it is mate,lets hope he keeps it up.

he has just got to learn to control his temper but that will come with time anyway
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but you dont want wanna him to lose that passion,although anger and passion are two different things

I think hes calmed himself down in the last year or two

Yeah i suppose you can still see it him though cant you?

What a cock,

Newcastle's Joey Barton insists he does not fear going to prison if he is found guilty of assaulting former Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo.
The 25-year-old has pleaded not guilty to a charge of actual bodily harm and now faces a trial, which is expected to start in June 2008.

"If you go to prison for defending yourself then, yes, I suppose I'll think about it," he told the BBC.

"But I don't care. It doesn't scare me at all. I've done nothing wrong."

The alleged assault took place at City's training ground on 1 May.

If found guilty, the England midfielder could face a sentence of up to five years in jail but he said: "I can go home and sleep at night and know I've done what I thought was right.

Nobody cares whether I'm innocent or guilty - nobody cares

Joey Barton

"I don't think I'm a bad person. If the incidents I've been involved in had been to anyone other than a Premier League footballer, I don't think they'd even be mentioned.

"It was something that I've seen five, six, seven times since I've been a professional footballer."

Barton says his reputation has left him short of support among fans.

"Nobody cares whether I'm innocent or guilty - nobody cares. I'm already guilty before I've been sat in front of a judge - that's the disappointing thing," he said.

"It's my reputation. It's my fault I've got that reputation, but you shouldn't be slaughtered for trying to make yourself a better person. One day I will get to speak about the full facts."

Barton was suspended by City and subsequently sold to Newcastle United in a £5.8m deal in June.

He returned to action for the Magpies in November following a metatarsal injury that had kept him out since the summer

Yes mate,he needs to back off the ref when something happens.

But man u players are known for surrounding the ref arent they?


Tuesday, 04 December 2007
UEFA Champions League
AC Milan v Celtic, D, 19:45
Shakhtar Donetsk v Benfica, D, 19:45


The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Barnsley v Wolverhampton, 19:45
Bristol City v Ipswich, 19:45
Burnley v Leicester, 19:45
Cardiff v Charlton, 19:45
Colchester v Watford, 19:45
Norwich v Plymouth, 19:45
Preston v Hull, 19:45
QPR v Crystal Palace, 20:00
Sheff Utd v Stoke, 19:45
Southampton v Sheff Wed, 19:45
West Brom v Coventry, 19:45

Coca-Cola Football League One
Carlisle v Swindon, 19:45
Crewe v Gillingham, 19:45
Doncaster v Brighton, 19:45
Hartlepool v Tranmere, 19:45
Leeds v Port Vale, 19:45
Leyton Orient v Millwall, 19:45
Oldham v Luton, 19:45
Swansea v Northampton, 19:45
Walsall v Nottm Forest, 19:45
Yeovil v Bournemouth, 19:45

Coca-Cola Football League Two
Brentford v Morecambe, 19:45
Bury v Wrexham, 19:45
Chester v Barnet, 19:45
Dag & Red v Milton Keynes Dons, 19:45
Grimsby v Darlington, 19:45
Notts County v Peterborough, 19:45
Stockport v Lincoln City, 19:45
Wycombe v Hereford, 19:45


Wednesday, 05 December 2007
UEFA Cup
Basle v SK Brann, D, 19:45
Dinamo Zagreb v Hamburg, D, 19:45
Everton v Zenit St Petersburg, A, 19:45
FC Copenhagen v Atletico Madrid, B, 19:45
Mlada Boleslav v AEK Athens, C, 19:45
Nuremburg v AZ Alkmaar, A, 19:45
Panathinaikos v Lokomotiv Moscow, B, 19:45
Villarreal v IF Elfsborg, C, 19:45


Barclays Premier League
Newcastle v Arsenal, 19:45

I won't be going to County, too depressing.

I cant be arsed to go to Bramall Lane tomorow, every time i go we lose

i know how you feel.

Sheff Utd have a better away record than home.

Man Utd 1-0 Ronaldo.

This season so far yeah,Robson said in a interview the other day he wants to be in the playoff by xmas,well we are only three points off so we are in with a chance,i still dont think we will go up though

you know whats ganna happen don't you if you go up.

We are going to get spanked every game? Or at a push win the league

But at least you'll have the experience.

