Peterborough vs The Gas MDT

I always debate whether to get a flu jab or not, not because Im an antivaxxer, but whether i need one at 42.

I’ve left it until after the weekend to post, to be honest I was too incensed to post after what happened on and off the pitch.

We were the match ball sponsor Saturday, some know I print a lot of football programmes and part of me deal with PUFC is to take a table every season for one game. I took a table of 10 Gasheads, the likes of Nick Hibbs, some will know from his Twitter presence running the poll result for every game and Adam who contributes a lot on the Radio Bristol phones in.

We had a balanced table of opinions, from mine deemed a negative input at times to the rose tinted Hibbs, we were all united it was a poor showing by Rovers and questioned Barton’s tactics. Many have said on here, first 20 mins very good, fell apart, no Plan B, all calling for Sinclair, Macca and Martin to be put as we had no pace on the pitch whatsoever. £3.5 million plus budget for a slow squad, we simply can’t break or take the ball upfield bar Luke Thomas and no one mentioned him re the game, why would we?

Totally and utter systematic bullying, he missed a chance at ACCY and was ridiculed, compare this to Collins Saturday! Luke tracks back at a greater degree than Collins, the lad is being bullied by Barton to an unacceptable level. Ange at Spurs on the weekend reminded the media of the mental health of players and the player question Richarlison. Thomas has been known to struggle with this, imagine if Barton had a suicide on his desk this morning, did anyone see the Dele Ali interview?

Simply I want Barton gone, my 12 year old nephew who came Saturday text messaged me Saturday night asking why the manager is like this?

We went pitch side after the game, no one really around bar Ferguson with BBC Cams and the media with mics in his face. To his side was JB and the 10 management team, he was irate ranting away to them, some input from them whilst Tom Gorringe was with them intently listening in, I hope he reports back to the new owners this morning.

Peterborough United we’re nothing Saturday, our fans sang is it a library, it was, nothing of a game with a manager with no idea of what to do to turn it in our favour.

Luke Thomas wasn’t to blame, Hunt was given the run around all game by Jones, the lad is obviously a Championship player.

We met Ferguson before the game, he came to our table, he was in rush as the game was only 45 mins away, his mind was elsewhere which was obvious. But credit to him, he apologised for his midweek outburst to his team and club via the media. Ours won’t this week, Darrell Clarke used to say he rolled the dice and got it wrong, it’s never Barton’s fault, NEVER. I believe he’s done himself a lot of damage with this latest interview, the fan base know he was wrong, the owners will know this as well, only wins save this man, the screw is starting to turn and it seems Joey Barton has the screw driver in his own hand.

Interesting take on the ‘slow squad’ comment.

For me & plenty of our opposition to date, we are a quick/sharp and effective team going back to front in a counter attack.

Won’t happen every single week of course, but certainly wouldn’t say we are a slow & laboured outfit. IMO.

Solid argument, well done you’ve really shown him.

Ok, your stance is your business and not mine, so apologies.

I disagree.  

Barton absoutely has to win games now.  He's been given everything he needs to be extremely competitive at this level and he simply cannot except his mistakes.  

Huh?

I've been supportive of JB up to now but in this instance he's bang out of order.  As a parent I would want to be facing JB head on if it was my son.  If LT decides to take this further with the PFA or even to TG with a formal complaint Barton could be in serious trouble - this could well be, imo a conduit coupled with an under performing team, reasons for his dismissal.  I can imagine his peer group aren't to enamoured either.

Absolutely.
Completely agree.