Yes he was not a free transfer. Id imagine there is a player or two lined up and someone has to go off the payroll. He's a luxury player to say the least so has to go.
Thank god, he needs investigating for impersonating a footballer, I thought he was crap which was confirmed by his contribution in the Wimbledon FA cup game
He cost a £100000, had a serious leg break and was bought by Waggott with a hope he returned to his previous good and promising form and we could hive him off for a profit. He is out of his depth physically in a league like division 3.
Good player and good attitude, I like Barton. Just don't think he quite fits Pressley's profile of what he's looking for in a central midfield player. Will do well for another L1 team and certainly has the ability to play at Championship level again.