bartons on the bench

Any ideas as to why

 

For wearing the rainbow coloured shoelaces.

 

Because Redknapp thinks he can win the game without him, but can bring him on if he's wrong? Plus, if he gets a card and a ban, he'd prefer it was against tougher opposition?

 

Death of a close friend?

 

I presumed the same. Did Harry slightly underestimate our opposition today? Good to save him from another yellow today.

 

Joey Barton grieves after death of ‘mentor, father and brother’

Queens Park Rangers midfielder talks to Matthew Syed about the loss of Peter Kay, who ran the Sporting Chance Clinic.

Barton says that he would have “probably ended up dead or in prison” without the help of Kay

Peter Kay, who died on Sunday at the age of 52, was one of the most compelling and singular individuals in British sport. As the head of the Sporting Chance Clinic for more than a decade, he counselled hundreds of sportspeople though problems with addiction, depression and much else besides. In many ways, he was the man elite athletes turned to when everyone else had given up on them.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/columnists/matthewsyed/article3872888.ece

not really cool?

 

Thanks for finding that Kilburn.

 

Funny bloke and show me the way to Amarillo was a good charity song.