Readers dispute Barton's claim that England Lionesses aren't 'worthy of equal pa
Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton described the Lionesses' Euros trophy as the 'Nonsense Pottery Trophy' and said the women's game was 'miles off' being worthy of equal pay to the men's (Metro, Tue).
People like him need to take their medicine and accept that the England ladies team have done twice what the men have only done once – won a major trophy.
It is pointless to try to compare the men's and women's game in terms of merit as he does.
They are different competitions with different individuals and histories.
I remember when he was invited on to Question Time a while ago on the basis, I suppose, of him being some kind of intellectual but I think a lot of people saw through him very quickly for what he really stands for. Dec, Essex
Joey who? The guy is irrelevant. Bob, Bristol
Many congratulations and very well done to the England Lionesses and back-room complement who roared past the Spanish Cheetahs in the European Championship final.
This, despite the efforts of the French referee, who had clearly missed her appointment at 'Le Specsavers'.
You all deserve every accolade that's going. Now, if only our men's senior team could 'play like girls'… Ian D, Baildon, West Yorkshire
Looking at the most recent football transfer updates in Metro, one is reminded that if results were a matter of money alone there are clubs (Premier League and elsewhere) who should have predictably swapped piggy banks for trophies and titles.
So it goes with stats. This is what's so great about football. Look at the Euros – the Spanish national team are just dazzling and yet the Lionesses nonetheless celebrated extraordinary back-to-back successes at the final, this year and last time around.
Congratulations! So proud of our team. And finally, an open-top bus was rightly coughed-up for. Gerard Hamilton, Barking
At last some countries have woken up to the need to supply food to Gaza's starving and dying men, women and children.
But still, airdrops? Is this a human way of supplying food to other human beings?
Why not by road? Is this how one human should treat another human being? The way Israel is treating the Gazan people is worse than animals.
I hope its government learns some humanity in their life. Pritam, London
Reading the golfing story about Donald Trump's caddie appearing to move his ball to a more favourable position (Metro, Tue), brings to mind the golf sequence in the James Bond film Goldfinger.
In it, the villain's own caddy, Oddjob, helps his boss out by dropping in a new ball after his is lost in the rough.
Sean Connery's 007 gets his own back on the last hole by passing the wrong ball to Goldfinger, which later disqualifies him as he is found to be playing the wrong ball number. Michael, Slough
While the concern expressed by Robert Hughes (MetroTalk, Mon) that Jeremy Corbyn's new party will split the Labour vote is understandable, it overlooks a crucial point.
Under its current leadership, the Labour Party has demonstrably lurched to the Right. Many traditional Labour voters and those on the genuine Left now feel unrepresented by a party that no longer champions the socialist principles it once stood for.
For a growing number of people, Labour has abandoned its core values, leaving a significant void in British politics for those who advocate for genuine social justice, wealth redistribution and an end to austerity. Therefore, the emergence of Corbyn's new party is not about splitting the Left but rather providing a much-needed political home for voters who feel abandoned.
It offers a clear alternative for those who believe in a fairer, more equitable society and who can no longer find that vision within the current Labour Party.
Far from being a spoiler, this new movement represents the vital re-energising of a truly left-wing voice in our political landscape. Brian Dooley, The Wirral
In response to The Poll Position about how 12 per cent of people earning over £100,000 a year feel trapped by their financial outgoings (Metro, Mon).
If you earn more than £100,000 and are having problems with your finances maybe you should just budget properly, cut back on non-essential services and get rid of some of the luxuries you have come to see as essentials to your lifestyle.
There are people working two jobs just so they can afford to keep a roof over their head and food on their table. More Trending
If you earn over £100,000 any money problems you have are down to your own poor decisions. Marc (30k A Year), Newcastle
n I enjoy reading your lists of famous people's birthdays and am often surprised at how old (or how young) they are.
Wouldn't it be more fun, though, if you listed the celebs' names on one page but put their ages somewhere else in the paper so that we could guestimate, then find out how well we did?
Incidentally, I share my birthday, January 8, with Elvis, David Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey, which surely makes it the most musical birthday in the calendar – or does anyone want to dispute that? William Buckley, Reading
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