[Football] Joey Barton

[aolstudios]

Given some of more recent tweets, I suspect it will end in a libel court.

We can only hope

 

[Eric the meek]

Given some of the more recent tweets, I suspect it will end in a libel court.

It might be happening sooner than you think.

Joey Barton facing Government and legal action over ‘dangerous’ social media posts

Over the last month, Barton has used social media to wage an increasingly personal campaign against women pundits working in football

www.telegraph.co.uk

Also in the Guardian.

Sports minister seeks action over ‘dangerous’ Joey Barton comments

Stuart Andrew promised to intervene with social media platforms while the government will also monitor the FA’s review into the death of Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack

www.theguardian.com

Edit: also in the Times and LBC. It's everywhere, with 'minister vows to act' etc, so it's going to happen.
We needed some entertainment during the winter break.

 

[aolstudios]

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[Eric the meek]

The question is, has the government got deeper pockets than Joey Barton?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

It might be happening sooner than you think.

Joey Barton facing Government and legal action over ‘dangerous’ social media posts

Over the last month, Barton has used social media to wage an increasingly personal campaign against women pundits working in football

www.telegraph.co.uk

Also in the Guardian.

Sports minister seeks action over ‘dangerous’ Joey Barton comments

Stuart Andrew promised to intervene with social media platforms while the government will also monitor the FA’s review into the death of Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack

www.theguardian.com

Edit: also in the Times and LBC. It's everywhere, with 'minister vows to act' etc, so it's going to happen.
We needed some entertainment during the winter break.

Amazing how quick the government (or maybe politicians in general) can get things done at high speed when they really put their minds to it...

 

[Greg Bobkin]

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These days, if you call them 'Lady'bird books, you get arrested and thrown in jail.

 

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[Guinness Boy]

The replies to this

Edgy Joey (who this morning tweeted the Sports Minister to call him a c**t) sent out a plea to vote, unaware that his echo chamber consists almost solely of Reform Party bigots and thick-as-whale-spunk conspiracy theorists who think the whole world is controlled by a lodge agreement.

In his head he was going to be a working class Farage. He’s heading for Pound Shop David Icke.

 

[rippleman]

Not as many caps for England as Barton though, right?

He is only a mere 101 caps behind her but I'm sure there's time for him to catch up

 

[rippleman]

For me, this is it. He's currently nothing more than a grifter.

Sometimes it's just a case of Occam's Razor - things can be kept as simple as possible. If a child walks into a hospital with a saucepan stuck on their head, we don't need to employ someone to wear a saucepan on their head to identify with how the child is feeling. Likening it to a mental health issue is doing a tremendous disservice to those who struggle with mental health issues, but don't feel the need or have the desire to act like Barton does. If everything is mental health, nothing is mental health.

The only bit I'd possibly swap would be changing 'thick' for 'calculating and manipulative'. Barton's clever in as much as he knows what he's doing is creating a space for himself in media, albeit a highly divisive one that few would wish to willingly populate. For him and for many like him, the Wildean quote rings true - the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. And for talking, read clicks, likes, views, eyeballs, retweets, reposts and comments. 19 pages and counting on NSC might suggest that he's winning.

Truth is worth defending at all costs and it wouldn't be uncaring or vindictive to want to see him reap the consequences of his actions by facing legal action for at least one of his recent posts. At the risk of making him a martyr, that might be a future deterrent to both him and others who may be emboldened and see him as an example to follow. And it may just be the medicine that he needs to take for his future health, mental or otherwise.

My bold. This.

Out of respect for those who do suffer a genuine mental illness, let's not throw a racist, mysonigistic attention seeker a "Mental health Get out of Jail Free"card.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

No updates today? Does his phone need charging?

 

[Lindfield23]

No updates today? Does his phone need charging?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The replies to this

Edgy Joey (who this morning tweeted the Sports Minister to call him a c**t) sent out a plea to vote, unaware that his echo chamber consists almost solely of Reform Party bigots and thick-as-whale-spunk conspiracy theorists who think the whole world is controlled by a lodge agreement.

In his head he was going to be a working class Farage. He’s heading for Pound Shop David Icke.

Joey doesn't seem to actually suggest who they should be voting for, to ;show them they work for us'.

I'm really hoping he doesn't come out in support of Labour - the press will dig up enough mud to throw at Starmer, without having this prick's 'support', as well.

 

[Guinness Boy]

No updates today? Does his phone need charging?

Hold the line caller. The "checking Joey's X Feed so you don't have to" offer is now a premium service. Prices and how to pay are available by PM.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Joey doesn't seem to actually suggest who they should be voting for, to ;show them they work for us'.

I'm really hoping he doesn't come out in support of Labour - the press will dig up enough mud to throw at Starmer, without having this prick's 'support', as well.

No, I'm very much suspecting Reform / Lozza Fox.

 

[jackalbion]

The absolute F*cking idiot that he is, has just leaked his address to everyone, which is very funny. I have already sent a request for some mormons to head round.

 

[Triggaaar]

Who works for whom

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The absolute F*cking idiot that he is, has just leaked his address to everyone, which is very funny. I have already sent a request for some mormons to head round.

How did he do this?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The absolute F*cking idiot that he is, has just leaked his address to everyone, which is very funny. I have already sent a request for some mormons to head round.

Care to share? I feel a Pizza delivery coming on.