Sorry, but I can't agree with that.
You cannot surely believe we will take anyone who has a 'personality' regardless of other faults?
I've got no problems with eccentrics in football - we've had some great characters over the years.
Barton is an ****hole, pure and simple.
We can do without him.
I don't agree with it either. Maybe players who get a bit stroppy from time to time or players who have a bit of an ego I can accept, but Barton is a step too far. You hit the nail on the head - Barton is a complete and utter ****hole. He's a thug who has assaulted members of the public, opposition players and even his own team mates. Also he's extremely arrogant, he's stormed out of the ground in the past when he's not been picked and there are strong suggestions that he's racist. Do I want a person like that wearing the shirt? No. Also I think squad unity and camaraderie is extremely important, something which seems to be quite strong in our group of players. Why would a manager want to bring in a player who'd destroy all that? Besides, I haven't really seen anything from him to suggest that he's that great a player anyway - certainly not a 'top quality footballer'.
It'd be interesting to see what Barton's face would look like after Olsson is finished with him, but that's about it.