The Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has changed his plea from innocent to guilty, just before the scheduled start of his trial today at Manchester Minshull Crown Court.
Ousmane Dabo - arriving at court in Manchester today
Barton, 25, has now admitted one charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to Ousmane Dabo, in a training ground incident, when they were team mates at Manchester City on May 1st, last year.
Barton has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons off the pitch, over the last three or four years, because of his anger and temper tantrums.
This is the third criminal trial this year for Barton, and in one he was declared innocent, but in the other he was found guilty of assault and affray and jailed for 6 months, a sentence which he is currently serving.
In April 2004, he stormed out of Eastlands before kick-off after being dropped from the side to face Southampton that day, and in a 2005 pre-season friendly game, although it was anything but that, he sparked a mass brawl in the game against Doncaster Rovers.
The fact that Barton has suddenly pleaded guilty, after previously strenuously denying the charges against him for over 13 months, may not stand him in good stead for the sentencing.
If he is found guilty we think there is a very good chance that his club, Newcastle United will sack him, immediately following the verdict.
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106 responses so far ↓
1 Toon_Ksk // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:18
Dabo should be glad that he is still alive.
2 The Entertainers // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:21
BBC are stating he will be sentenced Tuesday morning Ed.
But i think it could be next week before we hear from Newcastle.
3 ToonTex // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:23
Clear the decks of him. Sign Dabo while you are at it. Move on.
4 Ruvio // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:26
aye, i think he’s a troubled lad that shouldnt be allowed in the world of football, or normal society
he needs his head sorting, and the toon shouldn’t be paying his wages while it’s being done
and toon_ksk, i dont think comments like that are necessary, from what i know, dabo is a top chap
5 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:28
what a player barton was before all of this came about. i hope he wont get long in prison then he can come back and perform well representing newcastle
6 Chris // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:32
A reporter for SSN has just said that he expects Barton to get a suspended sentence. He also states that he’s already up for parole on the other incident! He’s a lucky git if that’s the case.
7 WIGAZ // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:32
This will be the last we see of joey barton boys! this lad was a fat sam buy! sadly for us he’s an idiot or we could sell him & get back most of what we paid for him! but he’ll go down & we’ll bin him! i for one say good ridance! we should of never brought this player to our club! yes he’s played ok in a handful of games but lets face it he’s nowt flash is he! he’s no Gerrard, no lampard, no scholes hell he’s not even as good as Kevin Nolan or jimmy bullard! lets get rid & get one of those two in! they would wear the no7 with pride & dignity! unlike some shamless lil scouse chava! joey barton is nothing but a thug with a great job! arsehole GET HIM OUT!!!!
8 ji // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:36
great player and a credit to the newcastle team. lets get behind him!
9 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:37
you’ll never guess who ive just seen now in my restaurant
ARSHAVIN AND KEEGAN HAVING A NICE COSY CHAT. EXPECT TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMMORROW
10 Joe Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:40
really ‘tooooon fan’ ???
11 John // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:40
toon fan are you taking the piss?
12 steve // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:41
We knew when we signed him he was trouble - why oh why did Mort sanction it - leopard and spots springs to mind
A Christmas bash for Manchester City players that December saw him stub a lit cigar into the eye of Jamie Tandy, a young team-mate. He was fined six weeks’ wages.
In May 2005 he broke the leg of a 35-year-old pedestrian while driving his car at 2am in Liverpool city centre and the following month was involved in a spat with a 15-year-old Everton fan at City’s team hotel in Bangkok. Again he was fined by City.
The bad blood with Everton fans continued in 2006 when he dropped his shorts in the direction of home fans at Goodison Park. He was fined and warned by the FA for his conduct.
In February last year he made his England debut against Spain but a month later was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage in an incident involving a taxi driver.
Three months later came the fight with Dabo, and a month after that he was sold by City to Newcastle Utd for £5.8 million. Barton sat out Newcastle’s Boxing Day game last year as he was injured, but went drinking in Liverpool city centre afterwards.
In the early hours of December 27 he got into an argument in a McDonald’s restaurant and violence again broke out. Drunk, Barton straddled his victim, punching him repeatedly in the face. This time the attack was caught on CCTV. The player admitted assault and affray and was jailed for six months on May 20.
