Newcastle midfielder gets a six-game ban for attacking Manchester City team-mate: Should it be six months instead or does he deserve fresh start?

Before attacking a teenager on the streets of Liverpool, Joey Barton let loose on his then-Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo, and originally protested that he had given the Frenchman a good hiding for his own self-defence. The Newcastle midfielder has now admitted he was guilty and has got away with .