The last year John was at Liverpool our sons played in a 6 a side tournament in Mynydd Isa just out side Mold Our boys where in different teams but we spent the day with our camping chairs next to each other , just chatting all day about football and being parents The guy signed just about everything he was asked apart from when his son was playing , I said to him if this is what being famous is like you can keep it He said yeh but I get to do what I love every week , now I’m a United fan and he knew this , so I never asked for a picture but he did ask if I wanted one before we left . I have never seen 8 football made 10yr olds sooooo excited as we stood together for a team picture with John in the middle of my boys for the picture The bloke is a star regardless who he played for and I got to see the other side of being a footballer I hope your well John and thanks for a great day
@@acorntree404 Bobby bottler Robson should have built the team around him..Lineker said England always out run in midfield 4 4 2....and shilton a liability too mechanical...Clemence different class..butcher never up to it...
@@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415 agreed. Even now, if messi was english he would be viewed as to small and a show off. Would never have made it past his teens. But some big brute. He has english "heart". He'd get in. Never mind if he had no skill.
John barnes took more stick then any other player in english league back when he played, and he did the right thing, just played with his feet, and won over those who hated him, and he got massive respect from alot of whites back then just as he did it the right way. Of course other club fans hated him, but they had respect for him, as he was not like todays players claiming everyone is racist. Barnes won over many of his haters just by doing what he did, ie play football very well, and showed those who hated him, he could rise above it. Very unusual for a black person to rise above the rubbish, but john barnes did, and he should get massive respect for the way he conducted himself. Not with hate, but he just rose above the haters, and won over many of his haters by showing them what he could do, and they had respect for him for doing that. Of course you cannot win over all your haters, but john barnes showed black people what black people should really do in multi cultural society, and that is show others you are not what they think you are, and prove them wrong, that as a black person you can rise above the rubbish he had to deal with. Fair play to john barnes for being the player he was, and his attitude that he won over his haters with his skill as a footballer, and people showed him enormous respect for who he was, and how he handled it back then, as it was not easy, and how good he was, he got alot of abuse.
I can't be alone in finding it weird/annoying that John Barnes is seemingly ok with that bone or whatever it is sticking out of his body at that bizarre angel. Just get it popped back in!!
John Barnes, top 5 player in the world 1987 - 1990.
If you know, you know.
Absolutely. Genius. If LFC were not banned from Europe hed have won Ballon d'Or.
@@rosemaryfarell5264 Shouldn't have got em banned then.
two great souls who happened to be brilliant in the game.
Digger Barnes , in the top 5 British players ever ❤️
Footy legends, love you guys.
5:30 Barnes is FUNNY, he structured that joke and delivered it perfectly
New Order wanted Gazza to do the rap, but they were worried nobody would understand him, so they change it to Barnes
@@kevinfinnerty1655 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
FUNNY
John Digger Barnes a Watford legend
John Barnes was a top top player. Fact.
Two proper legends!!!
The last year John was at Liverpool our sons played in a 6 a side tournament in Mynydd Isa just out side Mold
Our boys where in different teams but we spent the day with our camping chairs next to each other , just chatting all day about football and being parents
The guy signed just about everything he was asked apart from when his son was playing , I said to him if this is what being famous is like you can keep it
He said yeh but I get to do what I love every week , now I’m a United fan and he knew this , so I never asked for a picture but he did ask if I wanted one before we left . I have never seen 8 football made 10yr olds sooooo excited as we stood together for a team picture with John in the middle of my boys for the picture
The bloke is a star regardless who he played for and I got to see the other side of being a footballer
I hope your well John and thanks for a great day
Saturday 9th March 2019
John Barnes a great player nearly won the game in 1986 world cup against Argentina, The maradona of England IMHO
He was great for his clubs, but rarely did much for England. Shame, as he was a great player.
One of Englands greatest ever players and treated like absolute shit.
@@gaywest4298 did you not see where he was forced to play, england was managed and run worse than the clubs.
@@acorntree404 Bobby bottler Robson should have built the team around him..Lineker said England always out run in midfield 4 4 2....and shilton a liability too mechanical...Clemence different class..butcher never up to it...
@@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415 agreed. Even now, if messi was english he would be viewed as to small and a show off. Would never have made it past his teens. But some big brute. He has english "heart". He'd get in. Never mind if he had no skill.
John Barnes for PM
Good to see ta arry
this man bangs goals in for me on fifa
John barnes took more stick then any other player in english league back when he played, and he did the right thing, just played with his feet, and won over those who hated him, and he got massive respect from alot of whites back then just as he did it the right way.
Of course other club fans hated him, but they had respect for him, as he was not like todays players claiming everyone is racist.
Barnes won over many of his haters just by doing what he did, ie play football very well, and showed those who hated him, he could rise above it.
Very unusual for a black person to rise above the rubbish, but john barnes did, and he should get massive respect for the way he conducted himself. Not with hate, but he just rose above the haters, and won over many of his haters by showing them what he could do, and they had respect for him for doing that.
Of course you cannot win over all your haters, but john barnes showed black people what black people should really do in multi cultural society, and that is show others you are not what they think you are, and prove them wrong, that as a black person you can rise above the rubbish he had to deal with.
Fair play to john barnes for being the player he was, and his attitude that he won over his haters with his skill as a footballer, and people showed him enormous respect for who he was, and how he handled it back then, as it was not easy, and how good he was, he got alot of abuse.
John Barnes is the gift that England didn't deserve.
Digger is pure class.
For me Liverpool's most skillfull player of all time .. from 87 - 90 unplayable.. best winger in the world.
Mike Bassett for England manager lol . What a character Ricky Tomlinson is . Wish they wld bring back Mike Bassett for another series .
4:29 James acaster there looking like he had heard one of his own jokes.
I can't be alone in finding it weird/annoying that John Barnes is seemingly ok with that bone or whatever it is sticking out of his body at that bizarre angel.
Just get it popped back in!!