Joey Barton says he wants to manage either of the Edinburgh clubs or Aberdeen to prove a point after his calamitous Rangers spell.
The former midfielder is currently boss at Bristol Rovers and has also had experience at Fleetwood Town since retiring. He played at English Premier League level during his playing days but a short-lived spell at Ibrox is something he describes as the only blot on his CV.
And Barton tells The Sun that a crack at managing one of the nation's biggest clubs outside Glasgow would help him show Scottish football he is more than a failed Rangers signing, as he took shots at former boss Mark Warburton. He said: “Every time I read a Scottish paper it’s a case of ‘Flop Barton’. It’s the only blot on my copybook as a player. Maybe there’s only one thing for it and that means I’ll have to go back to Scotland and take charge of Hibs, Aberdeen or Hearts — and ram it down the Old Firm’s throats.”
