But I thought Warnock was smarter than that

I mean, you're right - Barton is a really good footballer. And that's why he keeps on getting jobs despite a CV which in most other walks of lilfe wouldn't get him an interview - he happens to be very good at something at which not many people are very good, and which generates a lot of money.

BUT - and it's a massive but - he is really obnoxious. Anyone capable of stubbing a cigar into a trainee's eye is just utterly beyond the norms of human interaction. So despite his talent with a ball, I would have thought that any smart manager - and I've always thought of Warnock as very smart - wouldn't touch him.

Posted By: Old Git on October 18th 2011 at 11:30:05

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Tick tock... (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 10:49:48
- WTF was Warnock ON, buying Barton?? (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 18, 11:06:02
  - Barton's Not The Football Messiah... (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Oct 18, 11:32:40
    - I'm sure I heard he'd hired the same manager as The White Stripes (n/m) (Other Football) - samcd84, Oct 18, 11:44:24
    - It's the pointless stuff that's going to backfire on him (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:41:18
      - I'd like Roy Keane to buy him, if Roy Keane ever gets another management job (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 18, 11:43:18
        
        In comparison, Barton makes Keane look like an example of nirvana (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:55:33
        
        Smells like he'd ruin team spirit. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 11:57:10
        
        I was yellow carded for a lesser offence than that yesterday (n/m) (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Oct 18, 12:27:38
        
        Nevermind (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 12:31:07
        
        ^^good wrothing (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Oct 18, 12:41:13
        
        lollanory (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 18, 12:01:45
        
        Foul. Yellow card. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 12:00:06
        
        All apologies. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 12:33:07
        
        FFS !.!.!.! (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:59:13
        
        Dumb. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 12:37:25
  - Guess he thought he could handle him, as he had handled the difficult Taraabt last season. (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 11:09:32
    - He's a good player though (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 18, 11:24:49
      - But I thought Warnock was smarter than that (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 18, 11:30:05
      - Yes but a big gamble. Which could easily backfire. (Other Football) - jafski, Oct 18, 11:28:57
      - More dangerous now he's at a smaller club though (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:28:46
    - When he does totally got bat shit mental (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:23:34
- Indeed, I think you can already insert the KA... (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 18, 10:51:39

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