Barton Not Charged

[Rout-Ledge]

From the BBC: The Football Association will not take any action against Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton over his challenge on Sunderland's Dickson Etuhu.


Barton went in with his studs high and the pair clashed afterwards but no foul was awarded by referee Martin Atkinson.

"Whilst it is clear the officials did not see the full extent of the incident they did see players coming together," said an FA spokesman.
"To take any further action would be tantamount to re-refereeing the game."

I for one cannot understand this logic. If the FA can decide that a challenge a player is sent off for is not worthy of a red card and thus recind it, then surely this is tantamount to re-refereeing the game as well. Maybe I am missing something. Either way the challenge was horrific and to not take any further action is tantamount to encouraging this kind of behaviour.

 

[talkshowhost86]

The bloke is a horrible ****. That was a shocking challenge and the FA letting him off is pathetic.

Would it also be controversial to suggest that almost every time Barton gets in trouble on the pitch it's because of a confrontation with a black player?

A nasty piece of work who needs to be drummed out of the Premiership.

 

[Rout-Ledge]

I think I remember a story about him shoving a cigar into the eye of a youth team player. I wonder if they were black too?

 

[Defsta]

Barton should be banned for his life even from amateur football :think:

 

[haxman]

Dont get me started on this muppet, there's no place for the like of him in football.

Enough said when certain bookmakers were offering odds of 7/4 on whether he'd get sent off in a premiership game this season. Any game. Crazy odds.

 

[SpurSince57]

Phew! For a moment I thought Dabo had dropped his ABH charge.

Barton's a ****.

 

[CaptainCat]

Barton is an innocent man!

 

[Rout-Ledge]

Barton is an innocent man!

Thank you Mrs Barton:wink:

 

[ExpatFan]

I think I remember a story about him shoving a cigar into the eye of a youth team player. I wonder if they were black too?

No, I think they were blue.

 

[Real_madyidd]

Would it also be controversial to suggest that almost every time Barton gets in trouble on the pitch it's because of a confrontation with a black player?

Yes, it would be controversial, and not accurate. He is a **** to everyone.

 

[Real_madyidd]

Jamie Tandy, the player stabbed with the cigar:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=iBu&sa=N

 

[SpurSince57]

Unfortunately, there's no YouTube of Toobs decking him.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

Unfortunately, there's no YouTube of Toobs decking him.

in the quiet words of the Virgin Mary; come again? Tubes from Soccer AM slapped him?? no way... oh, please tell me someone's got that ray: