irnbruman Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Just been listening to Joey Barton as a pundit on BBC radio for the second time in as many months. Refreshing to hear someone just give his opinion as it is without holding back - he might be a psycho but certainly no thicko and wont toe the line. Surprised the BBC has employed him as they normally go for the safe option. Much like Roy Keane - who was another on ITV who just said it as it was. Edited March 30, 2015 by irnbruman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot scotland scottish Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I've heard him a few times on 5live the past few months and I completely agree. Very listenable pundit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 He was the only 'celebrity' I spotted at Cheltenham this year - in the See You Then bar on the Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot scotland scottish Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 He was the only 'celebrity' I spotted at Cheltenham this year - in the See You Then bar on the Wednesday. One more "celeb" than me. Thought I might have saw at least one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2DarkBlues Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm not a fan of his. I'm all for people giving their opinions as a pundit but he doesn't half talk rubbish! He thinks he is a far better player than he actually is and was really disrespectful to a number of his fellow pundits and the majority of international footballing countries on last night's show alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbruman Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Disrespectul to John Motson who is a complete sycophantic ar se. I might not agree with all his views but he is entertaining. As I said before much in the Roy Keane mould and I certainly wouldn't agree with Roy Keane all the time - but both of them give their honest opinions rather than try to please the mainly English audience such as Phil Neville, Lawrenson etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2DarkBlues Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Disrespectul to John Motson who is a complete sycophantic ar se. I might not agree with all his views but he is entertaining. As I said before much in the Roy Keane mould and I certainly wouldn't agree with Roy Keane all the time - but both of them give their honest opinions rather than try to please the mainly English audience such as Phil Neville, Lawrenson etc. Can't we expect a bit more than someone who gives an honest opinion but generally talks rubbish? I prefer the type of pundit who can point out tactics etc that a regular fan like myself might not have spotted. Gary Neville does it best at the moment and Pat Nevin is sometimes good for that too. I still don't understand why Lee Dixon got such a hard time on MOTD2. I'm not interested in the Simon Cowell type of pundit that's emerging where likes of Roy Keane, Robbie Savage and now Joey Barton will say anything just to be a bit controversial. I want actual insight into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm pretty sure he said on Talksport at the weekend that if he was Scottish or Welsh he'd have close to 100 caps by now. Erse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitre Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 fud of a man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm pretty sure he said on Talksport at the weekend that if he was Scottish or Welsh he'd have close to 100 caps by now. Erse. If he wasn't such a dick, he'd have 30 england caps instead of 1 (?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02n4023 Here's the clip. To be fair to him, he would've got a few caps for scotland if he were scottish, but I might have 20 caps if I was from Gibraltar and a bit better at football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J o h n Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 If he were Scottish he would probably have got a few caps and then fell out with the SFA/The manager and ended up exiled for years. Seems the type. We'd then have had countless threads on here bemoaning the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbruman Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 I definitely agree he has issues and run-ins with various people - doesn't mean he isn't entertaining as a pundit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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