Joey Barton Launches Expletive-Laden Attack on Wayne Rooney Over 2012 Title Conspiracy Theory
Manchester, England – Joey barton has ignited a fierce war of words with Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, unleashing a profanity-filled tirade dismissing Rooney’s long-held belief that QPR played a role in Manchester City‘s dramatic 2012 Premier League title win. Barton vehemently labeled Rooney’s claims as “b**cks” and accused him of seeking narratives to fit his own biases.
Teh outburst came as Barton responded to Rooney’s continued questioning of the circumstances surrounding City’s victory over QPR on the final day of the 2011-2012 season. Rooney has publicly expressed his suspicions that the match was not played with full competitive integrity, a claim Barton aggressively refuted. “Your conspiracy theories, Wazza, are untrue. Sometimes people tell you stuff in life and you want to believe it because it fits your narrative and you want to have that cognitive dissonance,” Barton stated.
barton specifically defended himself and several former teammates – Djibril cisse,Shaun Wright-Phillips,Nedum Onuoha,and Paddy Kenny – against accusations of conspiring to ensure a City win. He pointed to the fact that City needed to win against a QPR side fighting relegation,stating,”Man City had to beat QPR on the last day of the season at home,who were in the bottom four. That’s your fault. The fact he’s even had a sniff of winning the league is a testament to the lads at QPR and the battle they put up, because that was an easy fing win for City.”
The 2012 title race culminated in a nail-biting finish, with City scoring two goals in injury time to defeat QPR 3-2 and secure the Premier League trophy on goal difference. Barton concluded his rant with a scathing attack on Rooney and his former teammates, saying, “QPR stayed up, happy days. City won the league, happy days. And you **s were all crying on the pitch at the fing Stadium of fing Light or Middlesborough or wherever you was, which is fing triple whammy. Get f***ed.” Images circulating online show Cisse celebrating with Samir nasri after the final whistle, a moment Rooney has previously highlighted as raising concerns.
