Who will be gone first - Barton or Pearce?

[Snookie]

First his succinct, absolutely accurate, views on of England players and their publishing efforts, then his gesture last week at the City game, and now this. Am I going to have to start liking him? Is he the new Niall Quinn?

 

 

 

Barton criticises Man City season

Joey Barton has labelled Manchester City's season a failure and called for the club to come up with a spending plan to push them up the Premiership.

"This club and its fans deserve to be at the highest level," the England midfielder told BBC Radio Manchester. If I was a fan I wouldn't have paid to watch us at home this season. "There has to be a plan. Everyone seems to have one in place but at the moment it just feels like this club is praying to get the right players this summer."

 

The 24-year-old signed a new four-year contract last summer but is frustrated by the limited progress under manager Stuart Pearce this season. City have failed to score a Premiership goal at home since New Year's Day, and as well as questioning the value for money for the fans, Barton is also sceptical over the club's recruitment policy. "There is no way Reading have spent more than us and no way Everton have either, but they seem to have overachieved," he added.

 

"Bolton have not spent big either. I know they paid a lot of money for Nicolas Anelka but we paid a lot for Georgios Samaras. "You have to face facts. We have not brought quality in. One or two have done all right but not enough to take the team onto the next level. "We can't gamble on players who have scored six goals in six games in the Pontins League or in Belgium. "I know a lot of the supporters are umming and ahhing about whether to buy their season tickets. "They go out and work hard. It is a lot of money to buy a season ticket at our place and they are not getting value for money."

 

From here

[Benitez]

he's wrong about everton, the little club have actually spent a fair bit, and a heck of a lot more than Man city have recently.

 

But the rest of it is pretty spot on. That club is a shambles at the moment, a lot needs putting right if they are to start competing for UEFA places, which I spose a club of that size need to be doing.

[Falconhoof]

Its unprofessional, doesn't matter what his point is. I'd hate to have a player shouting the odds and making demands like that.

[Scorpion]

He's a big fool

[anny road]

i know a fair few city fans (and a player) and the ALL agree with him

 

apparantly there was a fan yesterday at the game with the Number 20 on his back (samaras' number) with "USELESS" over the top

[Gomez]

Its unprofessional, doesn't matter what his point is. I'd hate to have a player shouting the odds and making demands like that.

 

I agree, he's pretty much dead right, but f*ck me if a Liverpool player ever publically spoke out like that no matter how bad we were doing....

[Bootle Buck]

Another Barton tirade towards the end of the season. No-one will come in for him and he will profess his love to City again. He's such an inspiration and role model.

[Guest Linton]

Another Barton tirade towards the end of the season. No-one will come in for him and he will profess his love to City again. He's such an inspiration and role model.

 

 

He really is.