26 Apr 2017 13:43:15
Barton given an 18 month ban and a £30000 fine!
26 Apr 2017 13:55:40
He's retired from football according to papers.
26 Apr 2017 15:26:04
Lol, "you are banned for 18 months due to gambling etc. "
I wonder what his response was:
"no actually, I was going to retire anyway! " what a guy.
26 Apr 2017 15:32:09
we definitely dodged a bigger bullet
26 Apr 2017 15:49:23
Think the decision is very harsh bordering on ridiculous. Doubt very much other less controversial players would have been handed such a ban
26 Apr 2017 17:06:46
Anyone overwhelmed by the news that Lafferty could be back.
26 Apr 2017 17:27:54
I've no time for Barton think the guys a waster but I think that is severe.
26 Apr 2017 20:19:31
Boaz
Don't want him anywhere near the club. Wonder if he would be so desperate to come back if he was getting regular game time
26 Apr 2017 20:54:06
Anyone think that's why he came up to Scotland? Our bigwigs would have banned him for a month and fined him 5 grand tops.
He was hoping to dodge a big bullet
26 Apr 2017 20:02:49
18 month is pretty extreme but he's not our problem now. He's going to be about 36 when that ban is up so best retiring now i think. Too big for his boots to play for an old firm club and hate to say it but brown (an average player) bullying him showed he's past his sale by date.
26 Apr 2017 21:01:19
They did didn't they
26 Apr 2017 23:11:59
18 month ban for 1200 bets over ten years. So less than 12 bets a month or 3 bets a week. I can't stand the guy but that is definitely a harsh punishment.
27 Apr 2017 12:55:01
Surely any player with a bit of sense would just get someone they trust to bet for them lol