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by matttheclaret
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
Replies: 50
Views: 1912

Re: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor

Cech
Walker Kompany Terry Cole
De Bruyne Kante Lampard
Salah Kane Ronaldo
by matttheclaret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings
Replies: 136
Views: 7087

Re: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings

Muric 8 - couple of good saves, 1 slightly iffy moment right after he made the goal line clearance but the levels of his distribution compared to Trafford are so obvious Assignon 7 O'Shea 7 Esteve 7 Taylor 7 Vitinho 7 - the quality isn't always there but he's a real trier and gives everything Cullen...
by matttheclaret
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 4th test
Replies: 70
Views: 3695

Re: 4th test

We didn’t win it either and lost the last 3 tests , hence losing cricket, Baz ball is a project that doesn’t work Just out of interest, do you not believe Stokes and McCullum have improved the England Test side in the last 18 months? We've gone from a side that barely won a game (never mind a serie...
by matttheclaret
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 4th test
Replies: 70
Views: 3695

Re: 4th test

Casper2 wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:21 pm
Losing Cricket then
We'd won 1 out of the last 16 Test matches under the previous regime.

On the contrary, under McCullum and Stokes, this is the first series we have lost. Given how much we've improved in the last two years, it seems extremely harsh to label it "losing cricket"
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14732

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

Amdouni 15m, Tresor 15m, Ramsey 15m, Trafford 15m. To me that is scary as hell. Have we really spent that much on those players though? I'm not sure quoting the media prices really reflects what we've actually paid or actually will pay. Either way, if you look at it at it's extremest, this summer w...
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14732

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

Go. The idea of giving this guy a third consecutive summer changing the whole team is scary as hell. I'm pretty torn on the matter but scary as hell? I think that's a real over exaggeration given that in two summers so far he's got a 50% success ratio. Plus I have a real nagging feeling that he's n...
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 142
Views: 7729

Re: Amdouni

I don’t know what some fans watch, I think he’s technically brilliant and see a real player in him. Some of the dribbling and turns are outrageous bits of skill, the structure of the team is just terrible. The sides so bad it’s easy to scapegoat the player who runs around like a headless chicken th...
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 142
Views: 7729

Re: Amdouni

He's been the biggest disappointment this season. Quite a statement that too because it's a particularly high bar we're talking about
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14732

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

I'm going to apologise in advance for not simply voting as per the thread title. Simply put, I'm not sure anymore. This season has been the worst I've ever seen from us, relative to the league we're in. It's a "team" (and that's stretching a term to breaking point) that's getting worse by the game. ...
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17962

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

I cannot understand that selection for the life of me, but I hope VK is right and they manage 3 points. UTC! I don't rate Tresor at all but we need clarity on what the situation is there. Is he injured? Is there some secret clause where if we don't use him we can send him back? Has he got a bad att...
by matttheclaret
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights footy
Replies: 106
Views: 2959

Re: Tonights footy

Both Leeds and Leicester look far better than we were last season. Both want to attack with pace and purpose. We looked good knocking it about round the back most weeks, but it's what happens in the opposition half that counts. I think you're forgetting/downplaying how good we were last season. And...
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Replies: 721
Views: 27444

Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)

Simply put, it's time for a change isn't it? It probably has been for a while. If for no other reason, we've tried everything else. Centre backs we've tried virtually every possible combination, full backs have been changed frequently, wingers have been chosen on a coin toss seemingly. Strangely the...
by matttheclaret
Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Fulham
Replies: 100
Views: 5181

Re: Team for Fulham

Difficult one to have a go at today, not sure either of the newbies starts plus not really sure who's available, sounds like one of Taylor, Beyer or Delcroix might be back in the squad. Trafford (I think he has improved recently and we're at the point where we might as well stick with him now) Vitin...
by matttheclaret
Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Berge
Replies: 22
Views: 3576

Re: Berge

If he's even remotely doubtful there's very little point in him playing tonight. Give him the best possible chance for Saturday
by matttheclaret
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights Football
Replies: 255
Views: 9753

Re: Tonights Football

CombatClaret wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:09 pm
Sheffield and Luton showing the advantage of starting the season with a squad who've met each other.
In what way are Sheffield United possibly showing that?
by matttheclaret
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India Vs England 1st Test
Replies: 148
Views: 7576

Re: India Vs England 1st Test

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:06 am
Yep it certainly was. I’m glad he’s doing well this innings but I don’t think my comments were out of order at all.

