularly miss him if im honest. Stick Henry and O'Neill in the centre of midfield

Disagree Dave .....think we'll miss him.

[Rangers77]

For all his hard work and graft, because that is all you really get out of Barton, he isn't a ball spraying midfielder, he lets himself down by picking up needless red and yellow cards.

Don't think we will particularly miss him if im honest. Stick Henry and O'Neill in the centre of midfield

Oh BigDave.... No..... Oh no....

[Bigdave]

For all his hard work and graft, because that is all you really get out of Barton, he isn't a ball spraying midfielder, he lets himself down by picking up needless red and yellow cards.

Don't think we will particularly miss him if im honest. Stick Henry and O'Neill in the centre of midfield

[Kevin Mcleod]

Doesnt every club applaud popular hard working and good players when they get sent off? Its the norm aint it?

[MattyRangers]

Maybe its because we are where we are in the table due Joeys performances.

Where as we are where we are despite Carrolls performances.

So having had a good first half to the season entitles him to a standing ovation for a $hit performance & petulant red card when losing at home to a title chasing rival?

Yes he has played well, but that doesn't put him on a pedestal above others and make him exempt from criticism where it's due.

[Tarbie]

I couldn't understand this either. Pushing for an equaliser in a match we really needed to salvage something from and he gets sent off. Alright it was a harsh sending off but he certainly didn't deserve a standing ovation!

[Ramsgate Hoop]

It's not things like this we need to cut out of our fanbase, its the negative stuff. Gary O'neil got booked yesterday, one bloke behind me shouted "**** off back to Tottenham"... yep Tottenham. Phillips missed the one on one, Same bloke said "How did Austin miss that, f'in useless" Also had two 12 year olds openly shouting negative things at Tom Carroll. Not once did any of those people join in on any song. On our day, we have one of the best supports in the country, however we also have a massive bunch of idiots that all they want to do is criticize everything. We could be top of the Premier League and be 5-0 up against Chelsea, they would still moaning.

i'm not having a pop at you Maddix by the way, as the post was valid, just gave me the platform to rant!

He seems beyond criticism these days. Imagine Carroll had been sent off in the exact same circumstances? He would be crucified. Yes, Barton has been fantastic this season for the most part, but he was $hit yesterday and got himself send off in a pathetic manner when we needed him most.

Maybe its because we are where we are in the table due Joeys performances.

Where as we are where we are despite Carrolls performances.