Awkward.
Joey Barton’s future at Rangers is uncertain, but the smart money is on the 34-year-old never playing for the Scottish club again.
Barton, currently promoting his new autobiography, which features a story of him biting Richard Dunne during a bar room brawl, has been suspended by Rangers for three weeks following a training ground bust-up with teammate Andy Halliday and coaching staff.
Joey Barton recalls the bizarre story about him biting an Irish football legend during a brawl https://t.co/c8EwXOcWyT
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) September 24, 2016
It’s fair to say that fans of the Glasgow club won’t shed any tears if Barton does depart the club. The former Manchester City midfielder played eight games for Rangers, and generally performed poorly, particularly so against Celtic in the 5-1 defeat.
Which will make Rangers’ fans all the more surprised when they see the team’s ratings for FIFA 17.
Here’s Rangers’ defenders:
Here’s their forwards:
And here’s the ratings for the team’s midfielders:
Barton is rated as Rangers’ best player, a controversial decision given the player’s struggles at Ibrox, and the club’s apparent eagerness to jettison him.
However, as Gary Lineker pointed out, it’s just a game and as such ratings probably shouldn’t be taken that serious.
Gary Lineker's view on FIFA 17 ratings is spot on https://t.co/aI4Txl0dOh
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) September 2, 2016
Plus, we’re sure other features of the game will cause Rangers’ fans greater annoyance.
Celtic fans in stitches https://t.co/t1j5RUUJck
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) September 24, 2016
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