Premier League - Newcastle suspend Barton

Eurosport - Tue, 05 May 20:41:00 2009

Newcastle United have suspended controversial midfielder Joey Barton until further notice.

2008-2009 Liverpool-Newcastle Joey Barton gets sent off by referee Phil Dowd - 0

Barton was sent off for a wild tackle on Xabi Alonso during Newcastle's 3-0 Premier League defeat against Liverpool on Sunday.

Manager Alan Shearer criticised him publicly for his "stupidity" and a newspaper report on Tuesday claimed the pair had a furious bust-up after the game during which Barton is alleged to have called Shearer "a s*** manager with s*** tactics".

Shearer offered no defence of his player and promised to fine Barton, saying: "He deserved to be sent off, he has let himself and the club down.

"I thought he could do something different. But I didn't think he'd go on and get a red card. I'd asked him not to do that."

The 26-year-old would have missed the rest of the season anyway, having been hit with a three-match ban for his straight red card.

A brief statement from Newcastle offered no explanation for the suspension and said the club would make no further comment.

The match at Anfield was Barton's first for three months following a foot injury. Defeat leaves Newcastle deep in relegation trouble, three points from safety with three games remaining.

The former Manchester City player narrowly avoided being sacked in 2008 after he was sentenced to six months in jail for an assault in Liverpool city centre.

He was also found guilty of a training-ground assault on then-City team-mate Ousmane Dabo in 2007. He was handed a six-match ban, with a further six matches suspended, following the Dabo incident by the FA, who could now decide to impose the extra punishment.

Alex Chick / Eurosport

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  1. hey everyone,have you not noticed the conspiracy of­ silence,no player comments,no club comments,all tight­ lipped,just silence.wonder why.they have all crept into­ their little holes.

    From farsical, on Sun 10 May 6:42AM
  2. Joey Barton hes the man if he dont kill you his brother­ can!

    From Frosty, on Wed 6 May 5:03PM
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    From WWW.PREMIERSHIP.ALTERVISTA.ORG, on Wed 6 May 2:56PM
  4. mad dog pogatez

    From Jack, on Wed 6 May 1:57PM
  5. The FA had the oppurtunity to do something with this­­ @#$% and blew it.
    Just like many others who have gone­­ before.
    Don't forget this scum actually wore an­­ England shirt once !!!!

    The Ivory Towers of the FA is­­ partly to blame for this low life still being allowed­­ to pick up his pay.

    From TTIOT, on Wed 6 May 11:49AM
  6. I hear big Sam fancies him at Rovers. As a Rovers fan I­ don't know what to make of it. On his day he is a­ very talented player but also a thug. If Sam can calm­ him down and get the best from him he may be a good­ signing.

    From Chris, on Wed 6 May 11:37AM
  7. I stand by Barton. His tackle was not that bad. I have­ seen far worse and what he told Shearer is the truth!

    From Frosty, on Wed 6 May 11:19AM
  8. Being a life long Newcastle United i think the biggest­ mistake we ever made was to make Sam Allerdice the­ manager we have been on the downward slope since then.­ The backroom staff need to get players who want to come­ to the club not players who think they can use us as a­ stepping stone to get where they want! SHEARER to stay­ and learn his trade cos he really cares about the team.

    From MARK, on Wed 6 May 11:09AM
  9. One day soon the little thug will come up against­ someone who will permanently remove him from football­ anywhere anylevel, it may be , if they have any balls­ the FA, it may be on the pitch , but I'd really­ like it done in the gutter where he comes from.
    I wish­ he could read these posts ( can he actually read I­ wonder ) and get really upset enough to follow up some­ of them but then again he 'aint a man not even an­ animal just an over paid piece of shi*

    cos I tell you­ what you little w****r theres a lot of men out here who­ would do you and pay for the privilege

    From PAUL, on Wed 6 May 10:28AM
  10. Newcastle have been on a steady decline for some time­ now, it was inevitable that they would be fighting for­ survival in the Premier League.

    From RYAN, on Wed 6 May 9:34AM
  11. Another footnote to all Newcastle United supporters,­ it's such a shame that your plight is being­ highlighted by that so called to**er Barton that you­ have playing for you, I and i feel all the premier­ league clubs hope that if the worst happens and you are­ relegated that it will only be for the one season and­ then you'll be back where you so rightly deserve to­ be, in the premier, after all you have a superb backing­ from your fans, it's a pity that the board has so­ let you down, look at me talking a liverpool supporter­ and the backroom @#$% that keeps going on there, but­ all the best to you.

    From mark, on Wed 6 May 9:05AM
  12. I personally feel that to suspend Joey barton is the­ biggest joke i have heard, he should not be suspended­ at all, SACK the waste of space, the bloke is a thug­ and to bring that sort of demented mentality to­ football is totally wrong, some football players­ deserve second chances, but how many does this bloke­ need, talk about not knowing what side your bread is­ buttered, Newcastle should sack him and all other­ football teams should refuse to have him, lets see how­ far this takes him in life when he ain't earing his­ £50,000 per week and has to get up at the crack of dawn­ and do a proper worthwhile job like the rest of us.

    From mark, on Wed 6 May 8:50AM
  13. shearer is a @#$% manager, but 250,000 a game he does­ not give one.

    From barrylehec, on Wed 6 May 8:39AM
  14. Barton was one of Allardyce's first signings. You­ knew there and then that big Sam was not the right man­ for the job. What was he thinking? Shearer had him in­ the squad so he's no better. I'm a happy­ Manchester United fan, but Newcastle is a decent­ working class place and deserves better.

    From simon777williams, on Wed 6 May 8:04AM
  15. I am with the majority on this; GET RID GET RID GET­ RID, and when Shearer's gone tell Barton he could­ do a lot of harm with a challenge like that, just as­ Roy Keane.

    From GEFFERS, on Wed 6 May 7:20AM
  16. Yes I agree with clint, I am a city fan and we had­ similar issues, to many jobless no marks saying were to­ big to be relegated and we ended up in the 3rd tier of­ football. It can happen to any club. Just one thing­ to add, Barton is a disgrace and an idiot, everytime he­ is given an opening his ego is his downfall. he hinks­ he's better than he is, needs to concentrate on­ playing football properly, instead of being the­ "BIG I AM"

    From Barry, on Wed 6 May 2:37AM
  17. Very well said Clint.Magnum

    From furiouszed, on Wed 6 May 2:12AM
  18. The waste of space that Mr Barton is should be barred­ from playing for any football team even sunday league­ pub sides for the rest of his natural life.And he­ certainly shouldnt be allowed to earn a wage from it.

    From PAT, on Wed 6 May 12:09AM
  19. So many of you go on about Newcastle's deluded­ fans. How many Newcastle fans have you actually spoken­ to in person? I go to every match. None of us have ever­ said we're too good to go down. None of them have­ said we are a "big"club. The press always­ interview a couple of mongs who do spout that rubbish­ but every club has idiots who hang around the stadium­ during the day, gravitating to the Press cause they­ have no job to go to. As for its fan base, its not as­ some of you said, well supported cause its the only­ club in a big city. Sunderland and Newcastle are less­ than ten miles apart but have a combined attendance of­ over 90,000 every week. Facts are facts, Newcastle need­ restrucutre and the team have underperformed but other­ club's fans should stop jumping on our forums and­ join the hype bandwagon and assume all Toon fans are­ delusional. Stick with your problems at your own teams­ and leave us to ours.

    From Clint.Magnum, on Wed 6 May 12:03AM
  20. CRY INTO YA BROWNALE LADS YA GOING DOWN

    From PHIL, on Wed 6 May 12:01AM
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