Barton will not play for us again!

[Flanman]

Am I the only one who is saddened by this news? Without in any way condoning any of his unacceptable behaviour, I find it sad to see talent without the stability and depth of character from which to practise that talent.

A very strange feature of our society is the readiness with which the pack turns on yesterday's hero once they have fallen.

I emphasise, absolutely no excuse for his behaviour but I find it all rather sad and no cause for gladness.

I accept I may be in a small minority of one!

I don't like the way the pack can turn mentality and totally agree with this sentiment but I never wanted to JB at our club and said so right from the beginning and even allowed myself to think at one stage he was changing, boy what a mistake.

However I have never seen him as a hero for one or two good preformances and at the end of the he has brought this and everything else, including being a jail bird, onto himself. He is paid an enormous amount of money to do a job and IMO he has consistantly failed to deliver approx 80% of matches played in and for that he should be ashamed of himself and never be allowed to wear the hooped shirt agian.