Joey Barton jailed for six months

• omgukilledkenny

  20 May 08, 20:32

  

  Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has been jailed for six months after being found guilty of assault and affray at Liverpool Crown Court.

  The former Manchester City player had admitted his part in a street attack in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of December 27 last year.

  Judge Henry Globe QC told him it was a "violent and cowardly act".

  Newcastle issued a brief statement on Tuesday afternoon that gave little away as to their response.

  The statement said: "Newcastle United notes the sentence passed to Joey Barton at Liverpool Crown Court today.

  "The club is considering the verdict and will be making no further comment at this moment.''

• alwaysdisturbed

  20 May 08, 20:39

  this is what the new generation soccer players are offering.

• the Bear

  20 May 08, 20:41

  can i laugh hysterically at the ruffian now?

• omgukilledkenny

  20 May 08, 20:42

   

  Funny thing is, once he left City, City wins the fairplay award and gets a ticket to Europe lol.

• a-Lost-9uY

  20 May 08, 20:52

  haiz he is as usual

• gunner77

  20 May 08, 21:49

  really a problem maker

• Sienx

  20 May 08, 22:02

  Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:

   

  Funny thing is, once he left City, City wins the fairplay award and gets a ticket to Europe lol.