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While Warnock's outrage at Barton's sending off was understandable, when quizzed about the defeat by Norwich he fell back on the old managerial standby of bad luck and other dodgy refereeing decisions he believed have peppered their season.

QPR's sacking of Neil Warnock had been increasingly on the cards 2012

Lost in the uproar over Joey Barton's red card for moving his head towards Norwich's Bradley Johnson was the fact that QPR had been defeated again.

QPR's sacking of Neil Warnock had been increasingly on the cards 2012

After watching Arsène Wenger spend much of Saturday evening looking desperate to box Joey Barton's ears it was easy to assume that Arsenal's manager detested the Newcastle United midfielder.

Arsenal show need for reinforcements after failure to outwit Newcastle 2011

On Thursday, before the trip to Milton Keynes, Warnock failed to send the correct message to his players, again pointing his energies at the failed appeal against Barton's red card describing the FA's decision as "scandalous".

QPR's sacking of Neil Warnock had been increasingly on the cards 2012

Laura Barton's paean to Josh T Pearson didn't exactly bring out the fan club, though benjaminT observed, He's challenging Warren Ellis for best beard in rock ...

Readers' reviews 2011

While Newcastle's manager cherishes Barton's ability he fears the circus surrounding him has taken a toll on his 50-year-old face.

Arsenal show need for reinforcements after failure to outwit Newcastle 2011

Steven Gerrard's first role as England captain was to act as peacemaker last night to prevent Joey Barton's introduction creating any divisions in a squad that prides itself on its sense of togetherness.

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Barton's inflammatory remarks about the post-World Cup autobiographies have gone down badly among certain players, particularly Frank Lampard, and Gerrard tried to nip it in the bud ahead of tomorrow's friendly against Spain at Old Trafford.

Media Maxine 2009

Although annoyed by Barton's less than angelic part in Gervinho's 75th-minute dismissal, the Frenchman later praised the "courage" of the Newcastle player and called him a "great player," albeit one sometimes betrayed by "temper trouble".

Arsenal show need for reinforcements after failure to outwit Newcastle 2011

I was lucky enough to see, nearly 40 years ago, John Barton's Richard II, in which Ian Richardson and Richard Pasco alternated the title role and the usurping Bolingbroke.

Michael Billington on judging classics by past performances 2012