Just ten days later he was brought back to court to deal with alleged criminal damage to a taxi in Liverpool, a charge dating back to March 2007. He was alleged to have ripped out the cabbie’s radio because he would not wait at a McDonald’s drive-through while Barton got food.
13 WIGAZ // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:42
TOOONFAN!!! are you pullin my pisser!!! you must work in a nice resteraunt m8! unless MA slashed budget so far that KK took him for a beer & Burger! ha ha! is this for real my man? please let it be so!!!!!
14 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:43
Steve - FFS sanctioned it.
Waigaz - He does one every day, yesterday was aimar, day before was derdiyok etc.
15 Graham // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:43
toooooon fan - mmmm have you bee drinking while you should be working???
16 Davies // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:44
Tooooooon Fan, you are a fibber. Furthermore, do you really want this violent little scumbag representing your club.
The more news there is about Joey Barton, the more sick of him I get. Not fit to wear the black and white. Wash your hands of him Kevin Keegan.
17 Graham // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:44
toooooon fan - have you been drinking?
18 Big Si // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:46
I can’t believe he’s going to get off with a suspended sentance. If I was Dabo I would be bloody fuious with that.
19 Graham // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:46
I was once for keeping Barto and trying to rehabilitate him as he could end uplike Gazza.
But now, today, after pulling my pods out at work for a fraction of what this guy is getting I say sack the nasty piece of work
20 Davies // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:47
Who says he’s going to get away with a suspended sentance?
21 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:50
no straight up
kk was telling him about swp coming as a midfield partner
i work in a chinese place in the town centre the meedou
22 Chris // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:51
If you’s keep responding to toooon fans bull he’ll just keep it up. Probably a bored mackem or something. STOP GIVING HIM ATTENTION FFS.
Do you honestly expect Keegan to be doing business in some restaurant for goodness sake.
I don’t know who’s the dumbest, him for posting it or people believing it!
23 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:51
i was only joking about barton
kick him out and roll on arshavin and swp
with a new striker we could be great next season
24 Chris // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:55
@ Davies. I was watching SSN and the reporter on there said it outside the court. He must of been at the hearing and said something about the judge considering a suspended sentence.
Don’t shoot the messenger mind mate. I don’t believe it either. If anyone’s got access to Sky Sports News it will probably be repeated just after 5′o’ clock.
25 Kash2 // Jun 30, 2008 at 16:58
SACKED!!!!
26 Martins // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:01
toooon fan: I find it strange that KK is in your resaurant everyday discussing transfers. If you can come up with a picture we will believe you, but everyone can come up with stories like yours. Do you have any proof?
27 Magpie6699 // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:04
Presumably, if he gets a suspended sentence it’ll be on the basis of his previous character.
Errr…
28 mozza // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:06
ha ha ha ne wonder keegans put the beef on being in that resteraunt e3veryday, please dont even ask him if this is true ffs
29 cam_toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:07
toooooon fan….What??? you jokin or are u the great unwashed in disguise???
30 Scoot // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:08
It sounds like the scumbag’s defence has done a deal with the Judge so it wouldnt suprise me if he got a suspended or a shorter sentence.
I dont even rate the little toerag. We really need to get rid of shite like him.
31 SwedeEric // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:13
I sat behind Keegan and Wise in the cinema in the gate last night and they were talking about Turan and Arshavin all the time untill the movie started, my understanding for english might be bad, but think they said something about SWP also…
Watch this space!
32 SwedeEric // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:14
33 WIGAZ // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:16
Well TOONFAN, the jurys out by the looks of most of the responses! i for one hope your tellin the truth! if so they will be a few with egg on their faces! i’ll be keeping 1 eye on 2moro! it would be a dream come true to get AA & SWP! we would be such a threat! mind you whether he’s talkin shite or not, you ahve to think lads something must have made owen want to sign a new deal? i know he loves playing for KK but he must know about incoming players being captain & that!
34 steve // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:17
If he gets a suspended sentence part of the conditions should be that he’s not allowed to drink - he’s already blamed the fact he’s an alcoholic - tbh I can’t believe we didn’t do background checks on him, surely it wouldnt have been that hard to find out
jeez what was fat sam doing
As for Arshavin - no bloody chance
35 Kash2 // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:19
I was sat in the toilet cubicle next to KK at the public toilets in the bigg market. While I was trying to put my willy in the hole of the sides of the cubicle, I overheard KK’s conversation on his mobile phone. He was telling Dennis Wise on the girth and odour of his huge dump and how Dennis was very similar to what was exiting his A-Hole.
