Plenty of Newcastle United fans have been heaping praise on Joey Barton after reflecting on his time on Tyneside.
The Fleetwood Town manager was renowned as a pantomime villain as a player and spent four years with us following his £5.8m move from Manchester City in 2007.
The 37-year-old scored eight goals and provided 16 assists from 84 appearances for Newcastle. Surprisingly, he only picked up one red card for us before he joined Queens Park Rangers in 2011.
Was Joey Barton's time at Newcastle a success?
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Barton recently posted on Twitter about how good his time was with us, but some Mike Ashley moments stopped the team from flourishing, which the fans applauded.
With this in mind, supporters were complimentary about Barton’s time at St James’ Park and made their feelings clear on social media. One fan said that he was one of his “favourite ever Newcastle players”, while another described him as a “bit nutty” but a good player nevertheless.
I like Barton , good player just a bit nutty. Solid 8
— Paul McCarthy (@PaulKieramax) June 8, 2020
A solid 8. Always worked extremely hard and could not fault his commitment on the pitch.
— Steve A (@StephenAldworth) June 8, 2020
8.5/9 not totally gifted but give everything for the shirt.
— Daren Baister (@Dbaister) June 8, 2020
Solid 9 for me. Aye he had “issues” but name me a similar tripe of player who doesn’t. It comes with territory. As we used to sing “everyone needs a nutter in the middle”. Always gave 100% and love the fact he still hates the makems 😂
— GeordieKermit9 (@GeordieKermit9) June 8, 2020
One of my favourite ever Newcastle players, always stood for more @Joey7Barton ⚫️⚪️ https://t.co/RsTTfiBnnN
— James Brayson (@RaveJamesBrassy) June 8, 2020
10 for @Joey7Barton
Gave his all for the club.— Steve Bruce’s Sports Direct United (@SportsDirectUtd) June 8, 2020
Absolute solid 9
— Jamie (@fran3ky) June 8, 2020
@Joey7Barton will forever be loved by the Toon https://t.co/uLVz9S6vem
— Jordon Robinson (@JordonRobinso17) June 8, 2020