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Barton Mouthing off

andrew p long

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He says some respectful things about ECFC but is also condescending, although some of the over reaction on here about his comments are laughable. At the end of the day he's just a bit of a d1ck, who's slightly unhinged, and i wouldn't pay much attention to his opinions good or bad as he's not exactly a highly respected figure in the game.

His analysis of our playing style and when we are and aren't effective is spot on.
His playing style analysis is the worrying bit... the other stuff from Barton is OTT but his comments get over-reported sometimes. Last week it was 'Joey Barton blames the ball boy..' but when you read the actual quote it was more blaming his players for having switched off when the ball boy returned the ball quickly.
 

dontpassback

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I wonder if he will wear a suit on the touchline,because after all his court appointments I expect he Will be used to wearing one 😀
 

Spoonz Red E

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It's psychology.

He wants us to play the game on an emotional level because he's up against it and he knows we can be effective tactically and skilfully.
Expect niggle tomorrow.

Play our game City.
 

Snoop Fog

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It's psychology.

He wants us to play the game on an emotional level because he's up against it and he knows we can be effective tactically and skilfully.
Expect niggle tomorrow.

Play our game City.
Correct. He knows if we go toe to toe with them on our own patch then they're in trouble. He thinks if he can add some needle, rile us, make it emotional, make us try too hard, then Rovers have more chance of taking something from the game.

An early goal for us tomorrow and the flood gates will open. A frustrating 0-0 after 70 mins and Rovers might nick it.
 
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