36 Kash2 // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:20
You heard it here first!!!!
37 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:22
KK should sign up at least ten glamour models to stand behind the goal posts at SJP!! and flash there tits!! this would help to destract away team members!!
38 keegan // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:22
Aimar in by 4pm tomorrow
39 Oba's Mum // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:24
Toon Fan I saw KK in my local Asdas buying a chinese takeaway and beer pack £4.99, it may be noce food but he can’t live off it.
As for Barton, He’s only really had 2 good games for us so lets get rid of him and get in a player that wants to play for us and not just be here to collect his wage packet
40 Dan13 // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:27
Toooooooooon fan a jokes meant to be funny, your not your f*ckin tosser!
41 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:27
Im not going to hold my breath?
42 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:28
Besides the point i know, but…Dabo must be a bit of a ponce, doubt anyone here would take their ‘work mate’ to court over a smack…
43 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:31
cheers wigaz be prepared to be proved wrong guys
44 ToonKing // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:31
you guys are full of BS, you couldn’t overhear KK cause he’s not in Newcastle.
I live in Romania and just as i was walking to work today, i saw a black and white coach going by, it was that cross-eyed Wise driving, they almost hit a post, but back to my point, i saw KK in the back on the mobile and as they went by i saw they were pulling some cans and had a poster on the rear window: Moscow here we come!!!!!
watch this space.
45 BennAllen // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:32
tooon faaaaannn… whyy!! mate
46 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:34
keegan is it you? how were your noodles yesterday? sorry about telling everyone the top secret info
47 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:37
Iwould be surprised if he got a suspended sentence, I’m expecting him to get 2 t0 5 years. Still with overcrowded prisons etc you never know.
48 toooooon fan // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:37
i never heard you talk about aimer though
49 Rem // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:41
John ov course he is joking. Either he is trying to be funny, which isnt working.
Or he is a 10 year idiotic old kid, who thinks people will actually believe him.
50 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:43
He’s been drinking to much rice wine at work!!
51 michael // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:44
PREDICTION
He obviously just pleaded innocent to postpone the trial and stay out of jail until the end of the season. He will be out in time for preseason (This is the British justice system after all) and when he behaves himself for 6 months and is on the brink of the England squad, everyone at Newcastle will pat themslves on the back and say “weren’t we right to stand by him” even though we all really wanted rid of him.
He’ll start saying things like “rich footballers don’t know their living” and we’ll agree and think “we like joey, he’s salt of the earth like us, so what about his past, everyone gets into a scrap. The press are arseholes…”
Then he will rob a pensioner/ hit a baby/ eat a puppy and we’ll all say “sack him, sack him, he’s a bad egg” and some unwitting manager will spend big on him and the whole cycle will start again.
52 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:47
As a slight divergence from football, did any one else watch The Verve last night on Glastonbury.
Bloo*y Amazing, as was Neil Diamond in the afternoon and Kings of Leon the night before.
53 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:53
Bill F - I am a reggae man, so no
54 Seymour Butts // Jun 30, 2008 at 17:57
omg goal.com is so bloody annoying. all those gooner fans from flippin africa saying they should get martins and i try to put ONE comment on telling them where to get off and it hasnt put it on! flippin fishsticks!
o and @ bill f - jay z owned it man incredible.
55 Have you ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:07
Barton having his contract terminated it was on the news
56 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:09
just my opinion but jay z is probably the most overated rapper of all time, rakim is still to be surpassed in my eyes as his rhyming was way ahead of its time….. and then ov coarse there is snoop now if he was a footballer i think he would be in the kaka/messi bracket.
57 Frankieboy // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:11
Ed
The whole idea of changing the plea just prior to the start of the trial is done specifically to attempt TO stand you in good stead for sentencing.The idea is that the judge and prosecution and you and me who ultimately have paid for the waste of resources thus far are supposed to be relieved and grateful as to not incur further expense. It is also intended to instigate sympathy by allegedly showing the thug is remorseful for his actions. Also by entering a “guilty” plea at this late stage GUARANTEES any defendant a third reduction in any custodial senetence passed.
