article_snippet.sent: Speaking to The Guardian
article_snippet.sent: The Guardian said: 'My first day, I came to the training ground within 45 minutes of signing
article_snippet.sent: and I was waiting for the security barrier to lift when The Guardian came out.
article_snippet.sent: I thought: 'That's club captain Barton.' 'The Guardian looked at me, just got in The Guardian car and drove off. '
article_snippet.sent: I thought: 'Brilliant, here we go!'
article_snippet.sent: To be fair to The Guardian, The Guardian came in the next day, shook my hand and said my hand wasn't until The Guardian got home that The Guardian knew I had signed.