John Barnes
@officialbarnesy
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I have to apologise for any offence caused as I posted a Donald trump picture sent to me by a friend.. on the camera roll under was a video of pornography.. I wasn’t aware that it was there and apologise once again for any offence caused
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And just for those who don’t know me... why didn’t stupid ignorant racist fans affect me in any way shape or form ... because stupid ignorant people CANT affect the way I see myself... so if you feel that the abuse some of u give me here affects me in any way ..I HAVE’NT CHANGED
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Colonel barnes did go back with his wife and my 2 sisters to continue in the Jamaican army after his posting... I stayed here by myself at 17 to play for watford.
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12 yr old boy who racially abused Saha on line is also a victim of a society who showed and continue to show them that black peoples are inferior... WHERE DOES HE LEARN THIS... we’re being made to think it’s ON THE FOOTBALL TERRACES.. we have to start addressing the real problem!
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Just saw
@piersmorgan
on GMB mocking Chinese people on the way they speak, what are the odds he faces no criticism for it... there’s an example for Laurence Fox of white privilege
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For those of you who may have seen this photo... It was at the launch of england 2030 World Cup bid, and supporting a grass roots girls and disabled football centre in Manchester that the PM “HAPPENED” to be at...it was NOT to support the Tory party.
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Show racism red card appearance with school kids on gmb cancelled by GMB because they’ve done enough on racism this week they said!!! What have they done on racism except deny it on Meghan and ignored it from piers
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you are obviously an idiot, because i always say that white working class ppl are also discriminated against by their own society, so its not ALL about race, but thats above your head!
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John do you have white skin envy 😢I’m sure if you left GB 🇬🇧 go live in a Black Country that chip would just fall off your shoulder, my sons adored you costing me a small fortune buying anything with your name on it , what a bloody nasty white hater you were all along 😢😢
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why cant u compare syrian refugees to ukrainian refugees? i also brought gender and sexuality into the debate about discrimination coz this is what the issue is… discrimination towards syrian/iraqi refugees and them being WORTHY of our sympathy
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Why is piers Morgan NOW turning against his old mates TRUMP and GULIANI.. he himself said he used to like and respect them... they havnt changed they always were bigoted ... so has piers changed... or is it exactly what it is.... SELF PRESERVATION!!!!
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Just listened to Simon jordan...stop talking in terms of this season and next season... forget seasons... once we can safely play again with no risk.. finish THIS season then go straight on to NEXT season it will be an extra 9 games in the continual football year
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We can’t prepare fr next season as we don’t know when we are able to start so wenevr that is finish this one and start next one with relegated teams and promoted teams in their rightful leagues
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So sorry to hear of the passing of liverpool legend ian st john, a great person who i had the pleasure of knowing as part of the liverpool family!🙏🏾R.I.P
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there is something wrong with treating ukrainians differently to genuine asylum seekers from afghanistan, iraq and other countries…. its called discrimination… and i’d like to hear your reasoning for us treating them differently if you think we should.
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Just heard the sad news of gerard houllier’s passing ... a sad day for football .. condolences to his family.🙏🏾
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Im a better dancer and rapper than him though!!🤣
Mohamed Salah levels John Barnes' 108
#LFC
goals to become the club's 15th all time joint top goalscorer. Both wingers were/are the best of their generation. Barnes managed his 108 goals after 407 games, whereas Mo has matched Digger's record in just 172 games, 235 outings less!
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Just in case anyone who has seen doctored pictures think they are real!!!🤣
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Deepest condolences to the clemence family for the passing of ray... he was a great goalkeeper and a greater person!🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Just been through the Mersey tunnel from wirral to Liverpool 1.80 p... only had a £2 coin so went to attendant where u go to get change... he took my £2 but said he can’t give change... how can u handle money but not give out change?🤬
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How is next season compromised when every team starts on 0 points.
Yeah compromise next season for this... I wonder why...
