Nine years ago Joey Barton decided to give Scottish football a try- go up and win some easy medals and show the third rate Jocks what a wonderful talent he was.
The Scottish media loved it. Here was the poster boy for the Warburton Revolution, every word that Barton said was drooled over as they anticipated a period of domination like they’d never seen before.
With Warburton, a future England manager and a genuine EPL star nothing could stop the Ibrox Tribute Act from sweeping all before then, all media outlets bought into the fantasy of #goingfor55.
Then, unfortunately the football started.
Scoot Brown never came to England. The big league. Stayed in the footballing backwater. The retirement home all his career.
He gets zero respect.
At least Barry Ferguson came and gave it a go. ?? https://t.co/uX7smTU768
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) April 16, 2025
After two League Cup appearances Barton made his SPL debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Hamilton Accies.
A midweek League Cup win over Peterhead followed, after that Barton was in the side that won 2-1 away to Dundee followed by the same scoreline at home to Motherwell. The Warburton Revolution was up and running.
Alas the end was just round the corner for Barton, away to Kilmarnock he was cemented by Greg Taylor, the Killie defender was sent off with the game finishing 1-1, two more points dropped with two wins and two draws before going to Celtic Park.
Barton was primed to show the natives just what a star he was, lining up along Nicky Kranjcar, Pip Senderos and a future club legend- James Tavernier.
Scott Brown dominated, Barton was put into central defence for his own safety. Celtic won 5-1, afterwards Barton said nothing, he never played another minute of Scottish football, after a couple of club suspensions the Coffee Machine was withdrawn from Murray Park.
Moussa Dembele scored a hat-trick, he launched his career as Barton, an EPL journeyman exited the SPL after just five matches showing the Jocks just how special he is.
Barton returned to the bright lights of Burnley, unfortunately his career was ended by an FA ban for betting on football matches.
After brief spells (mis) managing Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers he is no longer in football, recently he was found guilty of assaulting his wife at home in front of friends.
Scott Brown led Celtic to four successive trebles before going on to play at Aberdeen then into management at Fleetwood and Ayr United. He lives rent free forever in Barton’s head.
This ARSEHOLE will probably end up hanging about with Gascoigne,probably bragging to each other about being a couple of wife beaters.
His Mrs tried to pull a fast one by eventually denying he assaulted her by withdrawing the complaint she made against him,probably bullied into it her THUG of a husband,but it was all to late as the cops went a head with the charges he got prosecuted and found guilty.
Boom! Bang to rights,and the James Hunt is still doing a big Donald,just stand there and deny everything,hoping it goes away or that it never happened.
This ARSEHOLE will get charge again for this it’s in his nature.
Still hurts after all these years—medals, trophy’s and all that.
Last time I checked, Scott Brown is doing rather well in management, whereas pathetic barton appears to be on the sauce and still hurting from that 5-1 mauling…
A thug,on and off the park.
He’s probably forgotten about stubbing a cigar out on a young trainee’s face as well !
Should have been sine die’d long before he eventually was.
Footballs Mr insignificant
Show me your medals Bronny…
And I’ll show ya ma wife’s bruises !
Barton is a qualified imbecile!
To use a term he’d fully understand, he’s a complete “no-mark”.
I knew watching ‘Brookside’ would pay off eventually despite most of it being in a foreign language!
Barton and Rangers* are well suited to each other….both entities rotten to their core, desperate to be relevant and completely loathed by decent people everywhere.