Joey Bartons French Accent

[Greenridge]

[video=youtube;Z3U-r8T31Ns]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3U-r8T31Ns

[Glasgow_Saint]

Oh dear Joey

[CB Saint]

Utter utter penis

[Lighthouse]

Listen very carefully, I shall say zees only once...

[Saint_clark]

As good a reason as any to look up the Shteve McLaren video.

You know I can fully understand picking up an accent when you live somewhere...but losing your grasp of basic grammar?

"He ees Argentine, I English....ees big difference".

Edited 27 November, 2012 by Saint_clark

[CB Saint]

Typical Brit abroad, first speak to the french in english with a frech accent. If they don't understand keep repeating slowly in ever increasing volume, until you rupture your tonsils.

[pap]

I don't think it's that bad. Actually happens a lot. Leaving aside all the Scandinavian scousers that played for Liverpool in the 1980s, I've seen Sotonians move up here and get a scouse twang within a year.

[CB Saint]

I don't think it's that bad. Actually happens a lot. Leaving aside all the Scandinavian scousers that played for Liverpool in the 1980s, I've seen Sotonians move up here and get a scouse twang within a year.

 

Except he has been there less that three months

[pap]

Except he has been there less that three months

 

So maybe he's taking the p!ss. Maybe this is some carefully constructed media ploy to generate a crapload of exposure. Of all the things that Barton could justifiably be criticised for, this ranks pretty low. It's not like he was regaling us with Britain's Finest Received Pronunciation 3 months ago.

 

Personally, I have more time for Barton than most. Yes, he has been a thug. He's outspoken. What really amuses me is that the vast majority of people who knock him will never have 1% of what he has. Barton gets treated like a lottery winner with an ASBO.

[trousers]

[Tokyo-Saint]

They played this on talksport yesterday with Allo Allo music in the background. Classic.

[Baldbarbarian]

brilliant what an absolute tool

[KK the 2nd]

So maybe he's taking the p!ss. Maybe this is some carefully constructed media ploy to generate a crapload of exposure. Of all the things that Barton could justifiably be criticised for, this ranks pretty low. It's not like he was regaling us with Britain's Finest Received Pronunciation 3 months ago.

 

Personally, I have more time for Barton than most. Yes, he has been a thug. He's outspoken. What really amuses me is that the vast majority of people who knock him will never have 1% of what he has. Barton gets treated like a lottery winner with an ASBO.

 

That was my take as well. He may be a thug with a temper and attitude he cant seem to control but he's not thick. I reckon he's having a laugh.

[Lighthouse]

So maybe he's taking the p!ss. Maybe this is some carefully constructed media ploy to generate a crapload of exposure. Of all the things that Barton could justifiably be criticised for, this ranks pretty low. It's not like he was regaling us with Britain's Finest Received Pronunciation 3 months ago.

 

Personally, I have more time for Barton than most. Yes, he has been a thug. He's outspoken. What really amuses me is that the vast majority of people who knock him will never have 1% of what he has. Barton gets treated like a lottery winner with an ASBO.

 

What? Money? No amount of cash will change the fact that the bloke is a complete plank.

 

As for tallent, he probably had the ability to play for England on a fairly regular basis but ruined it by having a sh*t attitude. Something he regularly seems to boast about on twitter.

[The Kraken]

My mate does this all the time; if we visit different countries on holiday he'll instantly develop the local accent into his speech of English. And he does it entirely sub-consciously. It's really embarrassing, but he just can't stop himself doing it.

[Turkish]

Obviously taking the p*ss. Even doing nonchalant shoulder shrugs like the French do. Good work Joey.

[pap]

What? Money? No amount of cash will change the fact that the bloke is a complete plank.

 

As for tallent, he probably had the ability to play for England on a fairly regular basis but ruined it by having a sh*t attitude. Something he regularly seems to boast about on twitter.

 

Even so, you don't become a top-flight professional footballer by accident. Whatever Barton has, he's worked for it. If it so easy, perhaps you'd be sipping champagne in Marseilles and cultivating a banging French accent instead of nailing the plank accusations to the board.

[Wurzel]

My mate does this all the time; if we visit different countries on holiday he'll instantly develop the local accent into his speech of English. And he does it entirely sub-consciously. It's really embarrassing, but he just can't stop himself doing it.

 

Find myself doing it and the more I try not to the worse it becomes. The O in OK I pronounce as in toe, before I've cleared customs in Spain it becomes O as in clock.

People are taking the **** because it's Barton, had it been Ricky Lambert's scouse accent most here would be saying it's great he's picking up an accent already, shows he's mixing with his team-mates well etc etc

[The Kraken]

Even so, you don't become a top-flight professional footballer by accident. Whatever Barton has, he's worked for it. If it so easy, perhaps you'd be sipping champagne in Marseilles and cultivating a banging French accent instead of nailing the plank accusations to the board.

 

And despite the illusion to the conrary, Barton is a hell of a lot more intelligent than his persona would otherwise suggest.

[pap]

And despite the illusion to the conrary, Barton is a hell of a lot more intelligent than his persona would otherwise suggest.

 

Well, I've pressed the Godzilla button and invoked the Barton handle on Twitter, linking this thread. It is my fervent hope that Joey turns up here and starts taking names, if only as a Registered User

[Lighthouse]

Even so, you don't become a top-flight professional footballer by accident. Whatever Barton has, he's worked for it. If it so easy, perhaps you'd be sipping champagne in Marseilles and cultivating a banging French accent instead of nailing the plank accusations to the board.

 

Not just hard work is it, a lot of it is down to the natural tallent and coordination most top level footballers are born with. I'm sure there are people out there who have put in twice as much effort as Barton (and many other Premier League footballers) and ended up stacking shelves in Asda. Just look at our 2005 FA youth cup finalists. Bale is one of the best players in the world, Feli Condesso doesn't even play professionally any more. Is it because Bale worked harder? I doubt it.

 

P.S. I have worked in Marseille and spent a healthy amount of time with a cold glass of something next to the pool. All without the dodgy Inspector Cluseau accent.

[pap]

Not just hard work is it, a lot of it is down to the natural tallent and coordination most top level footballers are born with. I'm sure there are people out there who have put in twice as much effort as Barton (and many other Premier League footballers) and ended up stacking shelves in Asda. Just look at our 2005 FA youth cup finalists. Bale is one of the best players in the world, Feli Condesso doesn't even play professionally any more. Is it because Bale worked harder? I doubt it.

 

P.S. I have worked in Marseille and spent a healthy amount of time with a cold glass of something next to the pool. All without the dodgy Inspector Cluseau accent.

 

Talent without application is as useful as application without talent. I think you can take it as read that anyone holding down a berth in a top-flight team has both, Barton included.

[trousers]

Joseph Barton ‏@Joey7Barton

Good moaning...

[Greenridge]

Obviously taking the p*ss. Even doing nonchalant shoulder shrugs like the French do. Good work Joey.

 

I think that will be his get-out clause. The jury's out for me.

[The Kraken]

Joseph Barton‏@Joey7Barton

 

In my defence, it is very difficult to do a press conference in Scouse for a room full of French journalists. The alternative is to speak like an 'Allo 'Allo character.

[Window Cleaner]

Joseph Barton‏@Joey7Barton

 

In my defence, it is very difficult to do a press conference in Scouse for a room full of French journalists. The alternative is to speak like an 'Allo 'Allo character.

 

The Madonna with the big boobies would be a suitable character for him.