Did he have a point?

[Mo Britain less Europe]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/8/17/1313581613661/Gervinho-and-Joey-Barton-007.jpg

[Curly]

[Mo Britain less Europe]

[The Tony]

[Ghost of Highbury]

and they're actually quite fascinated by

1) his hair
2) his temprement

plus there is a consensus that barton is very much a typical englishman - the common opinion (in the papers at least) is that the French think Englishmen are like Mr Bean but in reality they're much more like Joey Barton.