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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,119

    JOEY Barton today denied attacking his wife just days before their wedding anniversary.

    The football manager, 38, allegedly grabbed Georgia, 35, by the throat and kicked her in the head while at a party in Kew, South West London

    Barton appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court via videolink today where he pleaded not guilty to assault by beating.

    The ex-Premier League star, who now manages League One side Bristol Rovers, allegedly attacked Georgia on June 2 - two days before their anniversary. She suffered a head injury following the attack, which allegedly came after a discussion became "heated".

    The court was told Barton then grabbed her throat and kicked her, which left a "golf ball sized bruise".

    Prosecutor Nahiedh Khan said: "She has then called the police and said that she was injured and had been assaulted. She said that she wanted Mr Barton removed from the property but did not want to give a statement.”

    “Mr Barton was quite intoxicated and was struggling to stay standing when unassisted.”

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,119
    edited July 2021
    But then his wife posted this on instagram yesterday


  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,084
    Quite. So she called the police, but didn't want to give a statement.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    As he has been charged under the same circumstances that Caroline Flack was charged, can we all be kind to him please? 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Weird fact of the day: Barton co-owns a racehorse with Claudio Pizzaro.

    Never played with each other as far as I'm aware, seems such a random combination. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,088
    North Lower Neil said:
    Weird fact of the day: Barton co-owns a racehorse with Claudio Pizzaro.

    Never played with each other as far as I'm aware, seems such a random combination. 
    Named after an Arctic Monkeys song, maybe they have a common interest in the band?

    I’m pretty sure Barton models his “intelligent-northern-man of the people” persona that he wants you to see on Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys lead singer/songwriter. 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,684
    Am I the only one who smiled when he cracked that fat bird at the disco analogy on Newsnight? Anyone who can trigger that much po-faced indignation isn't a complete wrongun in my books.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,088
    SantaClaus said:
    Am I the only one who smiled when he cracked that fat bird at the disco analogy on Newsnight? Anyone who can trigger that much po-faced indignation isn't a complete wrongun in my books.
    You need to double check your books then, bloke is an absolute wrongun. 
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    North Lower Neil said:
    Weird fact of the day: Barton co-owns a racehorse with Claudio Pizzaro.

    Never played with each other as far as I'm aware, seems such a random combination. 
    Pizzaro owns a couple of restaurants  ;)

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  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,897
    Addickted said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Weird fact of the day: Barton co-owns a racehorse with Claudio Pizzaro.

    Never played with each other as far as I'm aware, seems such a random combination. 
    Pizzaro owns a couple of restaurants  ;)
    I’ll get your coat 😂
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    addick1956 said:
    cafcdave123 said:
    addick1956 said:
    Chunes said:
    And his brother murdered a young man with an ice axe in an unprovoked racist attack. What a lovely family. I don't know what self-respecting club would have this person anywhere near them. 
    This lad was awaiting his o'levels and was with a white girl . Barton's brother murdered him and Barton helped him to free to the continent if IRC. 

    Barton has also put a cigarette stub on a junior's cheek at Manchester City among other stomach churning things.
    It was a cigar in the eye wasn’t it?
    I read cheek. Eye would have been more horrific. 
    It was his eyelid:

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/barton-faces-fine-after-party-1132928
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    edited July 2021
    Though Jamie Tandy sounds lovely too:

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-city-jamie-tandy-court-11223695

    https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/off-the-pitch/man-city/news/barton-brands-tandy-a-gob_262637.html

    Interesting comments from Barton in that last article, "Men who hit women are nothing but shithouses. At the end of the day. In this world you are responsible for your own actions."
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited July 2021
    North Lower Neil said:
    addick1956 said:
    cafcdave123 said:
    addick1956 said:
    Chunes said:
    And his brother murdered a young man with an ice axe in an unprovoked racist attack. What a lovely family. I don't know what self-respecting club would have this person anywhere near them. 
    This lad was awaiting his o'levels and was with a white girl . Barton's brother murdered him and Barton helped him to free to the continent if IRC. 

    Barton has also put a cigarette stub on a junior's cheek at Manchester City among other stomach churning things.
    It was a cigar in the eye wasn’t it?
    I read cheek. Eye would have been more horrific. 
    It was his eyelid:

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/barton-faces-fine-after-party-1132928
    Ah the old “I accidentally mistook somebody’s eye lid for an ashtray’” turn out.  Easily done. 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,613
    edited July 2021
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    JOEY Barton today denied attacking his wife just days before their wedding anniversary.

