I have no problem using the word thug when it comes to Joey Barton and I'd challenge anyone to tell me I'm wrong.

He's out on bail for assault, beat up a team mate when at Manchester City, broke a 35-year-old pedestrian's leg while driving his car through Liverpool and his brother is serving a 17 year prison sentence. Are all of these just an unlucky coincidence?

They're not, he's a thug. The only reason he isn't inside right now, crying himself to sleep at night in fear of what is going to happen to him the next day, is because he can afford a very good lawyer to get him off.

Well, yesterday he took a swing at Shaun Maloney which ended up with the Villa player on the ground. I'm no judge but that could be breaking his bail conditions and it could see him going back to Liverpool to spend a bit more time behind bars.

None of us know Joey Barton, but we all know his type and if his type ends up inside as someones play thing, then he is only getting what he deserves.

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pazzler said:

no respect, no honours an no talent. pretty much sums him up. never liked him, an to come out an criticise current england internationals is al well if u hav the ability to back it up. barton does not hav that. he is an idiot, he has had so many chances. funny how the other nob bowyer ended up at newcastle, now they have another twat. pretty much sums up newcastle. s**t club, an players. yet they hav expectations of madrid.

February 10, 2008

Chrisodon said:

He's a tosser i was hoping Reo-coker would give him some grief like he did to Taylor, Butt & Carr.

February 10, 2008

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Well I was there too and I don't remember seeing the incident you describe.1st half/2nd half? you'll have to jog my memory Im afraid......perhaps footage of the incident or a link to various match reports reporting it? Cheers.

February 10, 2008

Ian said:

I missed this? If true, take him away Officer. www.claretandbluewedding.com

February 10, 2008

Damian said:

go to the top of this page or the homepage and click the play button in the video image on google.com start taking a close interest around the 2 minute mark i should also point out - that we're not hosting this video - it's a service provided by google.com

February 10, 2008 | url

Astonguerilla said:

Have to agree with you there, the guys a mindless thug. He must have missed out on a hug or two.

February 10, 2008

VijayD said:

feel sorry for the guy

February 10, 2008

jackiemilburnplays keepyupwithgod said:

I'll f**kin' drive Barton to Durham Prison and probably a few more could join him for trying to impersonate footballers.A f**kin' shambles!!!!! Good luck to Villa for the rest of the season,hope they make the Top 4!!.Martin O'Neil top manager.

February 10, 2008

Ian said:

Seen it now. Clear punch, the dirty thug. ARREST THAT MAN!

February 10, 2008

Villain of the North said:

He did take a swipe, i say send him back to the lock up.

February 10, 2008

jesus said:

The worst thing about it is that keegan thinks he is answer to newcastles problems,Barton thought man city would be nothing without him im glad they are doing ok it must really do him in.w****r!

February 10, 2008

ste23 said:

@ jesus ,dont call him a wa**er or steve m will be after you when he comes out of church today

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Toony said:

Chrisodon writes "He's a tosser i was hoping Reo-coker would give him some grief like he did to Taylor, Butt & Carr." Typical hypocrisy from ignorant fans. So Barton's a thug and yet Reo-Coker isn't. If anyone saw the incident they would have seen that Barton was reacting to the foul being committed on him by Maloney. How Reo-Coker was never sent off is beyond me. The referee certainly was a homer.

February 10, 2008

Arrlui said:

Do I smell sour grapes Toony? Reo-Coker didn't deck anyone and then punch clear a goalbound shot inside 3 seconds...

February 10, 2008

Chrisodon said:

Toony i think it's time you take off the black & white glasses. The ref was always blowing in newcastle's favor all game which makes you think bartons been practicing on blowing that ref for when he gets locked up. The sheer fact you're defending a guy that took a clear swipe at maloney makes you a mug with s**t team s**t manager & a future prison bum boy in prison for a player or ex-player after he splits up with the ref.

