I’ve defended Barton in the past, i really thought he’d cleaned up his act, had grown up, and the gist of my points were that his reputation was getting him into more trouble than his actual behaviour.
But not today. I was wrong, I’ll admit it. While it does look like Tevez (another sneaky fecker) did start it, what a stupid thing for Barton to do on a day when his team mates needed him most; and then the knee on Aguero in the resulting skirmish. Pathetic.
Hughes is no nonsense, I’d like to think at least. I hope Barton’s contract will be terminated at the first opportunity.