18 Month Ban and £30,000 Fine

Quoted from grimsby pete

Joey Barton banned for 18 months and £30,000 fine for betting on footy games over the last 10 years,

Silly boy.Admired his passion as a player even if he was a bit dirty at times.Sadly temptation got the better of him.Reap what you sow

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

That's the way Barton will see it too. Problem with him is that he thinks rules only apply to ordinary mortals. He's a clever bloke and not a bad player in his way. The way he behaves makes you wonder if he has some sort of psychological defect.

Having read his book in the last few weeks, I would say you're probably right.

I'm far from a Barton fan and find him a prat, but I would highly recommend his book.  He certainly makes you think about things and the perception of him in a different way.

Quoted from diehardmariner

Having read his book in the last few weeks, I would say you're probably right.

I'm far from a Barton fan and find him a prat, but I would highly recommend his book.  He certainly makes you think about things and the perception of him in a different way.

Does he say why he stuck a lighted cigar in a junior players eye while at Man City ?

Or when he broke a fellow players cheek bone while on the training pitch ?

The young keeper lad set fire to his shirt or something didn't he?

Quoted from Abdul19

The young keeper lad set fire to his shirt or something didn't he?

I think Joey had just lost his shirt in the Bookies  

Didn't John Oster once shoot a youth team player in the eye with an air rifle?

There was a time when youth players had to just clean the senior players boots and now it seems anything goes with the arrogant sharp objects. Too much money in the game.

Quoted from Abdul19

The young keeper lad set fire to his shirt or something didn't he?

That's it pretty much, high jinx and bantz..  Both this and the Dabo incident are covered in some detail.  

I seriously can't think of another profession where someone who acts like Joey Barton would get so many second chances.

If you're a professional sportsman or woman, you simply can't gamble. You can't bring the game's integrity into question, because the minute fans start doubting a player's intentions you lose a massive part of the game.

No one will watch a sport or a sportsperson they don't trust.

I personally think the ban is fair. What he's done has the potential to cause far more damage to the sport than one of his spats with another player or official and, as usual with Joey Barton, he should've known better.

I have zero sympathy for him if it ends his career.

He's admitted that he has a gambling addiction, which is the same as a drug addiction.

That Hull player tested positive for cocaine, was given a lesser ban and sent to rehab.

Barton has had anger issues in the past, but has had therapy, which seems to have worked. Fatty Rhead tried to intimidate him, but he just kept walking away.

Should Barton have been given similar help, or because it's him just ban him out of the game?

He  deserves all he gets and as for the statement he put out typical shot from him blaming everyone but himself and why does the FA have to jusify his ban when he's been warned in the past about it.If it was me I'd have given him the maximum ban and the biggest fine imposed hoping it'll put others off