Today’s “pseudo-intelligent” tweets from Burp favourite Joey Barton reveal the currently suspended Queens Park Rangers midfielder’s dislike for the diminutive form of his name, apparently forced upon him by a conspiring mass media.

He even goes so far as to declare:

…if you call me Joey when we meet. I will instantly in my head be thinking, “What a f*cking bellend this cat is!”

Following several hints from his 1.5m+ followers, @Joey7Barton soon realises that he may need to change his Twitter handle.

Get a glimpse into the player’s mind below:

How I wish the mass media had christened me Joe instead of Joey. I hate Joey, not going to lie. Nobody I respect calls me it… #justsaying

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 21, 2012

Really couldn’t be arsed correcting everyone that calls me Joey. Not as precious to demand that people call me Joe. Just remember…

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 21, 2012

…if you call me Joey when we meet. I will instantly in my head be thinking, “What a f*cking bellend this cat is!” FYI #callmewhatuwant

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 21, 2012

I’ve kept it as a twitter handle because that’s what everyone knows me as #dullards. No point starting twitter as someone nobody knows?

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 21, 2012

Gonna have to change this twitter handle now. The #dullards have a point, I’ll give them that.

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) August 21, 2012