At an independent Regulatory Commission hearing today in London, Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was given a 12 match suspension, six matches of which are suspended until the end of the 2009/2010 season, and fined £25K.
Joey Barton – will serve only 6 match ban initially
Barton had already admitted a charge of violent conduct, relating to an assault on his then Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo at City’s Carrington training ground on 1st May 2007.
He is suspended for six matches with immediate effect, and the suspended sanction of six further matches will be automatically invoked in full should Barton be found guilty of any similar charge involving violence or be dismissed from the field of play for violent conduct (but not for serious foul play).
A statement from the independent Regulatory Commission Chairman Maurice Armstrong after the hearing said:
“Much has been written about Mr Barton over recent months. The Regulatory Commission had the benefit of taking all appropriate information into consideration. The Commission members considered principally the serious attack by Mr Barton that clearly cannot be accepted.”
“The members also had to take into consideration the sanctions imposed by the courts and the pro-active support Mr Barton has received from Newcastle United FC and other professional bodies.”
“The Commission members wanted to punish the offense appropriately but give Mr Barton an opportunity to ensure his professional conduct does not falter again and ensure he is fully aware of the consequences should he make another serious error of judgement.”
That in fact is not too bad a sentence for Barton, given the circumstances, and Barton would be available in a couple of months time to play for Newcastle.
It’s just a pity he will not be playing for Kevin Keegan, that’s all.
Comments welcome.
200 comments so far
xfer
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Comment #1Fair.
ObaFan2
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Comment #2Got of light imo but it’s so difficult to concentate on the team at this unsettled and uncertain time in our history.
wolfhound
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Comment #3if it doesnt rain it pours,all we need now is owen to get the ebola virus or some such malady
LarrikinDan
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Comment #4No too bad I reckon…
Deschamps’ odds are getting shorter all the time…
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/next-newcastle-manager
Irish John
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Comment #5Fair enough..think he dodged a bullet there….
Im happy with that…will be back against the unwashed…
Bill F Ash Didn't Splash :(
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Comment #6He must be wondering what going to happen next as KK was the only person given him any backing or support on the management side.
Indian toon
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Comment #7barton always gives a 100 % on the pitch for newcastle! we should support him. a very fine player by any standards!
DH7 Mags
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Comment #8he will be sold in the jan transfer window regardless which owners are in charge or which manager we have got.
forest gump
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Comment #9momma always used to say if u do the crime u gotta do the time
DH7 Mags
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Comment #10if kk had still been there though and had all the power, he would not have been sold at all.
beyethegreat
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Comment #11LARRAKIN DAN DESCHAMPS WANTED THE JOBG LAST TIME WHAT ABOUT VAN GAAL
dougnufc
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Comment #12Wouldn’t mind:
-Deschamps
-Van Gaal
-Aguirre
davey
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Comment #13joey barton to be the next toon manager. then we can make a serious assault on the premiership
Optimist
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Comment #14Good to hear KK faxed in his support.
Kash
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Comment #15Players to leave in either January or Next Summer:
Duff
Owen
Smith
Barton
Geremi
Given
All of them on big fat wages!! All gonna be gone!!
gorskino10
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Comment #16Kash you forgot Martins he’s on a good wage.Please Indian Guy buy Ashley out
BYCOTT HULL EVERYONE
LarrikinDan
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #17Deschamps got Monaco to the champions league final so he can’t be too bad…
Beyethegreat – Van Gaal is a good call too, I would prefer a foreign coach to be honest, We have had our fair share of British ones! haha
Deschamps, Van Gaal, or Marcel Toral would be my choice.
davey
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Comment #18boycotting games is not the answer. ashley already has the money and all it will achieve is no support for the team who have done nothing wrong. get behind the lads, go to the games, buy nothing when your there, but for f%cks sake turn up or the team will feel even more alone than they must do now. its up to the fans to pick them back up. KK would have done so we must also.
HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Comment #19http://www.petitiononline.com/DWMANUFC/petition.html
come on lads sign and post this to as many fans and people as possible!!
Cooper
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Comment #20davey – we must do something though and i mean MUST
Tom_Toon
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Comment #21My choices:
1. Zico
2. Bilic
3. Sollied
Probable managers:
1. Deschamps
2. Marcelino
3. Zico
Ben
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Comment #22Can’t believe you guys are still upbeat talking about the next manager – I couldn’t give a toss personally – only thing that is important is all fans taking a stand and a mass Boycott of the Hull game for gods sake.
