Guess Joey Barton’s not as changed as we thought. He first scuffled with Tevez and got a red for an elbow (deserved, looks like, despite the jostling) followed by an absolutely unforgivable leg stamp on Sergio Aguero and an attempt to headbutt Vincent Kompany.
Three ironies for Barton here, though:
- QPR played better after he’d been sent off
- the stoppage from his red card led to the five minutes of stoppage time at the end after QPR had established a 2-1 lead
- in those five minutes, Edin Dzeko tied it and fittingly, Aguero was the one who sealed the Premier League title for Manchester City.
Barton’s probably facing a ban of at least nine games by most media reports. The only thing that could make his outburst more complete would have been Bolton holding on to a lead and the Hoops going down.
However, such was not to be. At the very least, QPR have to consider whether to strip Barton of the captaincy, if not make him persona non grata at the club for placing his teammates in danger in that crucial a situation. If Mario Balotelli is trying to be your voice of reason, you got problems.
What do you do if you’re Mark Hughes?
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