Barton in charge? You must be Joe-king!

PINCH me, I am having a nightmare and I cannot wake up.

The family of Jack Deeter, who was a Topeka High associate principal in the 1970s, returned the chandelier, prompting three other Topeka alums to return their chandeliers.He is heading the players' committee of four along with former skipper Geremi, who the club cannot sell because of his sky-high wages and total lack of legs, ex-England centre-forward Alan Smith who hasn't scored a goal for Newcastle in two seasons, and goalkeeper Steve Harper.Adrielle Harvey can be reachedAlas it is. Those in the home dressingroom at St James's Park have got together to form a players' committee and who is the shining light? Pal Joey!or adrielle.harvey@cjonline.com.By Adrielle Harvey"In conversation with (Powell), she didn't care how the money was spent, but the contribution was such that we kind of wanted to have her input," Barker said, "and she was intrigued by the chandeliers."THE CAPITAL-JOURNALor adrielle.harvey@cjonline.com."What we figure is that they were taken down to modernize the space," Barker said. "They had been stored and who knows where? But you can imagine, they took up a lot of space. We figure from when a couple of these were returned to us, that it was probably the late seventies when they were just made available for people to take them."When you consider Sebastien Bassong staged a one-man strike, players forced air fares upon United and then decided who should speak on the club's behalf, it begs one question: is caretaker Chris Hughton a leader with absolutely no clout? I fear the answer is yes.It appears that the players' committee will decide which players speak to the fans via the media after matches - one for the local press, another for the nationals.One scored United's goal, the other saved a penalty, so there was an opportunity to put a positive public slant on an indifferent 1-1 draw. But no. Out trotted Kevin Nolan and Ryan Taylor.

When you consider Sebastien Bassong staged a one-man strike, players forced air fares upon United and then decided who should speak on the club's behalf, it begs one question: is caretaker Chris Hughton a leader with absolutely no clout? I fear the answer is yes.