He’s been carried for quite a long time
Since 2022, he's made 4 hundreds and is averaging over 40. How long roughly do you think he's been carried for just out of interest?
by matttheclaret
Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Traitors
Replies: 103
Views: 7742

Re: The Traitors

The most gullible person ever on Traitors. Kind of ruined it as she was never going to vote against him from the start. Agree with that, was it good climax to a great series but it did lose something with the fact that she was never going to go against him, which made his victory all but certain. S...
by matttheclaret
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Replies: 386
Views: 50967

Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...

Just cannot fathom the desire to sell Zaroury and Benson - Championship match winners, and that's where we are almost certain to be in a matter of months. Instead we have: Odobert - almost certain to be sold Koleosho - bad injury, but likely to be sold you'd think Bruun-Larsen - only on loan and in...
by matttheclaret
Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Tresor
Replies: 184
Views: 10164

Re: Mike Tresor

There was some questionable business done in the summer. He has to be the worst though, given what we are seemingly committed to paying for him at the end of this loan spell, made all the more baffling that he was the last one through the door that Koleosho, Odobert, JBL and Redmond had already come...
by matttheclaret
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cotterill
Replies: 107
Views: 10716

Re: Cotterill

Left at the right moment but there is no doubt he did a really good job for us overall, particularly with recruitment. He came into a club that had only just stayed up under Stan in 03/04 and I think he had 8 first team players (not very good ones barring Blake, either). To keep us solidly mid-tabl...
by matttheclaret
Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 284
Views: 35191

Re: Arijanet Muric

IMG_3450.jpeg We’ll have to agree to disagree. But I don’t think a keeper should be conceding from that range and angle to his right hand side from a right footed shot when positioned where he is. His reactions to the shot were very poor, he didn’t even flinch. Not often you see a keeper at the top...
by matttheclaret
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s Footy
Replies: 99
Views: 5229

Re: Today’s Footy

Gap to Forest has gone from 3 points to 9 in four days. I think that's probably killed any chance of us getting out of this.

Shame because (Everton aside) we've certainly improved over the last 7/8 games
by matttheclaret
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January wishlist
Replies: 201
Views: 15967

Re: January wishlist

Full backs. Both sides. Ideally another CM too but right and left back are absolute musts
by matttheclaret
Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley Vs Liverpool - Match Thread
Replies: 376
Views: 26277

Re: Burnley Vs Liverpool - Match Thread

Herts Clarets wrote:
Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:28 pm
Second best in all areas apart from the keeper against a Liverpool side who didn't need to get out of Second gear.
Just out of interest, did you expect us to be first best against a Liverpool side in any areas?
by matttheclaret
Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Re: Today's Games
Replies: 21
Views: 1498

Re: Today's Games

Done remarkably well, Ipswich. Not convinced they're going to last the pace though (at least as far as top two is concerned)

Thought for a while that the amount of goals they concede is going to be their biggest problem. Conceded the same amount as QPR who are 22nd now
by matttheclaret
Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Villa v Sheff U
Replies: 113
Views: 7199

Re: VILLA

If Villa beat Sheffield utd tonight i think that they will top the Premier league maybe for the first time since the old First Division when they won it at Arsenal on the last game of the season maybe late 70s of top of my head without looking it up , would be great if they can keep there till end ...
by matttheclaret
Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 16 PREDICTIONS

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Tottenham
Bournemouth 2-1 Luton
Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield United
Man City 3-1 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 1-1 Fulham NAP
Burnley 1-1 Everton Amdouni 34
West Ham 2-0 Wolves
Brentford 2-2 Aston Villa
Arsenal 3-0 Brighton
Liverpool 4-1 Man United

Total goals - 30
by matttheclaret
Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 153
Views: 26160

