Source: FOOTYMAD
Micky Quinn: 'Newcastle Have No Ambition'
Former Newcastle striker Micky Quinn says Arsenal have enquired about the availability of midfielder Joey Barton. Micky Quinn: “I know through a third party that Arsenal have enquired about Joey Barton. “What I’m gutted about as an ex-Newcastle player is that the spine of the team, the personality of the team is going to be gone. “Why are they letting players like Joey Barton go if they have any ambition, but it’s only going to Arsenal’s gain. “He’ll put a bit of steel into that Arsenal team, he goes forward, he was made captain, he’s grown up and he said himself that he’s making up for lost time for stupidity and injury, he wants to get to the top. “I think Joey has settled down a lot now, we know he’s a bit of a hot-head, we know he’s paid on and off the pitch for his stupidity but he’s settled down.” “I’m past judging Mike Ashley and his decisions, they make no rhyme or reason. Joey Barton has got one year left on his contract and I thought with the likes of Kevin Nolan they could actually take Newcastle into the top eight of the Premier League and add to the likes of Cheikh Tiote instead of selling their best players all the time. “What they’re trying to do is bring in cheap foreign players a bit like Tiote, they’ve had one player that they bought for £3million and they’re trying to go down the same route. “What doesn’t make sense to me is the players that they’re bringing in from all over Europe don’t know Newcastle, they don’t know how the city works, it is cold up there. “If they get a lot of foreign players in they need to hit the ground running next season because we know the Premier League is unforgiving and there’s only one way they ‘re going to go, down.”
