Joey Barton jailed

Newcastle & former England midfielder Joey Barton has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for assault and affray.



About time to be honest. He's scum and should have been sentenced a while ago.

While at Man City he put out a cigarette in a team mates eye.

What a waste of £30,000 a week!

Quote by Wikipedia

Barton sparked a ten-man brawl in a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers on 25 July 2004 after "hacking" at an opposition player.[22] Although he signed a new contract on 22 September 2004, which would keep him at City until 2007,[23] the club considered sacking Barton in December 2004 after an incident at their Christmas party. He stubbed out a lit cigar in youth player Jamie Tandy's eye,[24] after he had caught Tandy attempting to set fire to his shirt.[25] Barton subsequently apologised for his actions and was fined six weeks' wages (£60,000).[25][26]

The following summer, Barton was sent home from a pre-season tournament in Thailand after assaulting a 15-year-old Everton supporter[27] who had provoked Barton by verbally abusing him and kicking his shin.