“The guy has continuously bought Newcastle United into disrepute. It really isn’t good enough. In the short time he has been at Newcastle, he has either been injured, in prison or in trouble. Enough is enough.”
— Newcastle legend Malcolm MacDonald on midfielder Joey Barton,who was suspended “until further notice” by Newcastle United after Barton’s locker room confrontation with Coach Alan Shearer after Barton received yet another red card for violent play. Barton had two assault convictions last year and spent 74 days in prison for assaulting a 16-year-old. His long list of transgressions include a training ground attack on former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo that left his victim with a fractured eye socket in April 2007. (AFP)