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As Joey Barton himself has said, his source is people who have worked with both Rooney and Ronaldo. It's people who are top of the profession in the world who have the greater insight, not Barton.

Both Joey Barton and Wayne Rooney had a joyous swashbuckling style when they started. Would have been brilliant if they had fulfilled their potential, not least for the England team. Who remembers all those slaloming runs Rooney used to go on in the early days for the national team?

One England cap for a player of Joey Barton's ability is hardly over-achieving. You are right that anyone can hold an opinion on who is world class and who isn't. He just needs to add that however lacking in discipline Rooney is compared to the best footballer in the world, it is still...

Bit rich to hear Joey Barton lecture others about discipline and making most of their potential... Also, compared to the QPR player, Rooney is world class.