Pacman Jones Has Nothing On Joey Barton

What's there to say about Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton? He's currently serving a six-month sentence for an assault outside of a Liverpool McDonalds. I don't think his victim was lovin' it.



If you lost count, Barton punched the guy 20 times. This wasn't his first run-in with the law. We detailed his rap sheet last year when news broke of his beatdown of former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo. He changed his plea and admitted assaulting Dabo in court yesterday.

Barton and Dabo confronted each other after a row during a training match, the court was told.

Dabo, 31, was said to have felt intimidated that Barton had invaded his personal space as he shouted and swore at him.

The Frenchman pushed his shoulder with both hands and Barton retaliated by punching him in the head, causing the Frenchman to fall over and lose consciousness.

Mr Vardon said several witnesses said Barton continued to punch Dabo while he lay on top of the player, who was in a dazed state.

One player, Georgios Samaras, said he had never seen such a violent incident on a training pitch in all his career, the prosecutor added.

Barton will be sentenced today. Hopefully he'll rot in a cell with his degenerate brother who's serving a 17-year sentence for participating in an ax murder. Not that I feel strongly about it or anything.