Barton suspended

[Ron_Mexico]

they should sack him and cancel his contract, he must have violated it about 5-6 times already

just having a look at some of his incidents, what a tosser

Barton has made regular appearances in the media spotlight for his behaviour outside football for incidents including:

* Being fined six-weeks' wages when he poked a cigar stubb in the eye of fellow reserve Jamie Tandy.
* Attacking an Everton fan, who was a child, while on a pre-season tour in Thailand. He also injured teamate Richard Dunne, who had been trying to restrain him. Barton was sent home in disgrace and fined eight-weeks' wages.
* His arrest in March 2007 for assault and criminal damage following an alleged argument with a taxi driver. He has been released on police bail pending further enquiries. He has not been charged with any offence.[10]
* His suspension from the Manchester City squad on 1st May 2007, following an assault at their training ground with team mate Ousmane Dabo, which ended in Dabo's hospitalisation. The club has informed him that he will never play for Manchester City again. [11]
* Being the half brother of convicted murderer Michael Barton.

[Ron_Mexico]

City wash their hands of Barton after fight at training ground

Daniel Taylor
Wednesday May 2, 2007
The Guardian

Manchester City will sell Joey Barton in the summer after the midfielder put his French team-mate Ousmane Dabo in hospital yesterday with a brutal and prolonged attack at the training ground. Dabo needed treatment for facial cuts after being repeatedly punched in an incident which was witnessed by a group of children who were watching the practice session.

Barton was immediately suspended for the season and he will be informed at a disciplinary hearing that he will never play for the club again. City's board has decided to cut its losses and accept cut-price offers, a development which is likely to interest Everton, Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

The flare-up comes only 10 days after Barton, who has undergone anger-management counselling at the Sporting Chance clinic in Hampshire, complained that City's summer signings, including Dabo, had let down the club and said he would not pay to watch if he were a fan.

He apparently incited the fight by sliding into a late tackle on Dabo during a game to work on tactics for Saturday's derby against Manchester United. A few minutes later Dabo retaliated with a late tackle of his own. When Barton fouled him for a second time the two squared up and Barton repeatedly lashed out before being dragged away. Dabo was taken to hospital but released after treatment. Now he may take Barton's place against United.

Barton's agent Willie McKay, who acted for Dabo when he joined City, tried to pin the blame on the Frenchman. "Joey was defending himself. But because it is Joey it makes headlines. It happens on training grounds all over, from Chelsea to Yeovil."

City, however, have run out of patience with a player whose crime sheet includes stubbing out a cigar in a youth-team player's eye and slapping a teenage Everton fan in Bangkok. Although Barton promised to change his ways, he ended up in further trouble during City's pre-season tour of Thailand in the summer of 2005. In a hotel bar in Bangkok, he physically attacked a schoolboy Everton fan and had to be restrained by his team-mate Richard Dunne. He was subsequently sent home in disgrace and fined eight weeks' wages.



what a coward, attacking kids and Dabo when his back was turned

[Ron_Mexico]

but then who would take him...

he's perfect for everton

[Shaggy]

Has anyone seen the state of Dabo's face?

[Ron_Mexico]

Has anyone seen the state of Dabo's face?

no you got a pic?

He said he looked like the Elephant Man so it can't be pretty

[Shaggy]

[Ron_Mexico]

[Rhys]

what a prick barton is. he should be banned from football for all the **** he's done.

[Diego]

thats just wrong...

police should get involved

[cannotmakeit]

He is a disgrace. His family is a disgrace.

[IanTatt]

he's a scumbag, and so is his brother and cousin.

[animal magic]

thats just wrong...

police should get involved

dado might take legal action

[Diego]

hope he does...

[spud_gun]

That picture is a little misleading. I've seen half a dozen other pictures of Dabo and the injuries suffered don't look half as bad as they do on that pic.

Still it does not take away from the fact that Barton is an arse of the highest order. Expect to see him leave City soon. No way will they sack him. They get £4 million or so for him. Word is that Celtic are interested.

[Johnny]

What a thug,ban him forever and put him in the same cell as his brother.