“Joey Barton” by blenky64 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
By Callum McFadden
I would have happily stayed at Newcastle for the rest of my career.
“I loved living in the city and Ioved the fans, I felt really comfortable where I was and I was hoping to get the club back to the top levels.
They decided in anyway they could, they wanted me out of the football club. I couldn’t stay with a board and an owner who was hell-bent on getting me out of the club.”
QPR came in and my missus was pregnant, and I wanted security.
“They offered me more money and a four-year deal, and at that point I made the financial decision.
It’s the only financial decision I made, and to be honest I did regret it. I shouldn’t have left Newcastle.”
