Joey’s French accent has taken on a life of its own. Soon it will retire from football, buy a vineyard in the French countryside, and spend its days painting watercolors of pastoral vistas. It will marry the comely daughter of a French dairy farmer named Humbert, father several Scouse-French children …
Archive for the ‘Joey Barton Deserves His Own Category’ Category
Joey Barton Is Fighting With Justin Bieber Fans On Twitter, Which Is The Most Joey Barton Thing Ever
…or, “Here’s a thing that will make you want to drink poison today.” Although really, everyone involved deserves each other so the rest of us can just stand back and laugh. Here’s the background: With Justin Bieber set to play a series of shows in London, Joey Barton politely expressed …
Joey Barton Is Now Spreading Transfer Rumors Told To Him By A Magician
The destination of Marseille striker Loic Remy is one of the January transfer window’s hottest topics. Will he go to Newcastle and help fill the void left by the departed Demba Ba? Will he go to Arsenal, who lord knows needs the help? Will some unexpected club make an audacious …
Joey Barton’s Frenchified English Accent Is Magnifique
Joey Barton has learned what Steve McClaren learned before him: When you’re embedded in a culture that doesn’t speak your native language, it’s nearly impossible not to pick up an accent. Listen with enjoyment as Joey gives us his newly French-infused English comments on his league debut for Marseille. The …
Even For Joey Barton, This Weekend’s Tweets About Thinning The Herd Were Over-The-Top
To call Joey Barton and Twitter a combustible mix is to undersell the combination of Joey Barton and Twitter by a factor of several million. Joey likes to speak his mind, even when he probably shouldn’t. Joey, as you know, can be a bit moody. He has something of a …
Joey Barton Is On The Cover Of GQ UK’s Style Issue
Marseille-via-QPR midfielder Joseph “don’t call me ‘Joey,’ you helmet” Barton has, over the past year and a half or so, staked out a claim as the most distinctive, if infamous, English footballer playing today. Simultaneously the antithesis and embodiment of everything wrong with modern footballers, it’s not shock GQ has …
Joey Barton Is Thisclose To Completely Losing It
It must be difficult being Joseph Barton. To be the most interesting, intelligent, and talented footballer ever, and to have all that continually go unrecognized must be absolute torture. So much, it seems like Barton might be on the verge of losing his famously long-suffering temper.
Joey Barton Wants You To Stop Calling Him “Joey Barton”
KCKRS favorite Joey Barton is currently suspended until about 2015 for attempting to fight the entire Manchester City team by himself at the end of last season, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost his ability to start an argument in an empty room.
Joey Barton Plans To Sue For Libel, Philosophizes About Death Threats
It’s been a little while since we highlighted Joey Barton’s tendency to wax philosophic via his Twitter account, so let’s check in on the erstwhile QPR midfielder (who is currently training with League Two side Fleetwood Town). Perhaps he’s backed off on the Twitter rhetoric in the interim.
While QPR Was Deciding Joey Barton’s Fate, He Was Taking A Hot Air Balloon Ride
On the final day of the Premiership season, as his team was attempting to ensure their Premiership status and deny Manchester City its first title in decades, QPR captain Joey Barton did what he does best: he got sent off. And then, just to make sure nobody felt sorry for …
Joey Barton Was Punched In The Face Outside A Gay Nightclub
It’s no secret that Joey Barton is a bit antagonistic. He tends to run his mouth more or less constantly, and has, on more than one occasion, responded to social situations with violence. Well, someone finally got fed up and responded with a spot of violence of their own. Violence …
Joey Barton Paid Money So People Would See His Half-Assed Apology
After getting a red card in his final match of the 2011-12 season, a game his team went on to lose, allowing Manchester City to dramatically seize the title, Joey Barton took to twitter to spew some opinions. And then paid for an ad to apologize for annoying people.
Watch This Video of Joey Barton Critiquing Art
At this point, I’m just going to call Joey doing non-football things like this “Joey being Joey.” It’s better than the old “Joey being Joey”, which mostly involved cigars and assault.
Emmanuel Eboue Just Insulted Joey Barton, We Think
We really have no idea what this account, purporting to be the former Arsenal defender, means by “#fufu,” and why Barton’s face should be covered in it. Any ideas? (Bonus points for “#burgerAss” though. That got a laugh.)
Joey Barton Takes The Moral High Ground Against Paris Hilton
Joey Barton is disgusted. Outraged. Morally offended. Because he’s inadvertently in Paris Hilton’s profile picture. Yes, that Paris Hilton.



