Joey Barton

Barton has been “shocked” by the behaviour of Magpies supporters – especially their treatment of manager Sam Allardyce. “I have not yet seen the famous crowd I was expecting to hear get behind us,” said Barton.

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Barton made his Newcastle premierhsip debut today in their 2-1 loss to Reading. It was a poor display by Newcastle and they were lucky to score at all. Barton had little part in the game, but Allardyce will be looking for him to come back strong after his injury. Newcastle have had a good start […]

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Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton will tonight come face-to-face with Manchester City rival Ousmane Dabo. In a remarkable twist the pair will go head-to-head – in a reserve game – for the first time since their alleged training ground brawl last May that ended Barton’s City career and left Dabo in hospital – and pressing […]

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Joey Barton has been forced to delay his return from injury by another month. The 25-year-old is yet to make his competitive debut for the club after fracturing a metatarsal in a pre-season friendly at Carlisle just weeks after his £5.8million move from Manchester City. Sam Allardyce said: “Joey Barton has got no chance for […]

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Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has shrugged off an ugly attack from TV presenter Eamonn Holmes. Sky News breakfast host Holmes used the unacceptable C-word to describe Barton in the October edition of lads mag Maxim, causing some upset at his Newcastle club, who alerted Barton to the outburst.

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Joey Barton has no regrets about swapping Manchester City for Newcastle, despite seeing his former employers at the top of the Premier League. The midfield dynamo has seen the start to his Newcastle career delayed by an injury he picked up in pre-season. While watching from the sidelines, Barton has seen his old club City […]

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NEWCASTLE midfielder Joey Barton will undergo surgery on a fractured metatarsal today as he faces up to missing the start of the new Barclays Premier League season. The £5.8million summer signing is expected to be sidelined for six weeks after suffering a partial break during Saturday’s 1-1 friendly draw at Carlisle.

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