"I am not a number, I'm a free man," bellowed the Prisoner. Greedy sod, he should have been grateful, because Coventry City striker Paul Williams is remembered in the tomes of football folly by just a solitary letter. Yes, one blessed letter.

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BARTON IS BACK...
THURSDAY 31st JULY 2008
Nice to see Joey Barton back in the community isn't it?

The Moss Side bad lad is a reformed character, although did anyone else wonder if he'd even flinch at the news of losing a £40,000 sponsorship deal with Nike? What's that .. about a week's wages... ?

As for Newcastle United standing by the midfielder, well anyone who witnessed their general Premier League form last season will know that they need all the help they can get, so writing off £6million worth of talent probably wouldn't be advisable.

I'll conclude with a very tongue-in-cheek and utterly unofficial Joey Barton quote upon his release from prison, in which he said (nothing of the sort .. ):

"The first day’s the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in, hand you your uniform and force you to pose for the photographer while loads of fat, tattooed, skinheads shout abuse at you.

That’s when you know it’s for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. That’s when it hits home. That’s when you realise you’ve signed for Newcastle." :-)

 

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