if we cant shift him off the wage book I would be more than happy to keep him. Iâd have him over Mbia, Granero, Park any day and heâs a better player than the ageing Derry. I do remember how terrible he was for a large chunk of our season and regularly berated him for it at the ground but before and since then he has shown that he does have more than enough ability for the championship.
Also done it before with Newcastle. Iâd rather have a character like him who actually tries while on the pitch then a bunch of useless ****ers who donât try on the pitch but have never been in trouble off the pitch.
I have a lot of sympathy for this view. Having seen the lack of commitment/ability from most of our expensive signings this season, I'm forced to reappraise Barton. Or perhaps time is a great healer. Or perhaps I'm desperate to get back to the Premier League at any price....