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Because i was a good footballer and your shit
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then how come I have never played for England and played thousands a week but you have?
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Football seasons aren’t like Christmas Day which HAS to be Dec 25th or New Year’s Day which HAS to be jan 1st it doesn’t HAVE to be Aug to May... it can be anytime we decide.. so if fate changes the dates of the season ... no problem
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in what manner? saying that refugees from other countries should be afforded the same support and respect that we show ukrainians? dont you think refugees from other countries should be helped in the same way?
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ill be there at around 4.30 and present the trophy at the end of the game
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why dont ukranian refugees stop in poland, or numerous countries on the way before they get here?
@RidgeOnSunday
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Ukrainian refugees come from Ukraine. Syrian and Iraqi refugees come from France. Not comparing eggs with eggs
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For everyone getting uptight, john barnes thinks jurgen klopp is and always was absolutely the right man for the job even in the 1st couple of years when we were 25 points off the top of the table, i had complete faith in him and his ability to get us to the top of the league
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Pity this fine young man plays for the wrong team!🤣well done!!🙏🏼
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im absolutey supporting ukranian refugees and their right to come to the uk, but am disturbed by our lack of support an empathy for other refugees from other countries,as a government and a country, who should we feel more empathy an show more support to? countries ( afghanistan)
@RidgeOnSunday
@officialbarnesy
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Thank you
@officialbarnesy
for rejecting trite dehumanisation of
#Syria
’s people, who have had to endure 12 years of obscene war against them by mass murderers
#Assad
&
#Putin
- only because they sought
#freedom
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Their brown bodies were the testing ground for war against
#Ukraine
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Here is the coaching staff at istanbul... 1 of them is going to be sent off and the ref asks the 4th official which one should he send off... can anyone tell me how he should identify him as he doesnt know their names, and they arent wearing numbers, other than THE BLACK ONE?
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i did an interview before the germany game where we were told about the team uniting the country, and said THEN, what do u think would happen if a black plyr missed a pen against germany? should have gone to the bookies and got a bet on!! WHY ARE WE SURPRISED, stop KIDDING yrself
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Have a read of my piece in The guardian re Liam Neeson
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Message to the BLACK COMMUNITY. Gmb and piers Morgan isn’t concerned with the fight against racism. They try to convince u they are by criticising weak scapegoats who get caught but do nothing when the powerful get caught.. DONT BE FOOLED
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Message to Keith lemon, please still do Michael jackson and Craig david.. I love it!
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Tearing down statues are not the answer as we’ll have to tear down the whole of Britain.. they say Baden Powell did a lot for millions but he was a Nazi sympathiser ... he did both, just like winston Churchill did both.. we can’t pick and choose ... either all or none... NONE
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Ridiculous debate about arguero “grabbing assistant ref round the neck”... he didnt he put his arm on her shoulder... the whole idea of “not allowed to touch officials”... can u shake hands, playfully pat him/her on the back?!?! I see nothing wrong with what he did
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Hard hitting piers morgan really grilling thomas markle about the fact he wanted to blackmail meghan by saying every month you dont talk to me im going to talk to the press... really impartial journalism... making himself look worse than usual our piers!
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Once again FORGET ABOUT FOOTBALL until it’s safe to play... peoples lives are more important .... but.. ONCE WE CAN PLAY AGAIN AS WE WILL BE ABLE TO.. finish season... why void it... delay till safe
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People are thinking about all the deaths and being safe and your on about football....it's a sport its not important at all...VOID THE SEASON
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i used to get the number 13 bus home from baker st to golders green everyday from school when i first came to england as a 13 yr old past this store in swiss cottage!!🤣
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That was a lot of money back then!!!🤣🤣
If Liverpool are going to prize Sarr from us perhaps they could throw in a couple of million extra given they got
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from us for just £900k. NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND!
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Proud to be rolling back the years and introducing myself to the PlayStation generation! I’ll be in
#FIFA20
as an
@EASPORTSFIFA
Ultimate Team ICON.
