Joey Barton banned for 3 games

[alexanderd]

After such a good start to the season lets hope he is not going back to his bad old ways, Newcastle need him playing not suspended

[toonmilo]

I was singing his praises the other day saying he's a reformed character and was gutted that he did this to Gamsnt Pedersen :(

He's a very good footballer and is part of the reason why we are 5th in the table at the moment. He will probably do more idiotic things in the future and will deservedly be punished for them.
He'll take his punishment and hopefully learn from it this time. I wouldnt call time on him though, he's not the only footballer to have done something wrong

[Everhelpful]

Afraid in my eyes "Once a Thug always a Thug" Lee Cattermole is exactly the same,they will never change.

[piggynose]

lee bowyer (unsure about spelling) the ex leeds, west ham player has made a career out of violence. I think he´s still playing

[piggynose]

not to mention that dutch nutter de jong