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Taken from www.BBC.co.uk/Football:
Man City fine Barton over fracas
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton faces disciplinary action after an incident at the club's Christmas party.
Barton poked a burning cigar in youth team player James Tandy's left eye after a fracas in central Manchester.
The 22-year-old Barton is said to have been provoked after Tandy tried to set his shirt on fire.
City carried out an internal investigation, finding the two players guilty of gross misconduct and both Barton and Tandy now face big fines.
In Barton's case that is thought to mean the loss of six weeks' wages, or around £100,000, though this has not been confirmed.
Police are not investigating the incident, but Tandy did receive hospital treatment for burns on his eyelid.
The pair will now face a disciplinary hearing in the next couple of days with manager Kevin Keegan and two of the club's directors.
City are keen to stress that both players were equally responsible for the incident, but it is Barton's future at the club which is once again likely to be called into question.
He has been in trouble before for on-the-field misdemeanours, with Keegan recently warning him to improve his behaviour.
A spokesman for the club earlier told BBC GMR: "We are aware of an incident that took place on Sunday involving two members of our playing staff.
"An investigation has already been carried out by senior club officials and the matter is being dealt with."
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Now then, normally when this kind of punishment is taken on a player envolved in late-night party-mood trouble, it has little-or-no effect on them whatsoever - and they're then caught in a very similar predicament less than a full week later!
Will the results be any different, do you think, when you look at the sheer size of money such a young man will be losing; whatever basic wage he may be on, as a first-team regular?
Normally, when the FA dishes out a 'small' fine to a misbehaving player (anything from £0-£75,000), unless accompanied with a ban, they man in question will know he's only lost his "pocket change" - and that there's plenty more where that came from in next week's pay packet.
According to these reports, the £100,000 figure equates to around six-weeks-worth of Joey Barton's earnings... That sounds like an awful lot of money!
Barton's done this kind of thing before, but will he now think strongly again before any future occasion as his future at the City of Manchester Stadium could be left hanging 'in the balance', as they say, now, more-so than what has previously been speculated?
I hope it gives other clubs some food-for-thought, the next time Fabien Barthez, Stan Collymore or Dwight Yorke are caught in the act.
Man City fine Barton over fracas
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton faces disciplinary action after an incident at the club's Christmas party.
Barton poked a burning cigar in youth team player James Tandy's left eye after a fracas in central Manchester.
The 22-year-old Barton is said to have been provoked after Tandy tried to set his shirt on fire.
City carried out an internal investigation, finding the two players guilty of gross misconduct and both Barton and Tandy now face big fines.
In Barton's case that is thought to mean the loss of six weeks' wages, or around £100,000, though this has not been confirmed.
Police are not investigating the incident, but Tandy did receive hospital treatment for burns on his eyelid.
The pair will now face a disciplinary hearing in the next couple of days with manager Kevin Keegan and two of the club's directors.
City are keen to stress that both players were equally responsible for the incident, but it is Barton's future at the club which is once again likely to be called into question.
He has been in trouble before for on-the-field misdemeanours, with Keegan recently warning him to improve his behaviour.
A spokesman for the club earlier told BBC GMR: "We are aware of an incident that took place on Sunday involving two members of our playing staff.
"An investigation has already been carried out by senior club officials and the matter is being dealt with."
----------
Now then, normally when this kind of punishment is taken on a player envolved in late-night party-mood trouble, it has little-or-no effect on them whatsoever - and they're then caught in a very similar predicament less than a full week later!
Will the results be any different, do you think, when you look at the sheer size of money such a young man will be losing; whatever basic wage he may be on, as a first-team regular?
Normally, when the FA dishes out a 'small' fine to a misbehaving player (anything from £0-£75,000), unless accompanied with a ban, they man in question will know he's only lost his "pocket change" - and that there's plenty more where that came from in next week's pay packet.
According to these reports, the £100,000 figure equates to around six-weeks-worth of Joey Barton's earnings... That sounds like an awful lot of money!
Barton's done this kind of thing before, but will he now think strongly again before any future occasion as his future at the City of Manchester Stadium could be left hanging 'in the balance', as they say, now, more-so than what has previously been speculated?
I hope it gives other clubs some food-for-thought, the next time Fabien Barthez, Stan Collymore or Dwight Yorke are caught in the act.
'His victim's friends piled in and smacked him over the head with a bottle'
HAHA
That made me laugh.
HAHA
That made me laugh.
"Barton poked a burning cigar in youth team player James Tandy's left eye after a fracas in central Manchester.
The 22-year-old Barton is said to have been provoked after Tandy tried to set his shirt on fire."
