Should Barton be shown the door?
Joey Barton has been suspended from Newcastle United on an indefinite basis, he
was suspended after being inexcusably offensive towards Manager Alan Shearer and his assistant Iain Dowie whilst also declaring himself the best player at the club!
All of this happened after the troubled midfielder was red carded for the fourth time in his career after a reckless challenge in
Newcastle United’s game against Liverpool on May 3rd.
But, after this latest act of petulance and recklessness, should Barton be shown the door from The Toon – and kicked out of football altogether?
In the context of Newcastle’s season he is a player with undoubted talent that could have been useful in their fight to avoid relegation.
Barton’s career has been tarnished by his inability to curb his anger and childish behaviour. He has been given chance after chance after chance but his volatile temprament always seems to get the better of him.
He has assaulted team mates, members of the public, spent time in jail and has shown complete disrespect for both Manchester City and Newcastle.
If this were a normal member of the public they would have been jailed for alot longer than a few months.
But the terrible thing is, each time the club and manager have stood by him and offered him a chance of redemption.
But in true Barton fashion, he ends up back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
And it looks as if this latest act of petulant behaviour will be his last as a player at Newcastle United.
I mean, if your going to bad mouth anyone in Newcastle, don’t bad mouth Alan Shearer. The man is a God in the town and bad mouthing him is like bad mouthing the 52,000 supporters who cram themselves into St James’ Park every Saturday.
Newcastle are supposedley looking into getting rid of Barton by sacking him on the grounds of gross misconduct. Surely this should be the case? If an employee walks into this workplace and starts being disrespectful and swearing to their manager, shouldnt they be sacked?
It seems that over the last few years, the chances that Barton has been given have shown the public that the rules just don’t apply to this overpaid, overpriced thug!
Being paid £45,000 to spend time most of his time on the treatment table or in jail is an insult to the loyal fans who, in this economic recession, still spend their hard earned money on tickets and merchandise. Money which goes straight into Bartons pockets
Its a breath of fresh air to see Shearer actually standing up and showing the public that the rules don’t apply to Barton. The strict regime that he has implemented has brought back some of the authourity that I feel has been missing from Newcastle United and football in a whole.
As a Newcastle season ticket holder, I really do hope i’ve seen the last of Barton in a Newcastle shirt and in football altogether!
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Should Kinnear return to the Toon?
On Feburary 7 it was revealed that Toon boss Joe Kinnear had been taken ill, suffering chest pains prior to Newcastle Utd’s game against West Brom.
A week later he was undergoing heart surgery and a rest period of around eight to 10 weeks was being mooted.
With Newcastle Chief Executive Derek Llambias telling Kinnear to ‘take it easy’ after his surgery, the question remains as to whether he should ever return to one of the most stressful jobs in football.
Kinnear has said he wants to return in around two months and has pencilled in the the clubs trip to Stoke on April 11 as a possible comeback game.
But should he return to the Newcastle hotseat?
No. This is the second time Kinnear’s health has got in the way of his job and surely it cant continue, it is clear he simply isn’t healthy enough to return.
One heart attack would have been enough for some managers to quit the game altogether, but not our Joe. Yet after this most recent illness it is crazy to think he should return again.
But the stubbornness and fighting spirit of Joe Kinnear has earned him a special place in the hearts of the Geordie public.
Due to this I wouldn’t count out a return from the former Irish international who surely has unfinished buisness on Tyneside.
As much as I would love to see Joe return and help battle the club out of the relagatiuon dog fight, I worrry about his deteriating health.
Coming back from this may just be too much for Kinnear to handle. Newcastle are in big trouble at the moment and have a fixture list that would make any managers heart skip a beat.
The fans however crave stability and wouldn’t want another manager to come through the ever-revolving door at St James’ Park.
Ultimately the decision will have to come down to the club’s infamous owner, Mike Ashley, and Chief Executive Derek Llambias, but a new manager may be the only option.
Whatever happens Kinnear’s health should be put first and I just hope both Joe and the top brass at Newcastle accept this. Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
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