Joey Barton: "A lot of them are so detached from reality it's untrue, and there was a stage when I was like that.
"It's only the fact I'm grounded by the trouble I have been in that's forced me away from being in the football world.
"Driving round in flash cars and changing them like you change your socks, wearing stupid diamond watches and spending money like it's going out of fashion in the middle of a recession when some people are struggling to put food on the table for the kids - it's not the way to do it."
"I sought the help of the Sporting Chance Clinic in an effort to deal with the problems.
"That's the stuff people know about - there's stuff I got away with.
"I'm very fortunate because of my profile and the job I do, and the fact I'm in the public eye, it got addressed.
"I was forced to address my issues - either carry on doing what you are doing and your career is gone, or you address it."