<table class="storycontent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><div class="mxb"><h1>Barton admits team-mate assault </h1></div></td></tr><tr><td class="storybody"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="226" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="first">Premier League footballer Joey Barton has admitted assaulting a former team-mate in a training ground row. </p> The Newcastle United midfielder was due to go on trial at Manchester Minshull Crown Court over the incident. </p> The 25-year-old changed his plea shortly before the scheduled start. </p> He attacked Ousmane Dabo during a training ground bust-up on 1 May last year when both played for Manchester City. </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
And his football career. He shouldn't be allowed to play football again and be blessed with a career that only we can dream over 1st class *****!!
LD If i was Kevin Kegan or Mike Ashley i would Terminate is contract stright away ***** of the highest order. People like us woul but anyones hand off for the chance he has had i bet he was on £ 50,000 quid a week, hes has bad as his murdering barsteward brother, Like Matty said throw away the key.
Compared to people getting stabbed etc, he is guilty of doing somethung that happens everywhere in the uk. Only the fact he is a footballer makes it newsworthy. Think the Leeds players did alot worse, just wasn't caught on CCTV so we are told!