Joey Barton banned for 18 months

[Shaggy]

[ame]https://twitter.com/skysports_bryan/status/857202641172144129[/ame]

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/skysports_bryan/...02641172144129

I wonder what odds he got on that ...but wow seems the FA have taken this seriously

[labourRed]

A fitting end to his career really.

[S-RED]

i think with the volume of bets (1260) they had to come down hard; he's a dick as he knew the rules & decided to ignore them

[Shaggy]

Interesting stuff tbf

http://www.joeybarton.com/betting-statement/

[Roboklopp]

[Rich]

He's a proper conundrum Barton. He makes a strong case for a reduced ban and we know the FA is incompetent/corrupt and loves a kangaroo court or two.

[Buzzo]

I couldn't be arsed reading it all, but from what I did read he is bang on regarding the hypocrisy shown by the FA.

[Kenneth]

Although there concern is more corruption than the potentially destructive nature of gambling when it comes to players, they are adults afterall. They should really get a grip on it though, it's the national sport and one that appeals to children and wall to wall gambling is disgusting.

[frank the tank]

Although there concern is more corruption than the potentially destructive nature of gambling when it comes to players, they are adults afterall. They should really get a grip on it though, it's the national sport and one that appeals to children and wall to wall gambling is disgusting.

Why should the FA get a grip on this? The administer the game in the country - not gambling in the country. I hope joey barton takes the FA to court and gets a pay out. These old pricks in the FA thinking that they can make rules outside of the pitch is a ****ing joke. Cunts.

To be honest, football players shouldn't even be banned from placing bets. As long as they don't throw a game, then there shouldn't be a problem.

[Maxiedge]

I know he wasn't involved in the matchday squads but placing a bet on his own team to lose is a bit much.

[Shaggy]

£3 bet on himself to score

[Maxiedge]

£3 bet on himself to score

exactly. If they got a pen, he'd be piling in to take it

[RedReet]

He really does have a gambling problem, going by those bets he's terrible at it.

Laying Samaras first goal. Does that even count as a bet, like betting there will be no snow in the Sahara on Christmas day?

[red g]

exactly. If they got a pen, he'd be piling in to take it

yeh and then a flight to Marbella to celebrate his £50 winnings