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

Comment 460 - 479 of 539

Sort comments by: Most recent
  1. newcastle are not in a mess because of the barton­ tackle, they have only themselves to blame. high wages­ and lack of ambition is the cause if they had to live­ in the real world perhaps they would fight to keep­ their jobs, the aught to be ashamed of themselves and­ stop crying and knuckle down and get nine points.
    ­ then sack BARTON
    ­ spurs fan

    From benskine, on Tue 5 May 6:53PM
  2. stretchbrom comment 503:
    Again, it's your kind that­ give the game the bad reputation it now has and shall­ forever be carrying around. Why do you not post­ something that has meaning to it or just log off?

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:53PM
  3. danny murphy how many chances does barton need someone­ like that in the position he is in will never learn as­ he is an idiot who should realise he is not the big i­ am .He is a talentless moron who should go and take a­ beating in UCF if he thinks that sort of attitude is­ acceptable in football danny do youself a favour do not­ stand up for him you will only ruin your good name by­ sticking by this div

    From hayleymacartneyparker, on Tue 5 May 6:51PM
  4. more interesting news up here, we all know barton is a­ nutcase, but hey rangers mite just pip the fenians !­ get in there follow follow rfc

    From bri.10000, on Tue 5 May 6:49PM
  5. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    give the guy a break the tackle wasnt that fooking bad­ you shower of desperados get yourselves a fooking life­ and let the guy be

    From stretchbrom, on Tue 5 May 6:46PM
  6. rangers will win the spl, feck joey barton he is a­ nutcase

    From bri.10000, on Tue 5 May 6:45PM
  7. w17rot, comment 496:
    At the end of the day, it's up­ to the likes of you to vote with your feet and boycott­ these venues totally. Only with this direct action­ shall the FA see how damaging it can get to be totally­ ignored. With the riding passion the British­ unfortunately have for the game, the FA is playing the­ likes of the supporters like puppets on strings. Again,­ if the genuine supporter doesn't like the thuggery­ and associated incidents going on, on the field, why­ not save the hard earned cash for a better cause.
    The­ blame can only be laid square on the doorstep of the­ consumer in the end.

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:43PM
  8. tildesleym 492:
    Your post on here indicates to all of­ us that you are just as bad in this department.

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:39PM
  9. labbluepet comment 475:
    Is that all you are capable of­ contributing on here? Why don't you think before­ typing such tripe on here?

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:38PM
  10. FACK HES BROLAR ASWELL. MARDERAN. BOSTURD.

    From donneysbeck, on Tue 5 May 6:38PM
  11. Who is this bloke Burton and who does play for ?

    From Ross H, on Tue 5 May 6:37PM
  12. FACK JOEY BERTON

    From donneysbeck, on Tue 5 May 6:36PM
  13. how much longer are we expected to have to tolerate­ this out and out thuggery in the name of sport? time­ and time again so called hard men in football go into­ tackles with no regard to their fellow professionals­ health or safety. football clubs should follow­ newcastle united`s example and slap a suspension plus a­ hefty on ALL offending players proved to be guilty of­ reckless or dangerous play. it only takes one bad­ tackle to end a players career regardless of how many­ millions he cost the club. the children of today­ emulate these people, they dont need role models like­ Joey Barton.

    From w17rot, on Tue 5 May 6:35PM
  14. Dave T:
    I would like to take the opportunity in­ thanking you for your comment on my comment. Judging by­ the contents of mail on here, most writers have­ remained in the schoolyard. And that is the problem­ with the society as a whole. It shows that the majority­ of us get older in number, bigger physically but­ mentally remain as we were in elementary school.­ Combine this with fame and fortune (at the expense of­ the ordinary employee/slave on £7 per hour of course)­ and the gunpowder is set to go up. It's just a pity­ that there are not more normal people on here like you­ Dave T....cheers mate.

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:34PM
  15. ( dabpost ) ( I am asking you all white people this­ question: If­ Burton was a Black person, will he be­ still be playing­ football and getting 40,000 pounds a­ week? ).......if he was Black dabpost he'd have­ more F**king sense...someone needs to end his career­ with a multi-million pound law suit......and sue the­ club too for hiring such a deadbeat thug and passing­ him off as a footballer ....remember "Vinnie­ Jones"....he was another ape in "footie­ strip".

    From Oracle, on Tue 5 May 6:31PM
  16. patrickodonnell1966: And another thing is, Joey Barton­ is 26 years old, not a kid, as you so put it.

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:29PM
  17. Shut up Dabpost you black racist F#ck color has nothing­ to do with it and you wonder why we whites dont like­ you, stop blaming everything on race, how about Drogba­ throwing coins into the crowd or is that different keep­ of this site and go read Ebony or something F#ck off­ "UP THE BAGGIES"

    From tildesleym, on Tue 5 May 6:28PM
  18. No one seems to have considered the encouragement that­ JB has has had by the FA to continue with his thuggery.­ A scant few months ago his understudy, one Mr. Guthrie­ savagely attacked a Hull City player in front of 50,000­ witnesses - not once, but having failed to inflict­ severe damage the first time, he attacked again­ immediately leaving Hull Forward Craig Fagan with a­ fractured leg. The FA gave only the standard 3 match­ ban - Craig Ragan was out of the game and the Hull City­ Team for several months.
    Until the FA give meaningful­ penalties to these serial, violent offenders, crazy­ attacks will continue to happen and good, honest­ footballers will be out of the game long term ofr even­ permenantly.
    FA for goodness sake get a grip of the­ situation and where a clear cut, violent attack, is­ seen on another professional give a proper penalty - I­ would suggest 6 matches where no serious injury is­ caused and double the victims recovery time where an­ actual injury is caused. For repeat offenders - a­ repeated ban = a lifetime ban.

    From geoff02harris, on Tue 5 May 6:28PM
  19. patrickodonnell1966:
    Nonsense

    From sappercommando25, on Tue 5 May 6:28PM
  20. scum like barton should be kicked out of­ football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!! come on fa ban him for life!!!
    barton you are­ dog dirt and you always will be.

    From lanesra, on Tue 5 May 6:28PM
Sort comments by: Most recent

Not already a Yahoo! user ? to get a free Yahoo! Account