February 10, 2008

taglor said:

Made me laugh barton's motd interview a couple of months ago crying crocodile tears and how he is misunderstood and a product of his environment and he will change, forward a couple of months and he is just as bad. If he's that tough you make yourself become a better person and be strong enough to follow through with what you say. When somebody like that is paid his wages and allowed to continue playing when like it or not he is a role model to newcastle youngsteres the world is very wrong. Mind you look at the proposed plans for matches abroad, money talks and is all that is important. That is why I get so negative. But come on reading and let us have another 3 points, cause as I'm writing this Man City are beating Man Utd, bloody Benjani

February 10, 2008

Rokin45 said:

just read on sunday mirror website that barton maybe facing a trail by TV over the swing at maloney! just what he deserves! lolage! http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/...-20314886/

February 10, 2008

rh-villa959 said:

barton had a dig at young and maloney .small guys .he stayed away from carew and larsun .gutless pxxxk

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Sasa said:

Should've followed your bro in a cell you dirty c**t, would've saved Allardyce from having to give you the axe.

February 10, 2008

mylesmorris1 said:

absolute w****r dont need to say anything else

February 10, 2008

the_flabster said:

OK I agree he is a thug and not a very nice person anybody can see that but damian I think it is unfair to use his brothers crime against him. He has stated in many interviews that he did no have contact with his brother from the age of 14/15 and has agreed that what he did was wrong and deserves to rot in a prison cell. i agree with everything else you said though. How it wasnt at least penalty is beyond me he should have been sent off. Oh well Maloney isnt injured because of it and it didnt change the game and he should get charged by the F.A. but he probably wont. He will get what is coming to him dont worry.

February 10, 2008

Villa_Rules said:

Yes i agree sometime ago now i even emailed sky sports and said he is a disgrae to the game and is a bad example to young kids playing the game today it never got red out tho as i might have expected lol But defeintly i agree send him back to jail with his brother and let him rott in there total and utter disgrace. Id love to be a player for one game against him cause id snap his legs clean in half and if that didnt work id drop the nut on him in the 1st minute wish someone like reo coker or stevie g would do it to him

February 11, 2008

beano123 said:

shame joey boy didn't try that on Carew you would not like to meet him in a dark alley !!!

February 11, 2008

Leroy said:

I actually couldnt be arsed talking or hearing anything else on Joey Barton or Newcastle, unless we have just signed Milner.

February 11, 2008

Zidave said:

Joey Barton is an embarrassment to the English game of football. He deserves nothing less than being banned from ever setting foot on the pitch again.

February 11, 2008

mh said:

What has shocked me the most about this is that he has the opportunity to turn it around and start again but he repeatedly messes it up. I thought the challenge on Young was disgraceful and the twat could of broken his leg. If he had of done then Barton would be finished but because he had a lucky escape..he will just move onto the next game...and the next player. I am from Liverpool and you do hear alot of stuff about the Barton family...especially Joey. He has been in more trouble than the papers know about but to me it really is a tradgedy. Barton better be careful or he wind up in the same bracket with that absolute horror of a human being that is....Lee Bowyer.

February 11, 2008

steve m said:

who on earth are you ste23? If you read my post you would understand what i meant. Barton is a W*nker and you have every reason to call him one. And that's the point - you have a reason.

February 11, 2008

Woz said:

Damian, Can we also start a campaign to get that bloody woman (J.Self) who reports on Villa games in the Sun(online, dont know about paper version), banned from Villa Park. Am fed up with her not being able to EVER give Villa any credit!

February 11, 2008

joe b said:

Barton is a tit, he has not talent on the ball and no talent off it. the only way he tackles if by kicking peoples ankles. get him out of the premiship for everyones sake, hope he gets locked up its where he belongs

February 11, 2008

nan was a fan said:

Keegan-w****r? This one has got me interested. Only explanation I can think for calling him such is that he fails to accept his own capabalities. Once was honest, to keep applying for jobs you cannot do and then repeatedly quitting when it gets tough could well put you in the w****r bracket. That said he's only really a w****r to the fans of the club he is at. He's more an fuzzy haired little clown for the rest of us. Here's looking forward to that mid April press conference.

