Joey Barton is a bright, articulate man who has experienced more than his fair share of mistakes. The book, I heard l, was penned entirely by himself. It's not all glorious and positive but here's a man conflicted and trying to do better. I personally feel he has had his just desserts in leaving City for a mixed career afterwards. Football is full of characters, bullies and the bullied.
When at City, I enjoyed watching him play and he was gutsy. After leaving City, he slid faster than his hero Steven Gerrard. I'd rather a world with Joey Barton working towards success in management than some other ex-players and pundits. Good luck to him. His youthful actions were sometimes appalling, but he has to move on. So do we. James Tandy? Hope he moved on too.