Winning on a Saturday means everything to Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton. Well, almost everything.
So when he says "I want to be the least successful manager I know," allow us to explain. The Gas boss is a man motivated by legacy, not only the imprint he himself will leave in BS7 when his tenure comes to an end, but he wants to inspire a coaching dynasty.
Barton, a man influenced hugely by American sports culture, wants what they call a coaching tree – a network of people who started under his tutelage before going on to forge their own careers in the dugout. That is why in every team meeting at The Quarters, his players are instructed to bring a notepad and pen; he wished he did the same as a player, knowing now just how valuable those titbits of knowledge could eventually be.
