Blimey, it's all happening, isn't it?
I'd personally have prefered to have seen BWP go on loan rather than go completely as I think a season in the Championship could be the making of him. £1m in the kitty for him is certainly more than I thought we'd get though.
Sorry to see Barton go, especially if it's only for £3m. Willie McKay clearly made his mind up for him though.
Hamann is definitely coming to replace Barton. A good player but I can't see him playing for more than one season, possibly two, whereas Barton still has his whole career ahead of him.
It just seems a waste that after standing by Barton for so long, he goes like this.