#ad
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Well done Raheem on Bernardo Silva, hope Darren Lewis and others don’t criticize you too much
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My heart goes out to this lady and her family, please do all you can to help!🙏🏼
Please help & share, my friend needs answers for her boy, she isn’t getting them, this is being swept under the carpet 😥
#RememberMyNoah
#NoahsArmy
💙
@andrewrobertso5
@JHenderson
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SORRY FOR IRONY.... FOR ALL OF THE STUPID PPL OUT THERE.... OF COURSE IM SAYING THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT IS RIDICULOUS... THERE ABSOLUTELY IS RACIAL BIAS HERE IN THE UK!
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Im offended by SKY’s tweet that greg clarke used the term coloured to talk about BAME people... he didnt... he used the term to describe BLACK people not asians, or other ethnic minorites... i am not a member of a BAME community i am a member of the BLACK community
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@SkySportsNews
Perez says he’s saving football from being destroyed,others saying theyre trying to save football and he’s destroying it, its amazing when 2 ELITE groups vie to exploit the masses and try 2 convince us that THEY are right, and have OUR best interests at heart SOUNDS FAMILIAR?!?🤔
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Lots of talk about black history to be taught in schools... maybe a good think... a better thing would be the truth about white history!
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1st few weeks of Covid crisis the heroes on the frontline all looked white.. now it’s changing.. why did it take so long to acknowledge
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was the BBC “impartial” in qatar?
Are BBC staff told to be politically impartial as part of their employment? Yes.
Has Gary Lineker been warned about impartiality before? Yes.
Is Gary Lineker paid £1.4m of licence fee payer cash to adhere to those rules? Yes.
Is this then a free speech issue? No.
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why dont we allow planes to fly straight from iraq afganistan and syria STRAIGHT to the UK then…. or is ukraine refugees more special?!?
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To the black people out there... was anyone offended by keith lemons satirical comedy sketches on michael jackson, Trisha, or Craig david?!?!
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Understandable if you were simply doing an impression of Peter... not saying ‘ching chang jom’ and mocking the narrator ... as Susanna tried to point out was ‘very 1970s’
I was mocking a member of the British royal family appearing in an advert for Chinese state milk, not Chinese people.
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I have time for ALL football fans, Everton tranmere Man U.. but no time for ignorant people no matter who they support
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We are NOW calling for the 50 plus 1 model at football clubs like the german model... which we DIDNT WANT in yrs gone by coz WE wanted owners with bigger pockets to give us an advantage over the other european teams! 🤔🤔
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not arrogance, fact, unless there is another 59 yr old jamaican born english footballer, yet to make his debut for watford before moving on to liverpool when he is 65?!?!🤣
Pure arrogance from Barnes here. Can see someone surpassing him at some point
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i never said that ukrainians are less in need… just that otbers are equally in need but arent afforded the same help
@officialbarnesy
The fact that we didn't - and don't- treat other refugees justly doesn't mean that Ukrainian refugees are less in need of help. My guest travelled 4000+ miles through Europe to get here with her 8yr old son.
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Got a message from itv that the whole production team sees nothing wrong with piers behaviour in mocking the Chinese language yesterday... official line!
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I wish people would stop saying “I dont see the colour of someone’s skin”... there is NOTHING WRONG with seeing the colour of someone’s skin... is the NEGATIVE PERCEPTION of that person based on the colour of his skin or SUPERIOR PERCEPTION based on the colour of their skin!
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because legal routes are not open to them… but they are to ukrainians… why?
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Great news!!! An independent review has shown there is no racial bias in the uk apart from on social media, and that we should be a MODEL of inclusivity for the rest of the world to follow!!👏🏽👏🏽
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i 100% am/was/will be the best liverpool and england footballer who was born in jamaica in 1963 and moved to england in 1976 who started at watford then moved to liverpool in 1987!!!