Re: Trafford

Unreal today I’ll give him that. Gained us a point. But… doesn’t change the fact hes been stinking the place out all season. Hopefully a huge confidence boost for him and the start of some better performances like today. Stinking the place out all season? I've not been overly impressed at times, bu...
by matttheclaret
Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 15 PREDICTIONS

Like a few others it seems, forgot to do the first two games! Wednesday 6th December Brighton 1-1 Brentford Crystal Palace 2-1 Bournemouth NAP Fulham 2-0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield United 0-4 Liverpool Aston Villa 2-2 Man City Man United 0-0 Chelsea Thursday 7th December Everton 1-0 Newcastle Totte...
by matttheclaret
Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 14 PREDICTIONS

Arsenal 3-0 Wolves
Brentford 2-1 Luton NAP
Burnley 2-0 Sheffield United Koleosho 21
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Everton
Newcastle 2-0 Man United
Bournemouth 1-2 Aston Villa
Chelsea 0-0 Brighton
Liverpool 4-1 Fulham
West Ham 2-0 Crystal Palace
Man City 3-1 Tottenham

Total goals - 26
by matttheclaret
Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Sheff United?
Replies: 90
Views: 8325

Re: Team for Sheff United?

If he's been out best centre half this season then we are really are in trouble. I just can't see how people are not seeing his errors. All our players are making errors though, and plenty of them at that, and yes we really are in trouble. As for Beyer, I'm not convinced he's been fully fit at any ...
by matttheclaret
Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 13 PREDICTIONS

Man City 3-2 Liverpool
Burnley 2-0 West Ham Amdouni 28
Luton 1-1 Crystal Palace NAP
Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brighton
Sheffield United 0-1 Bournemouth
Brentford 1-3 Arsenal
Tottenham 2-2 Aston Villa
Everton 2-1 Man United
Fulham 0-0 Wolves

Total goals - 25
by matttheclaret
Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 11 PREDICTIONS

Wolves 1-1 Spurs
Arsenal 4-0 Burnley Saka 9
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
Man United 2-0 Luton NAP
Bournemouth 0-1 Newcastle
Aston Villa 4-2 Fulham
Brighton 2-0 Sheffield United
Liverpool 3-0 Brentford
West Ham 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Chelsea 0-2 Man City

Total goals - 25
by matttheclaret
Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 11 PREDICTIONS

Fulham 2-0 Man United
Brentford 1-2 West Ham
Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace Edouard 11
Everton 0-2 Brighton
Man City 5-0 Bournemouth
Sheffield United 0-0 Wolves
Newcastle 2-1 Arsenal
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Aston Villa
Luton 1-3 Liverpool NAP
Spurs 2-0 Chelsea

Total goals - 25
by matttheclaret
Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Palace
Replies: 210
Views: 14677

Re: Team v Palace

Muric (this shouldn't even be a question)
Roberts Al Dakhil Delcroix Taylor
Cork Brownhill
JBG Berge Redmond
Foster

Don't like that defence but struggling for any alternative with Ekdal and Beyer both out.
by matttheclaret
Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Moving up the league after beating Wrexham
Replies: 8
Views: 663

Re: ARTICLE: Moving up the league after beating Wrexham

97/98 his goals kept us up 98/99 his goals kept us up 99/00 his goals took us up Then largely ignored for three years. Didn’t start one game in either of his last two seasons. Great goalscorer. But always seemed to score important goals too. How many times did he get the winner in a 1-0 or 2-1 win
by matttheclaret
Sat Oct 28, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

I'd be very reluctant/disappointed to see the manager go. However, I don't think I'd be that surprised. Pace speaks very highly of Kompany, but he did the same with Dyche, talked him up, new contract and then got rid. If the board decides that a managerial change is the most likely way to prevent re...
by matttheclaret
Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Changes for Everton game
Replies: 56
Views: 5653

Re: Changes for Everton game

Muric
Roberts Al Dakhil Delcroix Taylor
Cork Brownhill
Redmond JBG Larsen
Foster
by matttheclaret
Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bournemouth v Burnley MATCH THREAD
Replies: 831
Views: 29547

