There have been some good things that Mike Ashley and the new regime have done in the14 months they've been in charge at Newcastle United. Mike Ashley - time to speak to Newcastle fans But one of them is certainly not communicating with their fans, and this is not the first time we've brought this up on [. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan ready for Joey Barton backlash

Kevin Keegan is ready to face a public backlash by playing Joey Barton at Arsenal on Saturday and appearing in his defence at a Football Association hearing next month.

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The People and Setanta Sports are reporting that Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan thinks that Joey Barton could be playing for the Newcastle first-team in the near future. Joey Barton - back soon in first team? A return for Barton may not last too long however, as an FA hearing next month could result in a 15-game ban [. Click to continue reading...

The People is reporting today that Newcastle Manager Kevin Keegan will go in front of an FA Disciplinary Committee and plead Joey Barton's case, on the player's behalf. Kevin Keegan - committed to Joey Barton The fans seem to be split on whether Newcastle should sack Barton, and in our most recent poll, with over 1800 votes [. Click to continue reading...

This week's show is now up as a podcast. You can listen to the show from here, via the On Demand player, or you can subscribe to the show via iTunes.

Plenty to talk about on this week's show.
* I break down the opening weekend of the Premier League discussing all the games I saw and some brief general thoughts on the others.

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While sometime you may want to feel sorry for Joey Barton, his ever increasing troubles have been brought on himself by his own foolish actions. Joey Barton - two people now suing the player SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Joey Barton Now Sued Twice", url: "http://nufcblog.com/2008/08/21/players/joey-barton/joey-barton-now-sued-twice/" }); Click to continue reading...

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Full Podcast's Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. To be in full swing - to be up and [. Click to continue reading...

You keep hearing about how Joey Barton stubbed a lit cigar in the face of a team-mate (way back in 2004 - someone should have caught a hint then), right? Well, the player who got 'poked', Jamie Tandy, is now suing Barton for causing "major psychiatric deterioration" which ultimately forced him out of the game [. Click to continue reading...

Here's 10th to 1st in SSN's preview of the the new EPL season. It even comes with a new added feature [also added retrospectively to yesterday's list]: 'Team Dickhead', just in case you were looking for one person to boo in every team. I was going to name the title 'Team Wanker', but for obvious reason went with 'dickhead' instead. Click to continue reading...

Gerry McDonnell returned from his holidays on Thursday evening drunk, overweight and sporting a god-awful beard. He missed preseason, but we have no hesitation in sticking him straight in the starting lineup for the opening weekend of the Premier League. Let's hope his 're-entry' into society goes better than Joey Barton's rehabilitation (or lack thereof). Click to continue reading...

While the leagues in Europe are just starting up there is still plenty of footballing news. This week transfers, Olympic football and Joey Barton all feature. The good The Olympics are in full swing and so is Olympic football. Not so important in Europe but taken very seriously by South America. So far it's been good [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been before the FA today, and has admitted a charge of violent conduct against former Manchester City team mate Ousmane Dabo. Joey Barton - pleaded guilty today - now faces personal hearing Click to continue reading...

It's going to be a while before Joey Barton appears again for Newcastle United, and Kevin Keegan thinks it's at least 4-5 weeks.  Joey Barton - 4/5 weeks away from full fitness Click to continue reading...

Part 7 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Newcastle United and Portsmouth.

Newcastle
Best Case: 8th place. Kevin Keegan has a solid squad at his disposal, and this has been the case at St. James' Park for some time now. For some reason, though, it has never come off just right for the club and they have constantly languished behind their rivals in the table. Click to continue reading...

Part 7 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Newcastle United and Portsmouth.

Newcastle
Best Case: 8th place. Kevin Keegan has a solid squad at his disposal, and this has been the case at St. James' Park for some time now. For some reason, though, it has never come off just right for the club and they have constantly languished behind their rivals in the table. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United are concerned the English FA could ban Joey Barton for as long as a full season, and are looking at ways to combat that threat. Joey Barton - facing ban from the FA Click to continue reading...

Joey Barton's story is tragic - a promising and talented footballer who has made bad decisions, decisions that have now brought him to a crossroads in his life. Where he goes on from here and what he does with his career will depend a lot on how he views the past (whether he perceives himself [...] Click to continue reading...

Let's hope the FA throw the book at Joey Barton, if only to keep him on the sidelines and off our televisions for a while. Click to continue reading...

As we reported yesterday the FA have rather surprisingly decided to charge Joey Barton for his attack on Ousmane Dabo, when both were at Manchester City. Kevin Keegan - blow with potential Barton ban Click to continue reading...

JOEY BARTON is facing a staggering 15-MATCH ban for his horrific attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo.

The disgraced Newcastle star will have the book thrown at him by the FA.

And he can expect a fine of at least two weeks' wages, totalling £114,000, after being charged with violent conduct yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Good news for one man violence machine Joey Barton: he was released from prison recently. Bad news for one man violence machine Joey Barton: the English FA have charged him with violent conduct for what he did to Ousmane Dabo's face. Not sure if the FA had to wait until the Bart man was out of clink [. Click to continue reading...

After paying his debt to society, Newcastle thug Joey Barton faces a new charge.

15 months after assaulting his teammate Ousmane Dabo, the FA has charged Barton with violent conduct.

Another penalty seems imminent.

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The English Football Association has charged Joey Barton with misconduct, and it has forced the Newcastle club to issue a formal statement on the matter. Click to continue reading...

Good news today as our popular Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins has rejoined the squad for the Mallorca Summer Cup following the death of his mother. Oba Martins - has now rejoined Newcastle squad in Spain Click to continue reading...

The COS Big Up brings you a daily batch of our favourite stories. Avast ye mateys! The Joey Barton comic strip on Studs Up reads like a psychotic transcript of everyone's favourite reality show, Big Brother. Day 1: Joey Knifes King Kev. Day Two: Joey Eats Baby. If you're man enough ... Click to continue reading...