    The football manager, 38, allegedly grabbed Georgia, 35, by the throat and kicked her in the head while at a party in Kew, South West London

    Barton appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court via videolink today where he pleaded not guilty to assault by beating.

    The ex-Premier League star, who now manages League One side Bristol Rovers, allegedly attacked Georgia on June 2 - two days before their anniversary. She suffered a head injury following the attack, which allegedly came after a discussion became "heated".

    The court was told Barton then grabbed her throat and kicked her, which left a "golf ball sized bruise".

    Prosecutor Nahiedh Khan said: "She has then called the police and said that she was injured and had been assaulted. She said that she wanted Mr Barton removed from the property but did not want to give a statement.”

    “Mr Barton was quite intoxicated and was struggling to stay standing when unassisted.”

    @Chris_from_Sidcup, can you not text dump from articles unless they're paywalled, and if you do, make sure you include a link at the top to where you got it from please?
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,510
    ricky_otto said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    addick1956 said:
    cafcdave123 said:
    addick1956 said:
    Chunes said:
    And his brother murdered a young man with an ice axe in an unprovoked racist attack. What a lovely family. I don't know what self-respecting club would have this person anywhere near them. 
    This lad was awaiting his o'levels and was with a white girl . Barton's brother murdered him and Barton helped him to free to the continent if IRC. 

    Barton has also put a cigarette stub on a junior's cheek at Manchester City among other stomach churning things.
    It was a cigar in the eye wasn’t it?
    I read cheek. Eye would have been more horrific. 
    It was his eyelid:

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/barton-faces-fine-after-party-1132928
    Ah the old “I accidentally mistook somebody’s eye lid for an ashtray’” turn out.  Easily done. 

  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,460
    https://twitter.com/official_brfc/status/1419750580726157314?s=21

    So much wrong with this statement from Rovers 
  • MattF
    MattF Posts: 3,797
    LouisMend said:
    https://twitter.com/official_brfc/status/1419750580726157314?s=21

    So much wrong with this statement from Rovers 
    That is horrendous 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,417
    edited July 2021
    Terrible. The CPS do not need the wife to press charges if they believe there is adequate evidence she has been assaulted. They will prosecute on behalf of the wider public. 
  • EricBanterna
    EricBanterna Posts: 1,740
    So because the victim didn't physically report the incident themselves it becomes a victimless crime. 

    Such poor wording and I suspect there may be a fallout with a few of their fans, if its all true.

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,119
    They're just playing with words. It's 'victimless' in a legal sense as his wife isn't the one pressing charges. But in this type of case she doesn't have to, as there were witnesses.

    But as has been reported she was the one who called the police, she had a bloody nose and she wanted him removed from the house. So clearly she was a victim. Also we need to remember the police probably wouldn't have charged him without witnesses and i doubt the CPS would be pursuing this if they didn't feel there was a realistic chance of conviction. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,862
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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,797
    LouisMend said:
    https://twitter.com/official_brfc/status/1419750580726157314?s=21

    So much wrong with this statement from Rovers 
    The pirate code would make him walk the plank.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,390
    guinnessaddick said:
    LouisMend said:
    https://twitter.com/official_brfc/status/1419750580726157314?s=21

    So much wrong with this statement from Rovers 
    The pirate code would make him walk the plank.
    keelhauling is more appropriate for this serial reprobate .. with luck a shark would finish him off 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,088
    That statement from Rovers is dreadful. Should have ended after the word “comment” in the second paragraph. 
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,862
    It's a victimless crime in the same sense that a murder is a victimless crime, in that the "victim" isn't the one making the complaint. 

    Such a stupid statement to make. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,088
    I can only imagine the quote was taken out of context by Rovers, I doubt a prosecution barrister would open the case by saying “this is a victimless crime”.
  • Stefco
    Stefco Posts: 848
    This thread should be renamed 'Joey Barton Assaults Everyone'.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,576

    The president of Bristol Rovers has "wholeheartedly apologised" for a club statement published hours after its manager Joey Barton appeared in court.

  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited July 2021
    clive said:

    The president of Bristol Rovers has "wholeheartedly apologised" for a club statement published hours after its manager Joey Barton appeared in court.

    They ought to just sack him anyway. Guilty or not, why would you want this kind of publicity associated with your club? I guess it’s easier to avoid paying compensation if he is is found guilty. 

    By appointing him in the first place, they must of known it was only a matter of time before he caused aggro - he just can’t help himself. 

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