Re: Bournemouth v Burnley MATCH THREAD

Gudmondsson being ahead of Berge and Cork to play in midfield is crazy. And having that choice after how much we've spent is even worse To be fair, Cullen, Brownhill and JBG was the central three for our best run of form last season. Don't disagree though that with the money spent, we could have up...
by matttheclaret
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 10 PREDICTIONS

Crystal Palace 0-2 Spurs
Chelsea 2-0 Brentford
Arsenal 4-0 Sheffield United
Bournemouth 1-1 Burnley Foster 26
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
West Ham 2-0 Everton
Aston Villa 4-1 Luton NAP
Brighton 1-1 Fulham
Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Man United 0-2 Man City

Total goals - 26
by matttheclaret
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Starting 11 against Bournemouth
Replies: 102
Views: 5398

Re: Starting 11 against Bournemouth

Trafford
O'Shea Al Dakhil Delcroix Taylor
Cork Cullen
Larsen Berge Zaroury
Foster
by matttheclaret
Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many games would you give the manager?
Replies: 188
Views: 16327

Re: How many games would you give the manager?

Not read the thread but all 38 games. Plus next season and beyond. Young manager still learning his trade, happy for him to continue learning with us
by matttheclaret
Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brentford v Burnley match thread.
Replies: 876
Views: 52765

Re: Brentford v Burnley match thread.

jedi_master wrote:
Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:51 pm
If we can get half time at 1-0, I’m backing us to win.

And we just have. We’ll win this.

Why? Dunno - watch though.
Next goal key. If we somehow get it, it's very possible. If we don't it could get very ugly
by matttheclaret
Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 9 PREDICTIONS

Liverpool 3-0 Everton
Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves
Brentford 2-2 Burnley Foster 18
Man City 3-1 Brighton NAP
Newcastle 2-1 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Luton
Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
Sheffield United 0-1 Man United
Aston Villa 2-2 West Ham
Tottenham 3-0 Fulham

Total goals - 27
by matttheclaret
Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket World Cup
Replies: 164
Views: 11387

Re: Cricket World Cup

His bowling figures were good today to be fair - it was Woakes & Curran who cost us in the first innings. Woakes is fantastic in English conditions, struggles badly anywhere else. Never been totally convinced about Curran. As for Livingstone - I don't think he's anywhere near good enough at this le...
by matttheclaret
Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 8 PREDICTIONS

Luton 1-3 Spurs NAP
Fulham 2-0 Sheffield United
Burnley 0-1 Chelsea Jackson 54
Man United 2-1 Brentford
Everton 0-0 Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Brighton 1-2 Liverpool
West Ham 0-1 Newcastle
Wolves 1-2 Aston Villa
Arsenal 2-2 Man City

Total goals - 23
by matttheclaret
Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 7 PREDICTIONS

Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal NAP
Everton 1-0 Luton
Man United 2-1 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 2-1 Burnley Gordon 25
West Ham 2-0 Sheffield United
Wolves 0-3 Man City
Spurs 3-2 Liverpool

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brentford

Fulham 0-0 Chelsea

Luton 0-2 Burnley Foster 17

Total goals - 25
by matttheclaret
Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 6 PREDICTIONS

Week 6
Crystal Palace 2-1 Fulham
Luton 0-1 Wolves
Man City 4-1 Nottingham Forest NAP
Brentford 2-0 Everton
Burnley 1-1 Man United Fernandes 38
Arsenal 3-2 Tottenham
Brighton 2-0 Bournemouth
Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 3-0 West Ham
Sheffield United 0-2 Newcastle

Total goals - 27
by matttheclaret
Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118060

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 5 PREDICTIONS

Saturday 16th September Wolves 0-3 Liverpool Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace Fulham 3-0 Luton NAP Man United 1-2 Brighton Tottenham 4-0 Sheffield United West Ham 1-2 Man City Newcastle 2-0 Brentford Sunday 17th September Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea Everton 1-3 Arsenal Monday 18th September Nottingham For...
by matttheclaret
Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610769

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

When was the last time we signed a free agent after the transfer window closed out of interest? Doesn’t seem like an option we’ve utilised very often in the past. Good question - can't have been many. When did Joey Barton sign? (the first time) He was definitely a free agent but can't remember if i...