Mackems Tried To Sign Barton!

27 August 2011 14:26
We thought it was just a rumour ... but the Mackems DID try and sign Joey Barton. Steve Bruce telephoned Barton during derby week only to be told thanks but no thanks. A source close to Barton told the Chronicle: “Steve Bruce phoned Joey a few days before the derby. “Joey said thanks for the offer, but no chance. “It was nothing against Brucey. He just did not want to sign for a rival club – Joey will never forget this club or the fans.” Joey Barton: “There were other clubs interested. “I am not going to air everybody’s dirty laundry. “Some of them I could do and some I could not. “If I had gone to Sunderland I would probably have been lynched. “It was difficult but it was flattering.” NEXT NEWCASTLE UTD MATCH: TOON v FULHAM Sunday August 28th KO 1pm Saturday 27th August 2011   Aston Villa  v  Wolverhampton Wanderers 12:05 Wigan Athletic  v  Queens Park Rangers 12:30 Blackburn Rovers  v  Everton 15:00 Chelsea  v  Norwich City 15:00 Swansea City  v  Sunderland 15:00 Liverpool  v  Bolton Wanderers 17:30  Sunday 28th August 2011   Newcastle United  v  Fulham 13:00 Tottenham Hotspur  v  Manchester City 13:30 West Bromwich Albion  v  Stoke City 15:00 Manchester United  v  Arsenal 16:00 NEWCASTLE UNITED 20011/12 PREMIER LEAGUE SUNDERLAND 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (R Taylor)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Tiote, Cabaye (Williamson 85), Barton, Obertan (Gosling 85), Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi.Subs Not Used: Harper, Lovenkrands, Ba, Best, Marveaux. NEWCASTLE 0 ARSENAL 0Krul, Coloccini, Steven Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Simpson, Barton, Cabaye (Lovenkrands 81), Tiote, Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi (Best 73), Ba (Obertan 46).Subs Not Used: Forster, Williamson, Gosling, Sammy Ameobi. CARLING CUP SCUNTHORPE 1 NEWCASTLE 2 AET (R Taylor, Sammy Ameobi)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson (Steven Taylor 45), Ryan Taylor, Marveaux, Gosling (Vuckic 70), Cabaye, Lovenkrands, Best, Ba (Sammy Ameobi 65).Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Abeid, Smith, Ferguson. PRE-SEASON FIXTURES NEWCASTLE 0 FIORENTINA 0 (Ab 63 mins)Krul (Forster 46), Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique, Gosling (Ba 46), Cabaye, Vuckic, Jonas (Marveaux 46) Lovenkrands (R Taylor 61), Best (Shola Ameobi 46).Subs: Sammy Ameobi, Ranger, Tavernier, Williamson. LEEDS UTD 3 NEWCASTLE 2 (S.Taylor, Vuckic)Forster, Cabaye, Williamson, Barton, Simpson, Gosling, Gutierrez, Ba, Shola Ameobi, Taylor, Tavernier. Subs: Krul, Taylor, Best, Vuckic, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett. COLUMBUS CREW 0 NEWCASTLE 3 (Ameobi, Coloccini, Vuckic)Harper; Tavernier, S Taylor, Coloccini (Dummett, 54), Enrique; Gutierrez (Abeid, 85), Tiote (Smith, 62), Gosling, Marveaux (Vuckic, 76); Ameobi (Best, 75), Ba. Subs not used: Forster, Krul. ORLANDO CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 0Forster; R Taylor (Enrique, 26), S Taylor, Coloccini, Tavernier; Gosling (Vuckic, 71), Smith (Abeid, 74), Tiote, Gutierrez; Best (Ba, 74), Lovenkrands (Ameobi, 74). Subs not used: Krul, Harper. SPORTING KANSAS 0 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Gosling, Coloccini, S Taylor, R Taylor, Marveaux (Tavernier 46), Tiote (Abeid 46), Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Ba (Best 72), Lovenkrands (Smith 46). DARLINGTON 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Barton, Sammy Ameobi)Forster; Simpson (Dummett), S Taylor (Tavernier), Williamson (Henderson), Ferguson (R Taylor); Barton (Abeid), Guthrie (Cabaye, Donaldson), Smith (Gosling), Vuckic (Sammy Ameobi); Ben Arfa (Richardson), Best (Ranger). Subs not used: Soderberg, Newton.  

Source: FOOTYMAD