Ahahhaha
It's the image I get in my head...
The 22-year-old Barton is said to have been provoked after Tandy tried to set his shirt on fire."
Ahahhaha
It's the image I get in my head...
these christmas parties are getting a bit out of hand aint they? Anelka, fletcher and rio all punched at the weekend as well!
Jesus Christ.
Taken from www.BBC.co.uk/Football:
Man City fine Barton over fracas
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton faces disciplinary action after an incident at the club's Christmas party.
Barton poked a burning cigar in youth team player James Tandy's left eye after a fracas in central Manchester.
The 22-year-old Barton is said to have been provoked after Tandy tried to set his shirt on fire.
City carried out an internal investigation, finding the two players guilty of gross misconduct and both Barton and Tandy now face big fines.
In Barton's case that is thought to mean the loss of six weeks' wages, or around £100,000, though this has not been confirmed.
Police are not investigating the incident, but Tandy did receive hospital treatment for burns on his eyelid.
The pair will now face a disciplinary hearing in the next couple of days with manager Kevin Keegan and two of the club's directors.
City are keen to stress that both players were equally responsible for the incident, but it is Barton's future at the club which is once again likely to be called into question.
He has been in trouble before for on-the-field misdemeanours, with Keegan recently warning him to improve his behaviour.
A spokesman for the club earlier told BBC GMR: "We are aware of an incident that took place on Sunday involving two members of our playing staff.
"An investigation has already been carried out by senior club officials and the matter is being dealt with."
----------
Now then, normally when this kind of punishment is taken on a player envolved in late-night party-mood trouble, it has little-or-no effect on them whatsoever - and they're then caught in a very similar predicament less than a full week later!
Will the results be any different, do you think, when you look at the sheer size of money such a young man will be losing; whatever basic wage he may be on, as a first-team regular?
Normally, when the FA dishes out a 'small' fine to a misbehaving player (anything from £0-£75,000), unless accompanied with a ban, they man in question will know he's only lost his "pocket change" - and that there's plenty more where that came from in next week's pay packet.
According to these reports, the £100,000 figure equates to around six-weeks-worth of Joey Barton's earnings... That sounds like an awful lot of money!
Barton's done this kind of thing before, but will he now think strongly again before any future occasion as his future at the City of Manchester Stadium could be left hanging 'in the balance', as they say, now, more-so than what has previously been speculated?
I hope it gives other clubs some food-for-thought, the next time Fabien Barthez, Stan Collymore or Dwight Yorke are caught in the act.
Man City fine Barton over fracas
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton faces disciplinary action after an incident at the club's Christmas party.
Barton poked a burning cigar in youth team player James Tandy's left eye after a fracas in central Manchester.
The 22-year-old Barton is said to have been provoked after Tandy tried to set his shirt on fire.
City carried out an internal investigation, finding the two players guilty of gross misconduct and both Barton and Tandy now face big fines.
In Barton's case that is thought to mean the loss of six weeks' wages, or around £100,000, though this has not been confirmed.
Police are not investigating the incident, but Tandy did receive hospital treatment for burns on his eyelid.
The pair will now face a disciplinary hearing in the next couple of days with manager Kevin Keegan and two of the club's directors.
City are keen to stress that both players were equally responsible for the incident, but it is Barton's future at the club which is once again likely to be called into question.
He has been in trouble before for on-the-field misdemeanours, with Keegan recently warning him to improve his behaviour.
A spokesman for the club earlier told BBC GMR: "We are aware of an incident that took place on Sunday involving two members of our playing staff.
"An investigation has already been carried out by senior club officials and the matter is being dealt with."
----------
Now then, normally when this kind of punishment is taken on a player envolved in late-night party-mood trouble, it has little-or-no effect on them whatsoever - and they're then caught in a very similar predicament less than a full week later!
Will the results be any different, do you think, when you look at the sheer size of money such a young man will be losing; whatever basic wage he may be on, as a first-team regular?
Normally, when the FA dishes out a 'small' fine to a misbehaving player (anything from £0-£75,000), unless accompanied with a ban, they man in question will know he's only lost his "pocket change" - and that there's plenty more where that came from in next week's pay packet.
According to these reports, the £100,000 figure equates to around six-weeks-worth of Joey Barton's earnings... That sounds like an awful lot of money!
Barton's done this kind of thing before, but will he now think strongly again before any future occasion as his future at the City of Manchester Stadium could be left hanging 'in the balance', as they say, now, more-so than what has previously been speculated?
I hope it gives other clubs some food-for-thought, the next time Fabien Barthez, Stan Collymore or Dwight Yorke are caught in the act.