February 11, 2008

AV33 said:

I wrote a post in the previous thread after Match of the Day on Saturday night and I called Barton a thug several times. I woke this morning to find Damian's main thread and I'm not surprised to see the feedback it has had. I was a little worried when I went to bed on Saturday night that i'd gone a little over the top in my critisism of Barton...but i needn't have been. It seems a lot of you can see the thug he really is and even the nationals picked up on his assault on Shaun Maloney. There is a you tube video floating about of a quite lengthy interview with Gabby Logan where Barton tries to play down his image and make himself out to be a nice bloke. Only trouble is, he doesn't stop talking about himself the whole time, even when asked about his brother's involvement in a Liverpool murder of a young black lad, he side stepped questions about this and his own criminal convictions with talk of how he always knew he was special and different from all the others! The bloke is really something else and if you get time to hunt the you tube videos down, please have a look...and shed a tear for this and the next generation. He seems to string "er". "erm", "eerrm" and "you know" together really well but can't seem to put a sentence together without then talking about himself. One of life's unfortunate people, and Aston Villa and Shaun Maloney are his latest victims. Fair play to Maloney for being a man and standing up to the vicious prat. I read a post on another internet site earlier from someone who had had the "dubious opportunity" via his job to have viewed the actual CCTV tape of Barton's most recent alleged assualt on two Liverpool nightclubbers. Apparently, Barton approaches the two men, punches one of them to the ground and chases after the other. He succeeds in putting his second victim down before going back to the first (who is still on the floor) and punching him another three times. Nice bloke isn't he and how is he still earnig thousands a week after committing a crime like this, especially when it's suposed to be caught on CCTV ?!!. Don't know how true the story is as I only read it but it sounds about right for him. Any takers ? UP THE VILLA

February 11, 2008

ozavfc21 said:

barton is a small little scumbag a tiny brained little boy who tries to bully blokes of a small stature but wouldnt dare try it with someone bigger than him. sad little freak.

February 12, 2008

ozavfc21 said:

oh and toony why defend this little pr*ck is it because keegan does? because when keegan runs out on you like you know he's gonna will you defend him then???. in the words of billie ocean"when the going gets tough the keegan gets going"

February 12, 2008

mickey86 said:

the fa aint gonna investigate the maloney incidence so luks like he'll be let off, he has been caught punching a player on cam and possibly also stamping on him, why wont they do anything about it?!!

February 12, 2008

theprimeminister said:

TheFA looked at te video anddid nothing BBc said this Newcastle's Barton escapes FA ban Barton joined Newcastle for £5.8m last July Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will not have any action taken against him following an incident involving Aston Villa's Shaun Maloney on Saturday. It was alleged that Barton took a swing at the Scottish forward during his side's 4-1 defeat at Villa Park. But after studying video evidence, the Football Association has cleared the 25-year-old of any wrongdoing. Barton only recently returned to action having spent a week in prison after being charged with assault and affray.

February 12, 2008

Emma Fitz,barton... said:

Just leave him alone! So what he 'hit' Maloney, the only mistake he made was not hurting him enough and the same goes for Dabo and the w*nker in Liverpool City. as far as I'm concerned, your all one minded hypocrites! 'ooh lock him up, let him rot, he's useless and blah blah blah!!! and i don't support Newcastle or Man City, but city are gone sh*t and Newcastle: KK, don't get me started.. wheres this Messiah we were all to see.. humm...

March 09, 2008

anon said:

barton is a legend anyone who disagrees is a c**t

May 07, 2008

anon said:

barton is a legend disagree and your a c**t

May 07, 2008

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