Joey Barton - Mental problems, who could have known

[Defsta]

From SkySports





Joey Barton will not play for Newcastle until 16th January at the earliest, according to the therapist treating the midfielder.

The player is currently residing at the Sporting Chance Clinic in Hampshire, after being released from prison, where he had been remanded after being charged with assault after a night out in Liverpool.

Peter Kay, the therapist treating Barton, has said his patient will not be available to Sam Allardyce until his next court appearance in Liverpool on 16th January.

"Until the 16th of January, Joey will be with me 24 hours a day," Kay told The Guardian.
No immediate return

"As for him playing, it will not be happening in the near future. There are bail guidelines we are adhering to and we're concentrating on the work we need to do, which is going well."

Newcastle have been keen to keep Barton fit within the confines of his bail conditions but Kay insists the player's mental rather than physical health is his immediate concern.

He added: "We do not play keepy-uppy in the garden; we do work of a different nature.

"We are getting on with the work we need to do, which is separate from football, and I could not hope for anything better than what is happening."










Ok, maybe he doesn't have all the bricks on their correct spots

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

From SkySports





Joey Barton will not play for Newcastle until 16th January at the earliest, according to the therapist treating the midfielder.

The player is currently residing at the Sporting Chance Clinic in Hampshire, after being released from prison, where he had been remanded after being charged with assault after a night out in Liverpool.

Peter Kay, the therapist treating Barton, has said his patient will not be available to Sam Allardyce until his next court appearance in Liverpool on 16th January.

He added: "We do not play keepy-uppy in the garden; we do work of a different nature.

For some reason all I get when I read this is a big Bolton comedian whacking a football during a game of keepy-uppy. Wonder why that is.

Seriously can you imagine having Peter Kay as your therapist?

 

[Phantom]

The guy should be in a mental institute for a good few months tbh

 

[llamafarmer]

This Peter Kay doesn't sound like half as much fun as the other Peter Kay!

 

[Bobishism]

Seriously can you imagine having Peter Kay as your therapist?

It would drive you nuts!

 

[joey55]

The guy should be in a mental institute for a good few months tbh

They should put him the room next to Spursking's.

 

[Kurtzen]

I fear that the perception, which may or may not be intentional, is that the problems which Barton clearly has are solvable by a quick trip to a clinic, or a short programme of therapy. If intentional, it's poisonous to the society we live in, gives false hope to the people with such conditions and distorts the reality of people caught in the cycle of such behaviour.

Beyond the personal damage such perceptions might contribute to, it's a disservice to science and a victory to quackery.

Long term therapy and a commitment to that process is a start and even that is no gaurantee of success.