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." :-)