What I hope and what SHOULD happen is this thug is further sentenced to a couple of years custody to run “consecutive” to his present sentence ( this means his new sentence date will not commence until his release date of the sentence he is already serving) hope that makes sense to all.Add to this hopefully the court will make the thug liable for all the “costs” already incurred so far in the case and believe me it could be hundreds of thousands of pounds if not more.Please remember ME & YOU bloggers are all playing for the pleasure.
Time for the club to act now prior to sentencing tomorra. Please MA recover the clubs integrity and credibility in all this.
Also remember the thug has stated his innocence and lied for a year now and had the audacity to bite the innappropriate helping hand offered by way of accepting a pay cut as a gesture of regret.
I REST MY CASE YOUR HONOUR.
Hammer the bastard !!!.(Apologise to all for the language)
58 Alex // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:12
If the moronic #w#t gets jailed he should not only be sacked but if possible , sued for the transfer sum that we payed for the scum , the club bought him to play football , if he is in jail he cant play .That is breach of contract surely!
59 SuperShearer // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:13
Guys i have it in the back of my mind that we had some arrangement with Man City that if he was found guilty of the Dabo charge then we would get our transfer fee back from them. Does any one remember this or am I simply making these things up in my over imaginative brain?
60 Seymour Butts // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:13
well snoop im not sure but imo lupe fiasco and kanye west are miles ahead lyrically - especially lupe - his 2 albums have just been works of art.
61 Frankieboy // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:14
Here, here Micheal.
Have added this post without reading any previous comments so apologise if duplicating anyones comments.
Anybody disagree.
62 Pete // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:25
Say goodbye Joey. Big Mike won’t have it but what he will do is hold on to the players registration so that we get the fee back ala mutu. He’s a disgrace to NUFC.
Oh and if Arshavin signs i’ll show my arse in fenwicks window
63 Nick Dryden // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:29
Barton - another wonderful bit of management by Allardyce !! Don’t see Sam covering our losses somehow.
64 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 18:38
decos in london now finlising his deal to chelski on sky sports news now
65 Leo // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:05
we were never really in for deco only 2 seasons ago but then we still didnt have a chance.
barton is likely to get a few years and will be sacked
66 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:06
Bill, kings of leon, raconteurs-yes!..But as someone that works in the music biz, i thought the sound engineering was really bad generally… Which is pretty amazin’ seeing as the bbc has the best, & most expensive sound equipment in the world!..Obviously not the best engineers tho’???..
…Aw yea, Buddy Guy sounded damn good too!..
67 belfast toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:07
I have to echo something that was said earlier
“the club need to make a statement lads - i am sick of this saying f all etc. it’s one thing saying nowt about buying players but it’s another to say nothing about keeping hold of your best players”
We deserve to know which direction our club is heading its not time for our fearless leader to go back out onto the steps again and talk to us but something anything this silence is deafening
Am I alone?????
68 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:09
well lads the transfer window opens in just under 5 hours plz let the flood gates open at sjp….
69 Nick C // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:10
Bill F. I am with you all the way on The Verve and Kings of Leon. Absolute quality. TT, reggae is music for stoned caribbeans or pretentious students who just like love Bob Marley man. Ho Ho.
70 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:14
Pity we didn’t get to see Leonard Cohen tho’, he wouldn’t let them film him, how punk is that?..
…What a guy!..
71 oga // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:16
Normski….Nas surpassed Rakim a long time ago.
In terms of Jay Z, I agree he’s very overrated. Completely copied Biggies and Scarfaces styles then ran with it.
72 Nick C // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:16
Toon fan. Your preposterous stories are annoying and I have never heard of The Meedou Restaurant. You are a noodle. However I stand to be corrected with any of it coming true.
73 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:20
Punk Skunk you are never going to get perfection at Glastonbury, I think its amazing what they do achieve.
I have never got Rap and I can just about dig Reggae (is it OK to say that still).
Normski like your optimism.
74 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:21
aye nick c am with u i have lived and worked in newcastle all my life (36 years) and i also have never heard of this meedou restaurant i think this toooooon fan is abit of a strap on….
75 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:21
Nick C - Black Uhuru beat Bob Marley into the ground.
