Joey Barton future in doubt after Alan Shearer bust-up
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Joey Barton may have played his last match in a Newcastle United shirt after he was involved in a furious dressing room bust-up with manager Alan Shearer.
According to British tabloid The Sun, Shearer was fuming after Barton was ruled out for the rest of the season with a three-match ban when he was sent off for an ugly late lunge at Xabi Alonso during a 3-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday.
It has been alleged that the pair exchanged harsh words in the dressing room and had to be pulled apart as tempers flared.
"It was unbelievable. They were like two stags," a Newcastle insider said.
"Shearer told Barton he had made a mistake putting him back in the team, that he thought Barton was good enough to do it but he had shown he wasn’t.
"Joey shouted at Alan that he was the best player at the club, which was why he had to play him.
"Alan said he wasn’t, called him s*** and Joey replied that he was a s*** manager with s*** tactics.
"At that point, it looked like they were going to have a full-scale brawl and had to be dragged apart.
"Shearer was really angry, not just because of the stupid red card but because it means Barton will be missing for the last three Premier League games when Newcastle need everyone available.
"Alan gave Joey the big build-up during the week, saying what an important player he could be in Newcastle’s fight against relegation, and then he does that.
"You wonder what goes on in Joey’s head."
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According to British tabloid The Sun, Shearer was fuming after Barton was ruled out for the rest of the season with a three-match ban when he was sent off for an ugly late lunge at Xabi Alonso during a 3-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday.
It has been alleged that the pair exchanged harsh words in the dressing room and had to be pulled apart as tempers flared.
"It was unbelievable. They were like two stags," a Newcastle insider said.
"Shearer told Barton he had made a mistake putting him back in the team, that he thought Barton was good enough to do it but he had shown he wasn’t.
"Joey shouted at Alan that he was the best player at the club, which was why he had to play him.
"Alan said he wasn’t, called him s*** and Joey replied that he was a s*** manager with s*** tactics.
"At that point, it looked like they were going to have a full-scale brawl and had to be dragged apart.
"Shearer was really angry, not just because of the stupid red card but because it means Barton will be missing for the last three Premier League games when Newcastle need everyone available.
"Alan gave Joey the big build-up during the week, saying what an important player he could be in Newcastle’s fight against relegation, and then he does that.
"You wonder what goes on in Joey’s head."
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