Barton threatens to quit.

Joey Barton isn't impressed with the attitude of his in-game character in Football Manager 2012 - even threatening to quit the game because he was annoying himself so much.

Barton got a taste of his own medicine when he took control of QPR on the popular football management simulator but had to deal with an angry and brash footballer - himself.

The 29-year-old had to contend with his overly argumentative computer game counterpart, and it seems even he couldn't stand it.
After playing the game for a while, he tweeted: 'Just had my 1st argument with myself on FM 2012.

'Gonna have to quit, cos am doing my own head in.'

The controversial midfielder was also annoyed by the makers of the game, who he says got his measurements wrong.

He continued: 'FYI @footballmanager I am not born in Runcorn. I am not 5'9 (5'11) and I am not 11st (12st). If ur gonna do it properly...'

If all that wasn't enough, Barton then got into a Twitter fight with his perennial online antagonist, Piers Morgan.

After Morgan said of Barton's character on another well-known football game: '@Joey7Barton On my FIFA 12, your character dives, gets Gervinho sent off, then sticks his head where he shouldn't, gets sent off, and moans.'

However, Barton retorted: '@piersmorgan on mine......... oh sorry your not on mine! #fatkidatschoollastpickorgoalkeeper #fifa12'

Boys, boys...

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lorus59 wrote:What is he going to quit? Quit being a footballer or quit being as thug?

invincibleILeak (CL-6WF) wrote:He's somebody who I could find funny apart from the fact that he's a real thug, the things he did in the past were really disgusting.

the-gaffer wrote:

invincibleILeak (CL-6WF) wrote:He's somebody who I could find funny apart from the fact that he's a real thug, the things he did in the past were really disgusting.

A real thug? I think he's done things wrong in the past but he's been punished for his actions and has done a lot to clean up his act, his actions where on a par with what guys like Steven Gerrard and Greame le Saux have did in the past, what about that Samoan looking fella who lamped the crap out of the rugby player, the guy who was on Soccer AM today, was Barton really anymore of a thug and disgusting as that?

What about Ice Hockey, is every guy who attacks a fellow player disgusting and a thug?

Using words like disgusting and thug are a bit hyperbole and would be best suited to describing his vile brother who does deserve those kind of words

How many people do you know that have not been sent to jail for a decent stretch who knocked a man down in the street then repeatedly punched and kicked him when he was down and all with the backing of his mates too?

the-gaffer wrote:

How many people do you know that have not been sent to jail for a decent stretch who knocked a man down in the street then repeatedly punched and kicked him when he was down and all with the backing of his mates too?

You've just described Stevie G's nightclub 'incident'

Also, one of my favourite players to watch is Craig Bellamy, his role of honour makes Barton look like the Tea Boy

ReallyReal wrote:

the-gaffer wrote:

How many people do you know that have not been sent to jail for a decent stretch who knocked a man down in the street then repeatedly punched and kicked him when he was down and all with the backing of his mates too?

You've just described Stevie G's nightclub 'incident'

Also, one of my favourite players to watch is Craig Bellamy, his role of honour makes Barton look like the Tea Boy

Really?
Stevie G repeatedly hit a prone man even when he was unconcious like Barton did, that's the first time I've heard that, I thought he simply hit the bloke once or twice and left him concious too.

braveheart101 wrote:Assault is assault and the number of times you hit someone shouldn't come into it.
The fact is that anyone in the public eye should not be treated with more leniency than any other member of the public. They are supposed to be 'role models' and as such should be punished.

Macclads wrote:I also despised Barton with a passion in his earlier days but actually think he's done a great deal to reform his character and that has to be commended.

invincibleILeak (CL-6WF) wrote:There's also the Dabo incident? His face was pretty messed up afterwards.

the-gaffer wrote:What about your responce to me RR?

the-gaffer wrote:The quotes where from the prosections evidence, they did drop the charge only after his pals plead guilty for him

ReallyReal wrote:

braveheart101 wrote:Assault is assault and the number of times you hit someone shouldn't come into it.
The fact is that anyone in the public eye should not be treated with more leniency than any other member of the public. They are supposed to be 'role models' and as such should be punished.

That first line is a joke right?
A slap across the face is assault (technically), so is 1 punch, repeatedly punching and kicking someone until they are a bloody mess is also assault, I know which of those three assaults I'd never wish to encounter, not that I like being slapped or punched either.
Once you continue hitting someone who is on the ground or unconscious you step over the boundary of common assault and move on to ABH and a prison term, anyone who has been convicted of this more than once should automatically get a sentence of upto 5 years, sadly most get the minimum 6 months inside.
It does matter who committed the act too, anyone who is a 'role model' should automatically get a longer sentence as a deterrent to others.

ReallyReal wrote:

the-gaffer wrote:The quotes where from the prosections evidence, they did drop the charge only after his pals plead guilty for him

The charges of assault were dropped against them all, they only faced charges of affray, so clearly the evidence wasn't up to much was it?