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Barton Done at City, clearly insane
Published 5/2/2007 by garth at soccernista.com
... “Manchester City will sell Joey Barton in the summer after the midfielder put his French team-mate Ousmane Dabo in hospital yesterday with a brutal and prolonged attack at the training ground. Dabo needed treatment for facial cuts after being repeatedly punched in an incident which was witnessed by a group of children who were watching the practice session.”  -The Guardian

Man City will sell Joey Barton this summer. Good riddance?
Published 5/2/2007 by Ollie Irish at Who Ate All The Pies
... because, frankly, he's more trouble than he's worth - and right now, purely as a footballing asset, he's worth quite a lot to City. The usual mid-table Prem clubs, who prefer to rely on English graft rather than continental skill – Newcastle and Everton spring to mind - will no doubt be making contact with Barton's agent very soon, if they haven't already done so. [Photo: Getty Images] [Via Guardian]