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title: "Rangers: Fans hammer Joey Barton"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2020-04-25T06:45:45Z"
modified: "2020-04-25T06:45:45Z"
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# Rangers: Fans hammer Joey Barton

**It is fair to say that former Rangers midfielder Joey Barton is one of the more controversial figures in British football.**

The Liverpudlian has made the headlines throughout his career, whether it be for his actions on the pitch – such as his red card as a QPR player against Manchester City in the final game of the 2011/12 Premier League season – or his comments off the field, there has very rarely been a quiet moment.

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Now, he has retired from professional football as a player and is the manager of Fleetwood. That, though, has not stopped him from laying into some of his former Rangers teammates and others figures in Scottish football. He was [interviewed by Callum McFadden](https://twitter.com/Football_CFB/status/1253596991227146240), and it is fair to say that some of his comments were interesting to say the least.

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As you can imagine, his words have garnered plenty of reaction from the Rangers supporters, and they weren’t slow to hammer him – one fan even called him a “big-time charlie”. They have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts, and you can see some of the best comments from the social media platform below.

> The worst Rangers player I’ve ever seen, not in terms of ability but his arrogance seals it.
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> You can’t simply throw everyone under the bus without taking blame yourself when you were the single worst player in that era.
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> People giving him sympathy are too light hearted.
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> — (@RakoTuke) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/RakoTuke/status/1253650476685496320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The guy has a cheek to talk about any rangers player regardless of how good or bad they are, he’s one of the worst I’ve seen at ibrox
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> — Ross (@7902rossmacd) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/7902rossmacd/status/1253658528700661761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Big time Charlie that wasny really big time
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> — david kerr (@daviek36) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/daviek36/status/1253677919668506626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> We must be losing the plot if we are listening to that waste of space. Was never good enough to play for Rangers- as a player or a man.
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> — Thesepretzelsaremakingmethirsty (@BertaW) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/BertaW/status/1253664793057263616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Joey Barton Making a fool of himself with what he’s said about rangers.
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> — Katie (@katiemcgowan200) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/katiemcgowan200/status/1253681427310415874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> When he was on talk sport giving it big licks I had the fear already- sadly the feeling was for good reason
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> — Steven McFadyen (@Steven\_McF) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/Steven_McF/status/1253648355986739200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Let us know what you think!***