{"id":299996,"date":"2023-12-14T13:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299996"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:24:54","slug":"joey-barton-turns-on-rio-ferdinands-youtuber-wing-man-ste-howson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/joey-barton-turns-on-rio-ferdinands-youtuber-wing-man-ste-howson\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Barton turns on Rio Ferdinand&apos;s YouTuber wing-man Ste Howson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Joey Barton turns on Rio Ferdinand&#8217;s YouTuber wing-man Ste Howson, calling the Man United influencer a &#8216;Jersey Royal Headed buffoon&#8217; as he dredges up his controversial comment on the 1958 Munich air disaster<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joey Barton has continued his tirade on social media on Thursday morning\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 41-year-old initially shared a series of sexist social media posts last week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea are WRETCHED without the ball and you haven\u2019t got a clue what team will turn up every week &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joey Barton has continued his online tirade after taking aim at Rio Ferdinand&#8217;s podcast co-presenter Stephen Howson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester City man previously shared a series of misogynistic posts on social media that floated the idea that &#8216;women shouldn&#8217;t be talking with any kind of authority in the men&#8217;s game&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He has since come under scrutiny from a number of prominent figures within the sport &#8211; including Ferdinand&#8217;s YouTuber wing-man Howson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Howson, who is a regular feature on Ferdinand&#8217;s &#8216;Vibe with Five&#8217;, was one of those to comment on Barton&#8217;s rants, before the former Newcastle midfielder fired back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday Barton wrote: &#8216;In response to the latest \u2018Vibe With Five\u2019 on @YouTube. @rioferdy5 and @fara_williams47 look forward to the discussion. Much respect for both.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78689437-12863917-The_former_Premier_League_footballer_sparked_fresh_controversy_a-a-1_1702557722277.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has continued his online tirade after taking aim at Rio Ferdinand&#8217;s podcast co-presenter Stephen Howson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78958707-12863917-image-a-4_1702557996888.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Howson (middle right) was on Ferdinand&#8217;s podcast, where they discussed Barton&#8217;s comments<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Who is that big spud head? Putting himself in the Tyldesley category?\u00a0What\u2019s he talking about? The big potato. The Big Spud&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>After further posts from Barton, Howson took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say: &#8216;I\u2019ve been to war, 3 times, played academy level Rugby League, fought MMA but couldn\u2019t play Xi a side football?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Okay\u2026 Honestly. It\u2019s amazing you can\u2019t find a job on telly with insight like this.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then, on Thursday morning, Barton fired back with a brutal response. He said: &#8216;Stephen.\u00a0Big Potato. @MrStephenHowson What this all about\u2026?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;@rioferdy5 surely you can\u2019t be hanging about with clowns like this? Making a mockery of @ManUtd most\u2019s awful air disaster to insult a former CEO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Clueless, Jersey Royal Headed buffoon&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the post, was a link to Mail Sport&#8217;s report on how the\u00a0podcaster apologised for on-air rant claiming Ed Woodward&#8217;s Old Trafford reign &#8216;was worse&#8217; for the club than the Munich air crash.<\/p>\n<p>Howson said that the 50-year-old&#8217;s decisions have set United back further than the &#8216;Busby Babes&#8217; crash &#8211; before looking to clarify the intention behind his words after facing a backlash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think where United are at the moment, f*** it I&#8217;m gonna say it on camera,&#8217; he said. &#8216;I think Woodward was worse for us than Munich.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Obviously I&#8217;m not comparing people passing away, but I&#8217;m saying 10 years post-Munich we was European champions. Ten years of Woodward, we&#8217;re in the s***.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m absolutely not taking anything away from the people who have lost their lives in Munich, but in terms of something that&#8217;s f***ing happened, Woodward has been f***ing worse for the football club and where we&#8217;ve progressed in that time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78958705-12863917-image-a-5_1702558002895.jpg\" height=\"652\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barton voiced his thoughts on Ferdinand&#8217;s co-presenter on Thursday morning<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/58499379-12863917-Podcaster_Stephen_Howson_has_been_criticised_for_remarks_on_the_-a-2_1702557881843.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Podcaster Howson was previously criticised for remarks on the Munich Air Disaster tragedy<\/p>\n<p>A clip from Howson&#8217;s full remarks was shared on social media, leading to him apologising and admitting he should have better conveyed what he meant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Initially responding to the anger, he said:\u00a0&#8216;I can apologise on the delivery, for sure &#8211; but this wasn&#8217;t a scripted point &#8211; never is. It&#8217;s a podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was 40-odd mins into a chat. I clarified at the time what I meant. Most people have understood. But Twitter will look for outrage like it always does.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But later on, sharing the video from the episode, he tweeted: &#8216;I definitely should have worded this better &amp; apologise for any offence I&#8217;ve caused&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The online clash between Howson and Barton comes a week after\u00a0<span>Barton doubled down on his controversial criticism of female broadcasters in men&#8217;s football in an incendiary appearance on <\/span>Piers Morgan<span>&#8216;s talkshow on Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78713263-12863917-Joey_Barton_made_an_appearance_on_Piers_Morgan_Uncensored_on_Thu-a-3_1702557960646.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joey Barton made an appearance on Piers Morgan: Uncensored last week<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Come on. Let&#8217;s be serious,&#8217; Barton added, before suggesting: &#8216;Any man who listens to Women commentary or co-comms needs their heads testing&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Barton, 41, refused to back down and continued with posts that derided City\u00a0hiring a woman to present social media coverage, and called out the &#8216;woke&#8217; decisions he believes are made by broadcasters over the figures featured on their coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;TV must be going out the window if you get a double dose of XX on the comms team for your next big match,&#8217; the 41-year-old added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barton showed little sign of a change of heart with his appearance on Piers Morgan: Uncensored after being offered an opportunity to air his views by his former Question Time sparring partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12863917\/Joey-Barton-turns-Rio-Ferdinands-YouTuber-wing-man-Ste-Howson-calling-Man-United-influencer-Jersey-Royal-Headed-buffoon-dredges-controversial-comment-1958-Munich-air-disaster.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey Barton turns on Rio Ferdinand&#8217;s YouTuber wing-man Ste Howson, calling the Man United influencer a &#8216;Jersey Royal Headed buffoon&#8217; 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