LarrikinDan
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Comment #23Whos Sollied Tom?
I would happily take Zico and Bilic too…
ToonKing
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Comment #24not too bad…..but still 6 games more then i was hoping for…
davey
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Comment #25agreed mate. but what to do is beyond me short of toeing the fat bast%rds arse all the way back to london. but you must agree the team has to come first.
steve
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Comment #26I don’t rate deschamps at all but wouldn’t mind bilic – either way it’s gonna have to be someone who doesn’t care about being undermined by a short pig eyed nasty git – why would anyone decent want to come ?
ANDYGLOSTOON
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Comment #27I am really disappointed about Ashley and his henchman and i am not a fan of theres but i believe kev has let all the fans down by doing this ,he could havee stuck to his guns a bit longer for our sake! Unfortunetly kev is known for being a quitter
Ben
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Comment #28Davey is talking cr@p – the players all know we are in support – We need to Boycott the Hull game to show the board. 55,000 turning up is no use whatsoever
Tom
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Comment #29That seems quite fair, congratulations to the FA for being fair, handing down a punishment but not overdoing it!
Cooper
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Comment #30to be honest i will follow the majority – whether thats supporting the team or boycotting the game
but one thing is we are more likely to get ashely out through a boycott than doing nothing and just supporting the team.
Just think, if we do get ashley and co to sell up and move on then who knows keegan might be reoffered the job
Tom
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Comment #31Plus, he’ll be match fit by the time its over! 😀
Toonlad
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Comment #32From the MailOnline today:
“Headache: Everton boss Moyes may feel constrained by the tight budget on Wearside.”
Can’t even get the right location, these hack reporters, can they? Sigh…
reillers
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Comment #33It’s fair. At least that’s over with now. Let’s put the Barton issue to rest.
He’s served his time and he’ll carry out the suspension so lets leave it at that.
He’s a good player, let him play and get on with his football.
41 years of pain
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Comment #34Taking into account the incident occured at City, he was disciplined by them, punished by the courts and the incident was on a training ground it appears to me that the FA have tried to get themselves some cheap publicly for dealing with the new anti -christ that is called Barton. I can’t understand why the club has taken legal advice, this is TRIPLE jeopardy, nothing like kicking a club when its down.
mag in boro
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Comment #35typical daily mail toonlad
ANDYGLOSTOON
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Comment #36I honestly belive if joey can sort himself out this time he could become a hero at nufc !
reillers
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Comment #37Kash I agree with you, and not a single one of them will want to leave.
They’ll be pushed out the door, and with Keegan gone, then there will be know one to fight their corner except the fans and I can tell you right here and now, that wont make a difference.
There wont be a manager there to stop it, because either Wise will take over or they’ll bring in some yes man manager with wee little balls.
Someone needs to stand up to these idiots before it’s too late..I’m just a wee bit worried that it’s all ready too late, and the damage has been done.
We’ve gone threw a lot of turmoils with this club and we’ve come out the other side, but I think it’s fair to say that we need more then a wee miracle to get out of this one.
micepie
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Comment #38That’s not so bad, IF Barton doesn’t look back and starts a new leaf (which is unlikely). The new manager will probably wish to sell Barton.
By the way, two of the British pundits who host the Fox Soccer Late-Night phone-in show (k****ends though they are at times) here in the USA said after KK was appointed that they felt we should have gone for someone like Deschamps, someone younger who we could plan around long term. Well, I’m as disappointed as most at KK leaving but maybe we should be thinking of that younger manager now. But the right one, which most of us feel is not Poyet and certainly not Wise. I think Moyes is not so far-fetched. A headline on one lesser-site’s article “why would Moyes want to leave Everton for a smaller club in turmoil like Newcastle” etc. Well, “smaller club” – yer having a laugh! It doesn’t really bother me whether people perceive us as a small or a big club – it’s silly, but Everton certainly aren’t in the latter category. Anyway, I hope we can move on quickly, and try to get long-term harmony in the whole set up from owner to board to manager (or “coach”).
For now though, any demonstrations and street/stadium protests can achieve two good things: clearly state that we don’t want Wise as manager (not that I’ve necessarily anything against him or see him as the culprit, but because he probably would be a bad choice) and to show KK how much he’ll be missed and how disappointed we are at the whole shambles.
keegan was king
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Comment #39ashley good mates with kenwright so wouldnt go near moyes
keegan was king
Sep 5, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Comment #40who else hopes amir kahn looses,