Former Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, who is now at Rangers but suspended for three weeks, has reportedly been charged by the Scottish Football Association for (allegedly) violating its betting rules.
The possibility Joey had broken betting rules has been mentioned in the media for several days now.
The Mirror are reporting that Barton placed wagers on 44 matches between July 1st and September 15th of this year, while he was a Rangers player.
Joey Barton – charged by the Scottish FA
Joey has until October 12th to reply to the charge and the date of his hearing will be October 27th.
The SFA have now confirmed the news on their official website:
“Between 1st July and 15th September 2016, both dates inclusive, you placed 44 bets upon football matches and accordingly gambled upon football matches in contravention of Disciplinary Rule 31.”
The 34-year-old played at Newcastle for four years from 2007 when we signed him from Manchester City and he has since played at Queens Park Rangers, Marseille (loan), Burnley and now Rangers.
Barton was banned for three weeks by Rangers manager Mark Warburton after an altercation with him and team-mates following the 5-1 loss to local rivals Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.
Here’s the tweet from the Scottish FA:
NEWS | Joey Barton (Rangers) issued with notice of complaint: https://t.co/YxUFsx7VEl
— Scottish FA (@ScottishFA) October 5, 2016
Here’s Sky Sports reporting the news.
WATCH: SFA charge Joey Barton for allegedly breaching betting rules. #SSNHQ https://t.co/nkrJ8JZYE6
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) October 5, 2016
Comments welcome.
190 comments so far
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 9:58 PM
Comment #161Average
Your latest mention of me at 153
It has to be faced. No I don’t support the types you mention show me where I have actually said it. You are being exploited – wake up
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 9:59 PM
Comment #162Yo-Yo
Insightful, as ever 🙂
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 9:59 PM
Comment #163BandB
Ah one line insults – nice
bettyswallocks
Oct 5, 2016 at 9:59 PM
Comment #164You don’t need to lie down, that would be submissive, defeatist and degrading for you. We should all sit around your famous table to discuss matters.
Average_Contents
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Comment #165Are you sure magscar?
Yesterday I was a person who you didn’t give a t0ss about reading and duly told me as much (I like to know where I stand so thanks)
Now I’m a football person? And a better person?
C’mon. Are you THAT transparent.
Nice try.
Average_Contents
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Comment #166Up early. I’m off.
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:01 PM
Comment #167BandB
If it isn’t drink fuelled and not deliberate for your evenings entertainment then you do need help.
WWSBRD
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:01 PM
Comment #168Jail
Oh I bet Sepp got a few bonuses along the way dont fret
7 mill a year isnt anything to scoff at though and anyone would be trying to keep hold of that job but when power polices itself then corruption isnt far behind
Amazing it lasted so long though and they got a Hollywood film out of it haha. I reckon we could see a Jennings film in the future around the investigations he did
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:01 PM
Comment #169Has anyone else ever noticed how insightful Yo-Yo is?
Top poster.
The thinking womans’ bettyswallocks.
Now there’s someone who will bend over backwards to tap you up, Yo-Yo.
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:03 PM
Comment #170magscar
I’ll not be around talking to myself through the night, imagining a moonlight road trip. So you’ll have to ask Yo-Yo.
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:04 PM
Comment #171Average
You do make genuine and relevant football comments from time to time and are charitable – not too difficult for me to credit you with the plusses I did. Feel free to disabuse me of them if you wish.
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:06 PM
Comment #172And I absolutely never, never, have midnight moments when it all makes sense, to me, in a rambling and incoherent kinda way.
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:08 PM
Comment #173massacre,
Your plusses are that you never read a word he said.
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:09 PM
Comment #174BandB
That’s right no percentage in it for you – keep on stirring you must be amazed how you have clawed back the Blog from considering how to sort out the very problems you decry. It was a near thing though but you know how to whip up a frenzy.
Good to confirm that you were never serious about it.
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:12 PM
Comment #175BandB@172
my final thought – Oh but it did make sense though didn’t it – you and I both know it.
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:12 PM
Comment #176I might take a long holiday Magscar.
Not read the blog for six months, as you mentioned.
And you’ll still be whingeing away about me the whole time.
It’s probably what you called “catching up.”
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:13 PM
Comment #177No it didn’t magscar.
It was Ian Toon on an off night.
dok - the horrid colonial
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Comment #178lord god, has the blog went even worse than the spurs one?
YoungMagpieFromBurnley
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:16 PM
Comment #179Wow! Bad time again. 🙁
dok - the horrid colonial
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:17 PM
Comment #180this spot seems to implode every intl break…
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Comment #181No you haven’t YMFB.
Your timing is impeccable as always.
I was just about to ask if anyone had any thoughts on the new set-up at Swansea.
JAMSHA
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Comment #182Why Do We Even Have Joeys News, His Gone Been Good, Move On, We Got Nothing To Do What He Does Now
magscar
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Comment #183BandB
no one left to argue with have you – still smarting
night
dok - the horrid colonial
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Comment #184and hello to you too BandB 🙂
YoungMagpieFromBurnley
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:19 PM
Comment #185Sorry! Not getting involved. I’ll try again later. Hopefully things have calmed down by then.
bettyswallocks
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:21 PM
Comment #186BandB…….. Please will you post a picture of the table.
Yo-yo
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:23 PM
Comment #187Is Hurricane Matthew on its way towards you Dok ?
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:23 PM
Comment #188Yay Dok,
Good to see you are holding fast. Come to Newcastle. I’ll put you up.
You’ll meet a lot of good, funny, generous people who will buy you a pint just got for noticing our little city.
It’s not a bit like the blog at all.
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:30 PM
Comment #189Dok,
I have this plan.
I will give you the date of a previous thread (in code obviously)
They are all still there.
Then we can have a nice, civil, chat, about stuff we both care about, without having to fight off the polecats.
BandB
Oct 5, 2016 at 10:33 PM
Comment #190betty
please remind me about the table thing.
It seems to have stuck in you memory more than it has in mine.