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Barton on second season syndrome, Enrique’s future and Danny Graham

May 12th, 2011 | 14 Comments |

Danny Graham - potential Newcastle United transfer target?
Graham: Toon Target?
Barton expects next season to be tough, Pardew is keen to get an answer from Enrique and Danny Graham allegedly tickles the Toon’s fancy.

Joey Barton thinks that next season will be tougher for Newcastle than this one was due to that ‘second season syndrome’ (or ‘SecSSy’ as it’s known to those of us who have our eye in the circle). He believes that existing players will need to up their game and new talent will need to be hired.

Barton said:

“We believed in the squad and the group that we could achieve what we have achieved and maybe if one or two things had gone our way we might have done a little bit better.

“Next season is going to be as difficult a season, if not a lot more difficult because teams will respect you a little bit more and the Cup Final atmosphere of every game goes.

“It is going to be a lot more difficult that what it has been this season.

“The test is on us to improve individually and as a collective to move forward.” (more…)