The one-man protest of Joey Barton continued with a crude try at Photoshop.
The former Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder has taken it upon himself to choose aside completely feminine figures round males’s soccer in current weeks. And his defiant patch continued this week after he referred to ITV punditry pair Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward as “the Fred and Rose West of football commentary.”
Both ITV and Sky Sports face Gary Neville condemned the retired top-flight determine for his feedback. But Barton responded by saying he’ll resolve “when it’s gone too far,” posting an image of convicted murderers Fred and Rose West with Aluko and Ward’s faces pasted rather than the originals.
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“We’ve established they cannot take a joke and don’t understand metaphors,” wrote the 41-year-old, clearly with nothing higher to do on his Friday night. “So, I’ll leave you with this…Meritocracy Rules!”
It’s unsure as to which of Barton’s quite a few jabs and jibes in current weeks he is referring to as “a joke.” The ex-Burnley and QPR laborious man pedalled again after considered one of his social media rants in December by saying he’d posted after having 4 factors beforehand, however he is since began posting with much more vigour.
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This campaign began when Barton embarked upon a weird rant towards the BBC’s Alex Scott and different feminine soccer figures, saying “any man who listens to Women commentary or co-comms needs their heads testing.” He later graduated to only criticising ladies outright, referring to Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps as “a big sack of spuds” after she received BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
“Joey Barton is a sexist pig who abuses women both mentally and physically,” wrote one social media consumer in alarm at Barton’s newest outburst. “If you agree with the sexist things he says, you are no better. Yes, there are bad female pundits, but there are also bad male pundits. It’s not about the gender.”
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Others replied on to Barton’s submit, with one commenting: “We’ve also established you’re not remotely funny.” Another wrote: “Like you even know what a metaphor is.”
Barton – who was sacked from each his managerial roles with Fleetwood Town and Bristol Rovers – already steered he had no regret for his feedback after replying to Neville’s retort earlier on Friday. The Liverpudlian advised Neville to maintain his head down, including: “I don’t want to have to put you away.”
A submit earlier on Friday noticed Barton reward X (previously Twitter) proprietor Elon Musk “for allowing us to speak freely on here.” Barton has 2.7million followers on X alone, a few of whom replied to his Photoshop submit by telling the ex-footballer to “keep attacking.”