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Joey Barton has complained that \u201cthe British, White, Middle Aged men [sic]<\/em> is under attack\u201d in his latest diatribe on social media.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to promote his new podcast following his sacking as manager of League One side Bristol Rovers back in October, one-cap England international Barton has been taking to Twitter\/X this week to post a number of inflammatory opinions about the state of football.<\/p>\n

In a series of sexist tweets, he suggested that women \u201cshouldn\u2019t be talking with any kind of authority\u201d on men\u2019s football, before comparing having women on commentary, co-commentary or punditry duty as \u201clike me talking about knitting or netball\u201d. <\/p>\n

He also bemoaned the fact that \u201cyou cannot watch a game now without hearing the nonsense\u201d and that \u201cany man who says otherwise is an absolute fart parcel\u201d as well as repeatedly calling any dissenters \u201ceunuchs\u201d.<\/p>\n

Perhaps inevitably, Barton has now expanded his remit of rage to insist that \u201ctokenistic\u201d hiring practices mean there will no longer be any jobs available in men\u2019s football for white, middle-aged, British men.<\/p>\n

Alongside a video of his two young sons playing with an inflatable football, the ex-midfielder railed against the perceived injustice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese two young men already kicking that ball better at 16 months and 5 years,\u201d he wrote on Twitter\/X. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf they have a fantastic career in the game. Like their dad did. When they stop playing and are middle aged, there will be no jobs for them in the football industry because they are white, middle aged and male. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the Men\u2019s game. Because the [sic]<\/em> aren\u2019t the right ethnicity. They don\u2019t tick those tokenistic boxes. Because they are British men. How can that be right in the English Premier League?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to take this fight up for future generations. This is not about us. The British, White, Middle Aged men [sic]<\/em> is under attack.\u201d <\/p>\n

Joey Barton has doubled down on his inflammatory comments <\/p>\n

Barton also tried to issue a rallying cry to his cause, which appears to start with listening to his podcast from next week, as his expletive-ridden rant ended with an attack on a nebulous \u201cthey\u201d for allegedly taking away his sons\u2019 futures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re intent on destroying everything because they are weak and talentless,\u201d added Barton. \u201cThey want to pull everyone and everything down. <\/p>\n

\u201cTake my boys [sic]<\/em> future away? And thousands of young lads across this great land. Not on my watch. You\u2019re going to have to kill me you c****.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broadcaster Laura Woods was among those to rebuke Barton for his initial comments, saying: \u201cJoey\u2019s entitled to his opinion. If he feels that strongly about women in the men\u2019s game he could ask for a private conversation with the broadcasters & state his case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese tweets only encourage a pile on for the women getting on with their jobs. Or was that the intention?\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about Barton\u2019s comments on Friday, Chelsea women\u2019s manager Emma Hayes \u2013 who will leave her role to coach the USA women\u2019s national team at the end of the season reflected on the \u201csystemic misogyny\u201d faced by women in football. <\/p>\n

She said: \u201cThe realities are male privilege has always been at the centre of football in this country. I feel that sport is the last place in society where that male privilege exists.\u201d<\/p>\n

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