Good morning my dears,
And we’ll kick off today with a quote from Willie McKay. Willie is Joey Barton’s agent of course. A little known fact about Willie is that he has a goldfish swimming in cerebral fluid in the gap where his frontal lobe used to be.
I think Barton would be a useful addition dependent only upon wage demands and our ability to move along the usual suspects.
Barton is undoubtedly bullish and a player with a focus if not the the most gifted bloke to ever kick a ball. So a good suitable character to throw into the mix with Sandro and Sarge.
Palacios is possibly off, but if he isn’t then the idea of someone to replace him when he picks up those inevitable yellows and has the ref watching him like a hawk is a good one.
Discipline wise he ‘s a checkered past but who amongst us aside from the terminally dull has not? The clucking about his possible negative contribution to the dressing room has begun already. I disagree. The fewer people we have wearing headphones listening to def bleeps and soulful vibes the better. I like my footballers to have pre-match rituals like ‘putting their boots on and glaring. Not discussing where’s good to spend £600 on a baseball cap.
That said, I say he’ll hook up with all his pals at West Ham.
BIOYC!
We were all slating the lad over the last couple of years. Cos’ he’s a freebie does that make everything alright? I don’t want him, he’s damaged goods. For Newcastle to do that it must be bad. I know `Arry don’t take no s@*t but is it really worth it?
“Arry don’t take no s@*t”?
Luka: “No like chicken badge.”
Arry: “Luka, you’re triffic, a top, top player. Here, take this captain’s armband” (from a more deserving player).
Oh yeah, Arry’s the master. :-|
Totally agree – I really dont want him. He’s a decent player, but we have better. The bloke thinks he’s amazing and after a few games on the bench he’d be up to his old tricks. Also, he’s paid £80k p/w. The guy isnt worth the trouble – play Sandro and, if we think we need a back up, keep the seargent. Hopefully Joey goes to the spammers with his mates so we dont have to listen to his ranting every two seconds.
I was initially against this as the thought of dressing room unrest did not appeal….but after reading all these thoughts and the inital story, it has made think “Why not?”.
He will be coming on a free, signing on fee is the only thing we could end up losing as if he does step out of line, I am sure Danny boy will have it written in blood that he will be out on his ear quicker than you can say “this is as good as it gets!”.
Welcome Joey and bye Bentley, PSB, Hutton etc…
I agree HH, this guy will give his all for whatever club he does sign for. Sometimes his ‘all’ is over the top but reading his tweets he genuinely seems to care about the fans. Yes he has a chequered past but I think this club can bring the best out of him
I think he has more of a striped past than a checkered one :shifty:
I like the cameron guy you had on a couple of posts ago
David Cameron?
Findlay Cameron of the Highland Camerons?
… Or possibly even Roger Milla, the Cameroonian?
Im plumping for James Cameron :daumen:
I’m going for Kate whatsername who the cameras on.
My only question is why did you have him on a couple of posts? And is he comfortable with heights?
we need players who perform on the field and not ones who spend time in jail,and strikers please.