76 scottish mag // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:21
i was at glastonbury today and Kevin Keegan was in front of me in the Q for the loo, he went in took a sh*t and realised there was no bogroll so he stuck his hand out the door screaming for something to wipe his ar*e with so i gave him some mcdonalds tissues i had in my pocket which i got from a drive-thru, anyway he opened the door once he was finished, 15 mins l8r, and i went in after, it stunk like he had been eating chinese food from the MEEDOU for the last week. anyway hanging over the edge of the seat there was a shi* covered tissue but on the other side it had a team on the back written in pen wit KK’s signature at the bottom it was
———-given———–
beye-faye-collocini–zhirkov
–aimar-zyhrianov–engelaar–
———-arshavin—————
—–owen——martins——–
subs
harper
taylor
srna
butt
derdiyok
yeah exactly tooooon fan bullshit we can al make up little fukin stories u liying twat
77 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:23
oga have to disagree there kid rakim was coming out with complicated way out there rhymes (follow the leader) when nas was still sucking his thumb….just my opinion tho…
78 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:24
tom toon have to agree black uhuru are f**kin class…..one of my fave albums of all time has to be chill out
79 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:24
Nick C - Another point, reggae is in no way prententious anymore, its a very underrated genre nowadays, maybe in your time as a student though
80 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:28
also have a soft spot for linton kwesi johnson….cool as fish.
81 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:30
Rapcore and Ska are my other 2 favourite genres.
82 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:32
aye ska another quality genre
83 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:34
Oh and by the way I spotted KK in the crowd when Neil Diamond was on so he couldn’t have been at this fictitious noodle bar. If anyone recorded it he is was about 4 rows back just to the left of the stage with some Spanish looking guy.
84 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:37
Scottish Mag you got in just before me but it just confirms our sightings we both can’t be making it up, can we.
85 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:37
You lot dont know what you are talking about, KK was round mine watching the euro final sipping magners. He then proceeded to watch big brother with me on channel 4 1 before finally revealing his transfer target of:
Kaka
Windass
McShane
Beardsley
Yashin
86 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:38
Bill, na it’s down to the engineer mate, i know what i’m talkin’ about on this…the ones that sound good bring their own man/woman…Also, the band in question need to know what they’re doin!..Like i said, they’ve got the best gear at their disposal, so there’s no excuse!..Believe me, i’ve played numerous festivals!..
…Btw, there’s nowt wrong with Reggae…Black uhuru & LKJ rule!..
…Sayin’ ‘Dig’ is still kool Bill…’Dig it with a J.C.B’=Good, ‘Dig it with a coke spoon’=Bad!..
…Scottish Mag…
87 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:41
@punk skunk when did u play glasto??? respect due to u boss…..
88 Nick C // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:42
Fair enough TT, I was a stude back in the early nineties. Will try out some Black Uhuru feller..
89 Hadji // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:48
Toooon fan……I’m sure you mixed KK with Roy Keane and Arshavin with one of his dogs.
Dont drink on duty while in restaurant toon fan,I learned that the HARD WAY.
90 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 19:52
say for sake of arguement we only have 20 mil to spend as they sed in the sunday mirror yesterday how would you lads spend it. what do you lot reckon???
91 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:01
Sell:
- Emre £3mil
- Rozehnal £3mil
- Ameobi £2mil
-Smith £2mil
- Duff £4mil
-Carroll £1mil
£20mil £14mil = £34mil to spend.
Buy:
- Hilbert £7mil
- Aimar £5mil
- Derdiyok £5mil
- Torosidis £4mil
- Kovacevic £3mil
- Coloccini £11mil
92 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:10
aye ah think ya thinking tom toon but do you not think we should give young carroll a chance b4 we move him on and i still have quite afew resevations about aimar he was class at valencia but watched him at zaragoza last season and he seems like one of these superstars that doesnt really care anymore but in sayin that i think you defo have a good eye for players…
93 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:12
Normski, back in the 90’s bro’, it was mint!..
94 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:13
That in list will change tomorrow because there are so many good players we could get in and narrowing them down is qute hard, thats why im not having a go at Wise yet.
The only player that is on all my lists is Hilbert, he could be our Ronaldo, i dont mean as in pace and skill etc i mean who assists and scores loads more than any of our other midfielders.
95 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:16
I gotta agree with TT there like…Tho’ i’m not au fait with Hilbert!..Seems a balanced choice!..
