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Joey Barton has revealed how ex-England captain John Terry welcomed him to the national squad with a classy phone call.

The former Manchester City midfielder’s international career lasted just 18 minutes when Steve McClaren brought him off the bench for a friendly against Spain in 2007.

Now manager at Fleetwood, Barton recalls a phone call from Chelsea legend Terry which left a lasting impression on him after he was named in the squad.

“I thought I should’ve been in the three or four squads before that, so I thought I was never getting in,” Barton told talkSPORT.

“Then I got the phone call from the FA, which was closely followed by a call from John Terry, who was the England captain at the time.

“He was fantastic on the phone. He spoke about what was expected of an England player, welcomed me into the group and said, ‘Look, you should’ve been here earlier but it’s great to have you in the group’.

“It really made me feel at home. I didn’t feel like the new boy on the school playground.”

Terry, now assistant manager at Aston Villa, was stripped of the England captaincy twice following his affair with Wayne Bridge’s ex-girlfriend and racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand.

But Barton, who saw his fair share of controversy during an eventful playing career, still holds Terry in the highest regard.

“Everything I’ve seen about John since, I’ve never changed my opinion of him. I just remember that phone call and I thought it was a real moment of class.

“It was everything I expected of the England captain and it really helped me settle. It was phenomenal.”

Barton was subsequently ignored by Fabio Capello and the former Newcastle man previously told talkSPORT he deserved more caps.

He said last year: “Capello had never met me and at the time we’d just come back up to the Premier League with Newcastle and I believe I was playing as well as anyone in the country.”

But now Barton reveals a drunken incident may have affected his England chances.

“Unfortunately for me, that was the only squad I got in,” he added.

“I actually played brilliantly against Spain who went on to become world and European champions.

“But because I went out, had a few pints and got in an altercation in the city centre, I was never called up again.”

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1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

“Barry Fry is a top football businessman and they have done a phenomenal job at Peterborough with their acquisition of players and then selling them on at a premium further up the chain. They have bounced between League One and the Championship.

For us, we’ve got a slightly different business model. We’ve got a captive audience in terms of a big-city audience and for us I think it’s a good marker post to see whether we are legitimately a top-10 side in the division in the next couple of games.”

WTF is he on about?

He spouts this shite every week.

Still pretending they’re massive, the blue few & that moron who reports on them for Bristol Live lap it up.

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54 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

We’ve got a captive audience in terms of a big-city audience

He’s mentioned the 15’ers being a “big city club” in a few of his interviews this season.
 

There’s a lot of difference between being a big city club and a club in a big city. Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea are big city clubs; Millwall, Leyton Orient et al are clubs in a big city - as are we, the 15’ers and Manor Farm. 

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1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

“Barry Fry is a top football businessman and they have done a phenomenal job at Peterborough with their acquisition of players and then selling them on at a premium further up the chain. They have bounced between League One and the Championship.

For us, we’ve got a slightly different business model. We’ve got a captive audience in terms of a big-city audience and for us I think it’s a good marker post to see whether we are legitimately a top-10 side in the division in the next couple of games.”

WTF is he on about?

Kidnapping crowds now ?‍♂️

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1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

“Barry Fry is a top football businessman and they have done a phenomenal job at Peterborough with their acquisition of players and then selling them on at a premium further up the chain. They have bounced between League One and the Championship.

For us, we’ve got a slightly different business model. We’ve got a captive audience in terms of a big-city audience and for us I think it’s a good marker post to see whether we are legitimately a top-10 side in the division in the next couple of games.”

WTF is he on about?

The inmates in Horfield Prison?  Surely being incarcerated is punishment enough, without being forced to watch the gas.

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4 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

My first motor. An Allegro Van Den Plas. 

Hey, don't mock the walnut veneer drink trays!!!!

I`d love to know if there are any Allegros still on the road (not owned by collectors, just being used). You still see the odd Escort or Cortina about so I wonder if any of them are.

I doubt it though!

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4 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

I`d love to know if there are any Allegros still on the road (not owned by collectors, just being used). You still see the odd Escort or Cortina about so I wonder if any of them are.

I doubt it though!

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=austin+allegro

Only one Van Den Plas though. Just imagine if that was Red-Robbo's. 

 

 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=austin+allegro

Only one Van Den Plas though. Just imagine if that was Red-Robbo's. 

 

What a great website! I looked up the Fiat Strada because I remember it being "European Car of the Year". You may remember both the advert and the Not the Nine O'clock News sketch.

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=Fiat+Strada 

 

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3 hours ago, BTRFTG said:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=austin+allegro

Only one Van Den Plas though. Just imagine if that was Red-Robbo's. 

 

 

I'd like to apologise to the owner for the near-side dent, caused when I overtook a milk tanker at too great a speed on the A350 near Compton Abbas and ended up in a hedge.  

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18 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

He’s mentioned the 15’ers being a “big city club” in a few of his interviews this season.
 

There’s a lot of difference between being a big city club and a club in a big city. Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea are big city clubs; Millwall, Leyton Orient et al are clubs in a big city - as are we, the 15’ers and Manor Farm. 

But not necessarily in that order.

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23 minutes ago, BS3City said:

8,635 with 518 Posh.

Massive club, need a new stadium...?

Notts County had 16,500 today for Yeovil in the Conference.

Still expect we’ll hear from Barton & that Bristol Live ***** about their “amazing support”.

Like **** it is.

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1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

Notts County had 16,500 today for Yeovil in the Conference.

Still expect we’ll hear from Barton & that Bristol Live ***** about their “amazing support”.

Like **** it is.

There are a bunch of clubs in non league with a bigger fanbase potential than the blue few. Notts, Southend, Wrexham, Oldham, York….

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