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Everton's manager David Moyes has been given the go-ahead by the club's chairman, Bill Kenwright, to revive a long-standing interest in the disgraced Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton.
Taking your point Bruce, but i can see a lot of similarties between himself and keane both on and of the pitch at the same age. Im his biggest fan but Roy Keane has done some mad and impetuous things on and of the pitch that Barton never has, maybe never will.
I think his rep is blown out of proportion. Lets face it that young kid in thailand prob deserved a clip around the ear.
And if 40,000 plus were calling my brother a murdering racist true or not, and i had a hand in an equaliser in the 90th minute id feel like reacting. Ok the reaction says more about his intellegence levels than anything and im not condoning it but i can understand it. He was outstanding that day B.T.W.
End of hes a quality footballer. Similar to roy at the same age Keane had raw talent as Barton does now. He was luckly enough to come across a great coach to harness it to his advantage and became a great player (not imediately), with experience. Now im not saying that Barton will ever be the player Keane (i.e. he was one player in a great team) became but ability wise at the same age there not a kick in the arse away. ALL THE INGREDIANTS ARE THERE.
i have a sense that his rep is blown compleatley out of proportion and am sick of paper fuelled sensaliation danming young talented players for evey cock up that all us fans prob got away with at the same age.
I have every faith and confidence in Moyes to manage, coach and mind the lad, I mean come on if someone was being a prick in any of our places of work youd chin them, hes about 5" 7" i hardly see him being the hell raiser people make him out to be.
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Sign him up, future captain and cult hero in the making! Remeber were you heared it first ill be digging the thread out!