Q.P.R. Barton Statement
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I’ve criticised Barton all year to Liverpool game for poor on field performances but think your all over-reacting to this red card. It’s borne out of a long running media frenzy built on prejudice. FA will give him his punishment and he should get fined wages by the club as well. He reacted in the moment and got sent off. No need to bring up his past.
Rugby players get away with far worse on a weekly basis however by contrast they are celebrated by the press (mainly middle class journos) because the rugby players and fans are also mainly middle class. However when a working class footballer with a nasty background does anything everyone piles in.
Underneath it all the psychology behind the airy fairy moralist are delighted by the oppotunity to look down on the lowly working class thug that is Barton from their high horses.
A perfect and example of differing treatment came day before the city game in match between Harlequins and Northampton. I'm not a rugby fan and only happened to be flicking through when mid way through second hal with scores tied a Harlequins forward (Meyler- i think) fore arm smashed a Northampton forward in the face while he was stationary standing over a ruck. Northampton bloke hit him back and penalty given against him. Harlequins took a penalty kick and just missed. This was in a semi final so stakes were equally high as our game. Commentator explicitly condoned the reaction of Northampton player who potentially cost his side a semi final it was understandable as 'retaliation is hard to avoid in heat of the moment'.
Dylan Hartley coming back straight into England side after an 8 week ban for biting. Recently retired England International Lewis Moody (‘mad dog’celebrated for his propensity to get into fights on the pitch. Footballers cant get away with these sort of things and Barton the working class thug is everyone’s favourite working class football thug to pick on. If he was middle class and a rugby player his on field altercations would be celebrated
Pretty much this
blown out of proportion mainly by the PC brigade and those who love to pounce and criticise a.k.a the media, people then take what they say as gospel
There is no 2 min major, only a 5 min one.
The rules arent black and white so you can have a 2 min penalty for something like Bartons elbow (which wouldnt be called most of the time) and a 5 min one would be if it really hurt someone, ie losing teeth, broken bones or a concussion. Also if you score on a 2 min pen, the player comes back out but you can score as many as you want on a 5 min pen.
Whilst I am disgusted with Bartons actions, Tevez has got off very lightly. Well he has infact got away with it.
He started the whole episode and should face a ban for his actions.
But Barton was wrong to react like he did, not only in elbowing Tevez, as he is our Captain (not for long I guess), but also for the other two incidents.
I agree he has to accept the Aguero incident, but without wanting to defend him, the first time I saw the "headbutt" it looked like his head was pushed accidentally by another city player. Not sure on that one?
He started the whole episode and should face a ban for his actions.
But Barton was wrong to react like he did, not only in elbowing Tevez, as he is our Captain (not for long I guess), but also for the other two incidents.
I agree he has to accept the Aguero incident, but without wanting to defend him, the first time I saw the "headbutt" it looked like his head was pushed accidentally by another city player. Not sure on that one?
Bah, it would have been 2 minutes for elbowing Tevez, 5 minutes for instigating a fight with Aguero and an additional 2 minutes for delay of game for not going to the penalty box promptly.
Mr. Damage (I have no intention of using your quote again - post No.8) - but - Barton is the common denominator - too often. He has brought disgrace on your club - in a season where the club have been given a lot of respect for their footballing achievement. Barton has made it easy for the QPR legal team to sack him - and without paying up the contract ( surely there's a gross misconduct clause in it ,) after the due process that the FA have to follow.
You would around my neck of the woods.That is if there was ever a rozzer about to nick you!
Pretty much this
I don't think it's blown out of proportion.
It was a massive game and imperative for your survival, his moment of thuggery could have cost in excess of £40m. Players have to take pay cuts, fans suffer, ambitions of the club set back further. It wasn't just the fact he kicked out, it was the fact he went on a one man crusade to attack virtually the entire City team.
I'm often the first to defend players, up until Dabo-gate I frequently defended Barton but comparing him to others won't help.
I'm 100% in agreement with both of these posts. We need to lose a player that brings the reputation of the Club into question. Both on and off the field, Barton does. Get rid.
http://www.london24.com/sport/qpr/qpr_skipper_could_be_sacked_for_gross_misconduct_1_1381168?
This is an interesting read, a sport lawyer says what he did was gross misconduct and we could sack him for it if the contract states that gross misconduct can result in a contract termination.
This is an interesting read, a sport lawyer says what he did was gross misconduct and we could sack him for it if the contract states that gross misconduct can result in a contract termination.
Again not condoning Barton's actions but surely the FA must deal with Tevez. Its not the first time officials have let him down. The red card against Norwich was a direct result of the Ref failing to protect Joey when the Norwich players had hacked him down a number of times, once off the ball. For me the ref lost control of that game and it was only a matter of time.
But the problem with joey is everything that happened after the red card. You only have to contrast the way Derry handled himself after the card against man ure to see how a captain should conduct himself.
Barton has nothing to worry about and either way he wins on this ... His profile was shown worldwide ... Take a second to think exactly what that means in the biggest game on the planet. Someone has to be the bad man in every situation known to man
There is no bad publicity.
He has provoked reaction and he will milk it ... He is that sort of human
Fans/viewers around the world I bet can't name our second goal scorer but they will remember the dark one Barton... He is already a hero
I only care about the football my team plays and it's a lot better without Barton in he side IMO it grows and flows without him
There is no bad publicity.
He has provoked reaction and he will milk it ... He is that sort of human
Fans/viewers around the world I bet can't name our second goal scorer but they will remember the dark one Barton... He is already a hero
I only care about the football my team plays and it's a lot better without Barton in he side IMO it grows and flows without him