As long as we beat wendy twice i couldnt care less were we finish,here is some gossip for us to discuss,

ENGLAND GOSSIP
The Football Association's hesitancy could cost it the chance of appointing Jose Mourinho as the new England manager. (The Sun)

Mourinho has prepared a blueprint of his vision for England, which includes restarting the National Fooball Centre project at Burton, in anticipation that the FA will make formal contact this week. (Guardian)

Jurgen Klinsmann is also waiting to hear from the FA, according to a German FA insider. (Mirror)


TRANSFERS AND GOSSIP
Middlesbrough are the only club to have made an offer for Barcelona's out-of-favour Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho, with a bid of £10m. (Independent)

Fernando Torres has warned Liverpool's owners that the club's top players are ready to quit if manager Rafael Benitez is sacked. (various)

Manchester United have been alerted to the availability of defender Willy Sagnol, who has fallen out with his boss at Bayern Munich. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea are interested in signing Real Madrid's £9m-rated Dutch forward Royston Drenthe. (Mirror)

Tottenham are a £400m target for buyers from Russia and the Far East and could be the next Premier League side to be the subject of a foreign takeover. (Mirror)

Former England boss Terry Venables has declared his interest in becoming Republic of Ireland manager. (various)

Carson Yeung's takeover of Birmingham looks to be dead after owners David Gold and David Sullivan refused to give him more time to do a deal. (The Sun)

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has been given until Christmas to turn the struggling club around. (Mirror)

Alan Shearer would be keen to step in if Allardyce is sacked. (Guardian)

Portsmouth want to sign Stuttgart defender Fernando Meira. (Mirror)

Bolton manager Gary Megson has set his sights on Israel midfielder Tarim Cohen, and could beat Leicester to the player's signature. (Mirror)

Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper wants to quit the club to raise his profile, believing it will help him force his way into the England team. (Daily Mail)

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc will undergo a knee operation after Tuesday's Champions League game against AC Milan. (various)

Rangers will find out today if their match against Gretna will be postponed ahead of their Champions League decider with Lyon. (various)

i also red somewhere that liverpool are lining up a bid for tim cahill

So you would rather get relegated and beat Wed twice, i don't think so.

Definetly would

Crazy.

If you go down,you might take 5-10 years to come back,its not easy.

I dont care i dispise the piggy bastards

on a brighter note i see your one nil up who scored?

Ronaldo

Good Goal?

i see Ronaldos got his second,is it a good game mate?

sheff u have put a 1 million bid in for Bardsley i dont know weather man u will accept it or not,i hope so as he has been playing really well and he says he wants to stop at the lane

man Utd are all over them,but fulham have had a few chances..

Its the about what we thought isnt it?

Man Utd 2-0 Fulham

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Manchester United saw off Fulham to move second, closing the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to three points.

A blistering start by United saw Carlos Tevez go close twice before Ronaldo netted with a superb volley after Steve Davis failed to clear.

Fulham fought back to threaten through two Danny Murphy efforts.

But Ronaldo made it 2-0 when he headed home John O'Shea's cross and United ran out comfortable winners.

Lawrie Sanchez's side have not won an away league game since September 2006 and never seriously looked like ending that awful run here.

However, despite the ease of United's victory, they were strangely out of sorts for long periods and their lack of cohesion in the final third will be a concern for boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ferguson must be grateful that Ronaldo is in such sublime form - the Portuguese winger has now notched 13 goals this season and scored in each of his last five games.

But the rest of United's strikeforce, including the returning Wayne Rooney, were unable to capitalise on their side's bright start.

United's first chance came and went when Anderson's inswinging cross was just too long for Tevez, who failed to direct his header.

And Fulham keeper Antti Niemi made his first save of what was to be a busy night when he kept out a stinging shot from the Argentine soon after.

Such was the pressure on the visitors' defence a goal looked inevitable and it duly arrived in the 10th minute.

Davis only succeeded in heading a Ryan Giggs corner back into the danger zone and Nemanja Vidic headed on for Ronaldo to find the top corner with a sublime volley.

Tevez was unlucky not to extend that lead when he met another Giggs cross but saw his shot hit Niemi, who knew little about it.

But from then on Ferguson's men seemed to lose their way, and they were almost punished.

First Murphy forced a fine save from Edwin van der Sar after a neat build-up and then, from the resulting corner, the former Liverpool midfielder curled his shot inches wide.

That should have been a wake-up call for United but Fulham continued to come forward and could have been level at the break if Shefki Kuqi had done better with Simon Davies' cross.

It took Ronaldo's second goal to lift United out of their lethargy, and it was another clinical finish.

