[St Charles Owl]

Barton hasn't been PL standard for a few years but he did have a very good season last year with Burnley in their promotion from the Championship, where he won their player of the season. No matter what he is at the tail end of his career but at the time Rangers signed him I thought it was a decent signing, but the old Barton seems to have shown up. Last season his manager was Sean Dyche and I think he is a much better and more experienced manager than Warburton to be able to handle a character like Barton in the dressing room, and that has been part of his downfall imo.

Not convinced they would be able to sell him in January, particularly on the level of wages he is on, but there may be a couple of struggling Championship teams who might take a punt on him. I am sure Rangers are maybe hoping to be able to terminate his contract with the betting charges hanging over him, but that might take longer than January to sort. They may be stuck with a very expensive player for a while longer.