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[Albion] Intentional or accidental?

Intentional or accidental?

  • Intentional

    Votes: 252 96.2%
  • Accidental

    Votes: 10 3.8%

  • Total voters
    262


sir albion

New member
Jan 6, 2007
13,055
SWINDON
Intentional
Watched it numerous times and Barton looked down before he even jumped knowing where he wanted his foot to go and could easily have moved his leg but he certainly didn't.
 

Worried Man Blues

Well-known member
Feb 28, 2009
6,530
Swansea
If you had trodden on something soft and squishy by accident, you would look down to see what it was and then instantly apologise. He is a THUG but what's worse Dyke backs him up when he should sack him.
 

sparkie

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
12,453
Hove
The really sad thing is that he'll get a standing ovation from Burnley fans tomorrow night.

Twisted :nono:


Best forget it, leave karma to send him or stretcher him off.

All about Birmingham now.
 


NEASTGULL

Well-known member
Sep 30, 2006
1,122
Gateshead
In my opinion, both the stamp and the elbow were deliberate and probably carried out under the instructions of the management team. Dyche should be charged with bringing the game into disrepute for his post match comments.
 

Guy Fawkes

The voice of treason
Sep 29, 2007
8,186
He makes contact with kayal's leg whilst still in the air which he (Barton) would have been able to feel and would make sure that he didn't keep his foot in contact by lifting it up again or just landing on the other foot knowing that otherwise it could cause an injury, but he didn't.

He didn't try to make sure that he kept as much of his body-weight of the foot that made contact either as anyone would try to do if purely accidental once you realise you've made contact with your opponent (again to avoid serious injury)

He also didn't look like someone afterwards who had just accidentally stood on another player's leg because the reaction would be more to apologise / check he was ok - Sadly this is modern football and had he done that, the ref would probably punish Barton because it could be interpreted as showing guilt because of a dangerous play. By doing what he did, he tries to make it look like nothing happened, or no / minimal contact was made and con the ref about the seriousness of the challenge.

To me it appears intended but done in a way to make it look accidental.
 


Fungus

Well-known member
NSC Licker Extraordinaire
May 21, 2004
7,033
Truro
Intentional. He could easily have landed on his right foot first.

I'm puzzled about what (if anything) is going through his brain afterwards when he bends down, as if to pick up the ball, and then stops?

Sh1t, why did I do that?
What colour card will it be?
We'll never get a point now.
Are the cameras here?
 

The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,382
100% intentional. I'm amazed anyone can deny that, especially anyone that's played football at any level we all know he's done that on purpose, plus it's Joey Barton, he was in Kayals pocket so had to resort to dirty tricks.
 


banjo

GOSBTS
Oct 25, 2011
13,226
Deep south
It's not clear, but does the commentator say " living up to his name, should of been red"
 
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Gary1

New member
Oct 25, 2013
269
Do you expect anyone to say accidental. Even the guys on sky couldn't believe Dyche defending it.
 

Bozza

You can change this
Helpful Moderator
Jul 4, 2003
55,529
Back in Sussex
It flushed out Andy Naylor which was the aim of this poll.

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Gary1

New member
Oct 25, 2013
269
Who's going to own up to voting accidental. Unless Dyche or Barton look on this forum can't see anyone else voting that way.
 

BRIGHT ON Q

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
9,085
Put the same poll on the Burnley forum and it will be the complete opposite.
Still in disbelief that animal escaped without even a booking, owned all afternoon by Kayal and as the Telegraph reporter put it 'waged a one man war on him'
 



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