Newcastle are ready to lose their transfer fee and have told Barton that he is free to leave immediately, after the controversial midfielder trashed the board on Twitter.




Look, I know many people cannot stomach this guy, but I think he has done wonders for Newcastle during the last season. I think he is very talented and determined and bar a couple of incidents has been able to control his notorious anger.

Once again the owner of Newcastle fails to conduct like a businessman. No true businessman would have left Barton leave on free. Hate him or not, you get a fee from his transfer and use it for your club. What's the logic behind this action?! I don't get it. Are Ashley and his board so sensitive to a Twitter rambling?! They have been insulted for years now from thousands of fans and they are still there. What's one more Twitter message against them.

Maybe there are things that I don't know here. Feel free to help me here guys

Absolutely terrible decision by the ownership. Barton was a key player last season, and with the loss of Nolan already to West Ham, they desperately needed him to keep up the level of play he showed last season. I know he has a pretty bad history, but lets face it, this guy has been on pretty good behavior for quite a while. He deserves to be treated just as any other player at his caliber deserves to be treated. Great player, but he deserves better. Hopefully he gets snatched up by a good team, because he really is a great player.

Foolish Mike Ashley as always

Here's The Guardian take on this matter.