@officialbarnesy
I am in this global whatsapp group and was chucked out because I believe you to be the best footballer ever. Can I get a reply so can show them that JB acknowledges the fact I believe he was, is and will be forever the best footballer ever to kick a ball!!
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Whenvr we can start to play football again evn if it’s 4 months finish season 9 games then go straight into next season after 2 weeks break
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now reading the fa saying lots of the racist abuse is coming from abroad... where?... and from who... english ppl abroad.... when are we going to own our shit and stop blaming others
#romanian
4th official... he’s the peoblem🤔
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I doubt that very much... ive lived in Heswall for 30 yrs and have never ignored anyone who said hello to me... unless they are arseholes trying to be clever which clearly by your tweet you are.
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I had originally put the argument re Piers Morgan in my piece for The guardian but they chose not to print it??
@FootieWriter
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This is what the black lives matter movement means to me
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just been on talk radio to discuss race issues and was given 60 secs to sum up... threin lies the problem... we are trying to come up with a solution in 60 secs to a very complex issue and convince ppl we are trying to make a difference... talk radio ISNT INTERESTED in solutions
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I thought i had scored... i turned away before the ball hit net... saw the crowd jump up so assumed it was me... wasnt till i got in the dressing rm and heard everyone congratulate whelan that found out it hit the post and he put in rebound!!🤣🤣
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME...
When your team scores a last minute equaliser in a Cup semi Final.
@officialbarnesy
@LFC
#LFC
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and you only bought things with my name on it coz u supported the team i played for, if i didnt play for your team you wouldnt care about me, so you liking me wasnt personal, once again, above your head!!
@officialbarnesy
John do you have white skin envy 😢I’m sure if you left GB 🇬🇧 go live in a Black Country that chip would just fall off your shoulder, my sons adored you costing me a small fortune buying anything with your name on it , what a bloody nasty white hater you were all along 😢😢
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We have to get out of the cycle of self loathing by no longer associating images of dark black skin with thick lips as negative, ugly or inferior!
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@beINSPORTS_EN
@MCATEER4
This is why people like piers Morgan say we’re playing the race card when a black player hermits criticises and we say it’s racist.... Jason’s criticism of Pogba has NOTHING to do with his race!! I think the same thing
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So if police in America stop killing black men, and football fans stop throwing bananas on the pitch and abusing black players all will be well ! Never mind not getting jobs, housing, social services or an education... that’s nothing to do with racism
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Why cant you describe a black man as black... we have literally been fighting for years to be called black instead of coloured in the uk .. now we are saying dont call us black
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Love it... makes me look young and fit... not like now unfortunately!!🤣
Alright lad, would love to know what you think of the picture I made. 👌
@officialbarnesy
If anyone likes my stuff I do appreciate the likes and retweets 👊
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how do we choose which conflict zone is more important, and if there is one, shouldnt it be the one we helped to create ( afghanistan and iraq)?
@DaphneHunter19
@docsimon12
@SJG99
@RidgeOnSunday
@officialbarnesy
@SophyRidgeSky
My argument is that Britain is a country of limited resources and providing humanitarian relief to one conflict zone is enough.
France's borders and immigration policy are their business
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Winston Churchill wanted the party slogan “keep England white” in the 50’s ... google it... he didn’t want black people here at all!
@officialbarnesy
Dont forget Churchill John. Without whom there would be no black people in this country at all as we would be under German regime.
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do you know what MOBO stands for…. find out, and maybe that will explain why?
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Any idea John why there is a disproportionate of black singers winning at the MOBO awards ? 🥴🤔
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You havnt changed a bit!!🤣
They say you should never meet your heroes but today I met mine and he was an absolute gent! Ps I found the photo John!
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Anfield 1989 v arsenal last game of the season!
@officialbarnesy
if you could go back to one moment in time in your footballing life where would you go?
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lets hope in 3 yrs time in the world cup in america they show the same level of scrutiny over the human rights abuses in guantanamo bay by the USA
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