Some of the bad beauts in this thread don't even know him, they're just making up some makeshift ideas they have about him from the national media. He has got a big mouth and he isn't afraid to shout it off and yes he can sometimes be an arrogant arse, but there are far worse players in the world.
Joey isn't a Liverpool supporter (Like others have said), he and his family are all Bitters.
He's neither a neglected visionary or an egotistical twat like the OP suggests, so there's not much up there for discussion on that front. In fact, this is a very poor original post with a shoehorned point of view in itself - It's a shame Alan X isn't a moderator on these parts as some of the posters on this board could do with a bit of moderating.
Call him what you will - Half of you's wouldn't it to his face.
Some of things he's done are just vile, that isn't open for debate, his crimes, and they are crimes, are well documented. He's been convicted twice by a criminal court, his actions are not those of a well adjusted person, there isn't much discussion to be had there.
He's been charged three times by the FA with violent conduct, the last one two years ago. When you add this to his two convictions for violence related crimes, it's not a huge leap to come to the conclusion that he isn't a very nice person.
Obviously people can change and I'd imagine most of us have done things we're not proud of, I know I have, but only time can judge whether someone has truly changed.
I find his comments interesting, I often agree with them, as I do on this occasion, his backing of the Hillsborough campaign was a brilliant thing to do, but that shouldn't cloud the fact that his recent past is littered with controversy, the majority brought upon himself.
Of course people wouldn't have a go at him to his face, he has a history of violence.