96 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:18
What’s goin’ on with Pandev these days?..
97 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:28
you know what lads i have often wondered about the far east ie japan thailand china these places have millions and millions of ppl when i worked in thailand i used to get my football fix i used to watch like provinces against each other and one day about two years back there was this young kid playing for chonburi against nakon ratchasima and there was this young kid 17 years old playin for nakhon and am tellin ye he looked the biz,i talked to some of the locals and they sed his name was suppawit or something but at the same time he was playin a poor standard but surely there must be a superstar who come from over there soon.
98 Tom_Toon // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:31
was he thai? Didnt he go to man city?
Igonore this
99 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:38
well am not sure but appently his father was english and his mother was thai … all i can say is he was about 6ft tall and he was head and shoulders above anything that i saw wen i was out there good on the floor and very strong he scored a goal from fully 30 yards on a really crap pitch but thats as much as can tell you…
100 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 20:46
the thing about it was the company i work for is japanese and i spent time watchin the j league and i never saw anything as good as this kid, i was out there for 3 years in thailand japan and china and my wife and little boy were in england so i had alot of spare time on my own and im not much of drinker but i think this kid was something special….
101 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 21:17
Didn’t ffs try to hook us into the far east scene?..
…Y’right tho’, there’ve gotta be tons of top players out there!..
102 normski1930z // Jun 30, 2008 at 21:36
honestly tho punk skunk this kid was tryin to pull things off that the others players around him just couldnt comphend he was tellin them where to put the ball and he played with a big smile on his face which was so refreshing and when i talked to him in my broken thai the kid was down to earth, i mean when i was watchin the j league there were players that wouldnt get a game for the dog and duck but this kid was a total unknown so who knows…
103 Sav // Jun 30, 2008 at 22:03
Barton, the shabby little prk waits until Dabo flies over from Rome and Pearce and Distin and Samras are all in their best bib and tucker.
……Goodnight, Joey.
…..Goodnight, Bubba.
104 Punk Skunk // Jun 30, 2008 at 22:06
Normski…That has got to be tapped into, as much for them to break into the world, as us to find top new players!..
…But, you know what the worlds like, we’ll probably end up usin’ cheap labour from the east like we do in manufacturing!?!..
105 Spyro // Jul 1, 2008 at 0:47
How can anyone say Nas is better than Rakim when Nas does to Rakim, what Jay Z does to Biggie, he is heavily inspired by Rakim and you can hear it in his rhyming . He often samples Rakims lyrics in his well known tracks e.g. New York State of Mind -”i never sleep, coz sleep is the cousin of death”. Listen to ‘It Was Written’, ‘Illmatic’, and ‘God’s Son’ if you want to clearly hear for yourself as those albums demonstrate it best.
Jay Z is never overrated and his flow and lyrical content is up there with the best. People always knock his rhymes, stating they have no real substance, but the simple fact of the matter is he simply says what sells. Jay Z is fully able to fill his bars with conscious content much like rappers such as Mos Def, Common etc, but he simply chooses not to. He states this all the time. e.g. “they like ‘jay you should write it’, im like ‘you should buy it’, ni**er thats good business”. ‘Reasonable Doubt’ has a few tracks that many Nas fans would like as it is before he became super rich and his content is superb on numerous tracks.
Add to this, Jay Z’s freestyling technique is superb, unlike Nas who himself admitted he cannot freestyle to save his life. Jay Z in fact challenged Nas to a freestyle battle but Nas refused to compete in it.
106 Spyro // Jul 1, 2008 at 1:01
i just read someone say Snoop Dogg was better than Jay Z and i have to say something. Snoop better than Jay Z is an odd statement i must say, Jay Z has a better flow, lyrical content, and freestyling technique than Snoop Dogg. Add to that Jay Z’s albums have remained at a fairly consistent level since his first, where as Snoops albums have only gotten progressively worse over the years as he simply jumps on the bandwagon of what is hot at the moment. e.g. Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction, is a single off of his latest Album ‘Ego Trippin’. In this song Snoop uses a vocal instrument that was recently brought to the forefront of the Urban music industry by Pop & R&B superstar, T-Pain.
Sorry to all the non Hip Hop fans on here, but i just had to get it off of my chest.
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