Alan Pardew recently leapt to the defence of one Joey Barton, a player who has selflessly spent his career ensuring that the dignity and integrity of football has been left intact. Acting as an on-pitch vigilante, taking it upon himself to deal justice to others, whilst hiding behind the exterior of a disgraceful joke of a player, (a clever ruse if ever I saw one).
BArton is scum.
He says if Gervinho doesn't dive (which I admit he did) the incident doesn't happen.
Are you kidding me?
If you don't assault him, ref gives Gervinho a yellow for simulation and we all move the f*ck on. He's talking like he's obliged to rough him up like that.
And since we're being technical, the ref didn't stop play, so Barton aggressively grabbing him by the lapels during the run of play in the penalty area is, TECHNICALLY, a foul in the box and a penalty.
Bullsh*t, of course. So is Joey Barton and Alan Pardew's ridiculous defense.