‘Laughed out of Glasgow’ ‘you ran away with your tail between your legs’ ‘one of the biggest clowns’ Joey Barton put back in his box after Ibrox tweet

Celtic fans were all over a tweet from Joey Barton as the Bristol Rovers boss showed a rare interest in Scottish football.

Yesterday’s result at Ibrox had them crawling out of the woodwork with Barton desperate to associate himself with success, even the We Beat The Champions In A Dead Rubber Trophy, after a career that peaked by twice winning promotion from the Championship.

Back in the summer of 2016 the self-proclaimed superstar was coming to Scotland to boss it as part of the Mark Warburton Revolution, so confident was he that he missed the start of pre-season training to continue with media work at Euro 2016 in France.

Scott Brown and Brendan Rodgers were going to be put in their place as the gobby Scouser and Warbo laid out their plans for domination.

After League Cup appearances in home wins over Annan and Stranraer his SPFL debut resulted in a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Hamilton Accies.

On September 10 he visited Celtic Park for his fifth and final SPFL match. Despite having team-mates like Nicky Kranjcar, Philip Senderos, Barrie McKay, Josh Windass and James Tavernier the visitors were chasing shadows as Celtic won 5-1. Barton never played again in Scotland.

His designer coffee machine was removed from Murray Park, after two club suspensions he got his pay off and returned to Burnley.

After being caught making 1,260 football related bets he was given a 15 month suspension by the FA which effectively ended his playing career.

In the season just finished Bristol Rovers finished 17th, four places behind Fleetwood Town.

A guy who could not look Broony in the eye and shat it in a drop ball. You came , you saw, you ran away with your tail between your legs. You must have enjoyed the soup

— Des Brownlie (@Desb65) May 14, 2023

You still got the coffee machine! ?

— JohnMc (@JPM1967) May 13, 2023

See Scott Brown finished above you again this season Joseph?

— Stephen Higgins (@higgy1987) May 13, 2023

Losers , serial losers

— cornelius mc gee (@cornelius_mc) May 13, 2023

Billy big baws that was going to “run the show” here. You left with your tail between your legs and a red face. Sit back down son

— Dalton Garret (@B38532285Dalton) May 14, 2023

Get back to work you ya little thug pic.twitter.com/2fnKGv9pWD

— C. H. A. M. P. I. O. N. S ?????????? (@TamtheTim3) May 13, 2023

Typical Barton. Laughed out of Glasgow for being shite, but accepts 1 win in 6 like it’s a flex… Loser.

— Will McCusker (@WMcCusker4) May 13, 2023

Ffs Joey pipe down, you got torn apart up here, in
5-1, hardly got a touch, couldn’t even win a drop ball, just made an arse of yourself, nutmegged at home v hamilton, even the rangers fans were glad to see the back of you, one of the biggest clowns to play for either side.

— Andy Lowe (@AndyLow92776751) May 13, 2023

Nae bother ya trumpet did Scott Brown allow you to tweet about your old club?

— James Breen (@Breenobhoy82) May 13, 2023

We prefer our trebles with some silverware ??????

— Glenn Shearer (@glennshearer) May 13, 2023

? pic.twitter.com/dD9GtEwzER

— Swed (@Swedleypops) May 13, 2023

Joey waiting all year to do this and it’s in an absolutely nothing game llf

— Peter pescatero (@PPescatero) May 13, 2023

U can see why u have admiration for them as your whole career u were 2nd best ? pic.twitter.com/zubAfliijo

— G (@Thetrut54051138) May 14, 2023

Non-achiever celebrating a non- achievement

— Scottr75 (@scottyyorkie12) May 13, 2023

No point winning now when the league is over Joey lad

— Dean Power? (@_DeanPower_) May 13, 2023