Barton Suspended three weeks

[BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293]

9 minutes ago, ritchieshearercaldow said:

Just said it again, Joey Barton on the afternoon program on 5 Live.

He canny talk about this situation supposedly so that'll be good listening 

[Grundy 731]

Pretty sure he's played his last game for us. I think the club are giving themselves time to go over the legal aspects of sacking him and working out the cheapest option. Also, I can't see Barton keeping his mouth shut for 3 weeks, he'll probably sack himself.

[A.T.G 10,773]

"Look Joey, I'm pissed off you think you can speak to me and Davie like that, we're the gaffers and we need you to realise you fucked up here, okay? Good? Sorted, now go see the boys and get back into it"

Should have been it really

[Bankroll 21]

Just now, OhW said:

Barton is the only person who's dealing with it externally.

not disagreeing with that

[theclothmonster 1,707]

1 hour ago, Ross-Gazza genius said:

He'll be back in time for the next old firm. 

Nice try Broonaldo 

[SuperPapac05 3,383]

Fuck sake. This just gets worse. I thought we would have left all this laughable stuff behind us when the new regime was installed. 

[King Jela 20,361]

Just get rid of him. He clearly wants away, we clearly don't want him but fuck it, lets drag this out anyway..

[SuperPapac05 3,383]

9 minutes ago, Dunny_01 said:

see in talk sport interview did anyone pick up that he called the manager " warbs"

 

no gaffer anything found that strange

Derek Johnstone was having a massive moan about that on SSB on Friday. Just smacks of disrespect. 

[Amac9 2,060]

We are a joke both on and off the pitch right now.

[MelbourneBlue 198]

The signs were all bad from the point where Barton twittered the stuff about an apology not being an admission of being wrong (which he then deleted). Thereafter we read that he is openly saying he didn't believe he should have been suspended as he didn't feel he'd done anything wrong. Let's suppose he continued that line when he spoke to MW again today. If he continues to say he did nothing wrong - which MW obviously doesn't accept - then the next step (short of firing him now - which for any of a number of morale, football or financial reasons may not be MW's preferred option) is sending him away for longer (3 weeks) to either recognize and acknowledge he was in the wrong or recognize and acknowledge that he has no future with us.

[WATP-FOREVER 5,231]

Joey Barton is a prick - always has been and always will be, no matter where he goes.  I bet he was the head prick whilst he was in prison.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,714]

7 minutes ago, King Jela said:

Just get rid of him. He clearly wants away, we clearly don't want him but fuck it, lets drag this out anyway..

2 million reasons we can't just boot him out.

[Getstiffed 8,863]

17 minutes ago, Dunny_01 said:

see in talk sport interview did anyone pick up that he called the manager " warbs"

 

no gaffer anything found that strange

I've said very little either way about this carry on but I did hear that and my initial thought was it was disrespectful.

Even when Ally was assistant you never heard him call Walter "watty"

[hammer time 653]

Shame his book will already have went to the printers as this shambles of a situation would have made an interesting last chapter

[Ross-Gazza genius 1,907]

10 minutes ago, theclothmonster said:

Nice try Broonaldo 

Ouch don't offend me

[raging blue 1972 894]

this would have sorted it

 

[evenstevens 890]

1 hour ago, Ross-Gazza genius said:

When leaving he was asked by a reporter "are you still a rangers player" his reply was "I think so, I'm not allowed to comment".  

If he's unsure of his position then I wonder if the suspension is for time to take legal action and rip up his contract. 

Not Allowed To Comment......

 

Neither was he allowed last week....

[evenstevens 890]

21 minutes ago, Dunny_01 said:

see in talk sport interview did anyone pick up that he called the manager " warbs"

 

no gaffer anything found that strange

Yes and i thought it was absolutely intentional. As was his plea about Andy Halliday being fine. What wasnt said........was that its MW he has issues with.

 

I agree re above poster saying JB was looking for Warburton to actually do something and not just analyse. I think it's a good theory. 

[chris182 6,289]

1 hour ago, A.T.G said:

What a fucking shambles, sack him or draw a line under it

Joke

Club maybe doesn't have grounds to do that.

[loyalfollower 1,543]

Don't get it myself, if it was just words then a 3 week lay off is some punishment. Which suggests there's more than what he was saying on Friday. 

Either that or the fact that he'll be a high earner and we've seen something similar under a previous board with Fran sandaza.

[delamonty 992]

Well.. the only silver lining in this is that it's happened now early in the season.  At least it's been 'sorted' for now and I agree wit many.  He's played his last match for us.

Sad state of affairs.  i thought Joey would be massive for us.

[Ivybank 4,580]

2 minutes ago, evenstevens said:

Yes and i thought it was absolutely intentional. As was his plea about Andy Halliday being fine. What wasnt said........was that its MW he has issues with.

 

I agree re above poster saying JB was looking for Warburton to actually do something and not just analyse. I think it's a good theory. 

Good shout,I know of one current player,who can't believe some of the signings warburtons made

[ranter 136]

Was always a gamble when we signed him. I think the club are giving him another chance to say he respects the managers authority. Can't see him doing that and that might give the club the right to sack him. Could be drawn out and costly either in legal fees or compensation. If he can't keep quiet for 3 weeks that might breach an agreement made today.

[whytes3 254]

Ridiculous decision to suspend for 3 weeks - bearing in mind also this will be on FULL pay.

Really starting to see a number of chinks in the armour on Warburton's man management style here.  He clearly has bitten off more than he can chew with JB.

This is a time when we need the best of our squad together and pushing in the same direction as we dwindle down the league but instead the club (& manager) is turning this into a circus which will only distract the players form the task in hand

[evenstevens 890]

4 minutes ago, Ivybank said:

Good shout,I know of one current player,who can't believe some of the signings warburtons made

Tell a bit more?? Ie bad signings or guys who dont add value or integrate with the group??