Substitute John O'Shea curled in a cross from the left and Ronaldo leapt above Dejan Stefanovic to head home.

That was the cue for United to belatedly rediscover their free-flowing football from earlier in the game.

But further goals failed to materialise with Rooney screwing his shot wide after being fed by Giggs and Louis Saha being denied by another fine Niemi save.

Ronaldo was undoubtedly the star of the show but he was unable to finish the game with a flourish - his final act of note seeing him harshly booked for diving after tangling with Niemi in the area. BBC

All we need now is Arsenal to drop some points.

Congrats on the win mate

Cant see Arsenal dropping points though

Certainly not against the Toon mate.......

He should stick to snooker!

TRANSFERS AND GOSSIP
Sam Allardyce's future as Newcastle boss is looking bleak after he was confronted by senior players in a revolt over tactics. (various)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko fears he is on his way out of the club and is ready to line up a move to America's Major League Soccer. (Mirror)

Aston Villa will pay £10m to make goalkeeper Scott Carson's loan move from Liverpool permanent. (Daily Star)

Arsenal are on the trail of PSV Eindhoven's £5m-rated Holland international midfielder Ibrahim Afellay. (various)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is chasing Marseille striker Mamadou Niang as a cheaper alternative to Bolton's Nicolas Anelka. (Mirror)

But Eriksson is still considering whether to make a £12m bid for Anelka, as well as an £8m bid for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch. (various)

Reading manager Steve Coppell is ready to quit, saying he has taken the club as far as he can. (The Sun)

Everton want to sign Wolves' £4m-rated keeper Wayne Hennessey. (The Sun)

Police are trying to find the fan who shone a green laser pen into Didier Drogba's face during Chelsea's win over West Ham on Saturday. (The Sun)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has assured Robbie Savage he still has a future at the club despite leaving him on the bench for the last three games. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has been promised funds to buy new players in the January transfer window. (Mirror)

Wolves are planning to bid £1m for Plymouth winger Peter Halmosi. (Mirror)

Wycombe boss Paul Lambert has emerged as the shock contender to become the new Scotland manager. (Mirror)

David Sullivan says he will remain Birmingham's owner at Christmas, saying Carson Yeung's takeover is less than 10% likely to happen. (The Sun)

Derby's new manager Paul Jewell is set to spend £2m on Blackburn striker Jason Roberts. (various)

Everton are set to pay £1m for Swindon's 17-year-old left-back Ben Tozer, who has played only five minutes of football in League One. (Mirror)

Reading left-back Nicky Shorey will turn down a transfer to West Ham and hold out for a bumper move when his deal runs out in six months. (Mirror)

Newcastle are also interested in luring the England defender away from the Madejski Stadium. (various)

But Shorey would most likely prefer to join Manchester United, who are thought to be lining up a bid for him - although the Old Trafford club may not be willing to pay as much as Reading's £5m valuation. (The Times)

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez is keen on Portsmouth's out-of-favour midfielder Matthew Taylor. (The Times)

Benni McCarthy could be on his way out of Blackburn after throwing a tantrum and then driving home when he was taken off against Newcastle. (Mirror)

Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, who has been linked with a £15m transfer to Arsenal, wants to sign a new contract at the Midlands club. (Mirror)

Sunderland are poised to bid £2.5m for West Ham's Bobby Zamora. (Daily Star)

Arsenal's out-of-favour goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is wanted by German side Wolfsburg. (various)

Crystal Palace want to sign Sheffield United's Chris Morgan. (Daily Star)

Celtic legend Henrik Larsson, who is coming to the end of his contract at Helsingborgs, is set to call time on his playing career. (Mirror)

AC Milan's Croatian defender Dario Simic has snubbed a move to the Premier League and instead wants to join Lokomotiv Moscow. (Mirror)

Reading chairman John Madejski has pledged to provide the funds for major investment in new players during the January transfer window. (Express)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp wants to make three or four loan signings to cover for the players he will lose to international duty when the African Cup of Nations starts in January. (The Times)

Jimmy Calderwood is poised to sign a new contract as Aberdeen manager after being promised £1.4m to strengthen his squad. (Daily Record)

Lyon general manager Marino Faccioli says the SPL's decision to postpone Rangers' game against Gretna gives the Ibrox club an advantage for their Champions League tie. (Sun)

Setanta boss Colin Davidson says postponing Rangers' match against Gretna sets a dangerous precedent. (Sun)