Joey Barton becomes father to Cassius

[MYU]

You've heard plenty about Joey Barton - but what about Cassius Joseph Barton? Well, that might not be the last time you hear that name after the QPR midfielder became a father.

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[Factamondo]

cassius barton ffs...............poor kid

[upperloftpaul]

Not so sure about name choice, but many congrats. Hope the sleepless nights don't affect joeys performance on the pitch??????

[West Acton]

What are the odds of him scoring against the gunners and doing the infamous baby rocking celebration

[Factamondo]

What are the odds of him scoring against the gunners and doing the infamous baby rocking celebration

bout 20000/1

[HammersmithR]

Will he change his name to Muhammed when he gets older?

[IsleworthRanger]

Hope he has saved up for a pram and some nappies

[BigDanShittu]

That is just being controversial for the sake of it. The kid is gonna get stick for that.

[Rieger]

good house music producers. Don't see anything wrong with the name. How is it contraversial?

[BigDanShittu]

Cassius is an African name and neither Barton nor his wife are African. Clay was part of the Nation of Islam which was a racist movement that were supporters of black power and saw the white man as the devil.

[Stanley]

Cassius is an African name and neither Barton nor his wife are African.

Should that matter?

[MattyRangers]

Should that matter?

Exactly.

Apple is a fruit and neither Chris Martin nor Gweneth Paltrow are pomegranetes.

Its just a name, let the man call his child what he wishes.

[Rieger]

Cassius is an African name and neither Barton nor his wife are African. Clay was part of the Nation of Islam which was a racist movement that were supporters of black power and saw the white man as the devil.

I thought it was a roman name?

[Stanley]

I thought it was a roman name?

Thats what I thought too: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/CASSIUS

[BigDanShittu]

Agree that should not matter and was not right about where it comes from but if he did name the kid after Cassius Clay then it is silly as it is wrong because he was a supporter of many anti white groups. It would be like calling your son Nick Griffin after the man if you were of African origin.