Source: Daily_Mail
What the papers say - Monday, May 4th
DAILY MAIL: Alan Shearer will hammer Joey Barton with a £120,000 fineafter accusing him of "letting down" Newcastle with a senseless redcard at Anfield yesterday.Livid Shearer to throw the book at reckless Barton after Alonso lungeAlso: Ricky Hatton, who underwent a brainscan following his calamitous defeat yesterday by Manny Pacquiao, isbeing advised to quit boxing.Punch of savage beauty: Brutal beating of Hatton by a new master of the blood gameDAILY TELEGRAPH: Alan Shearer believes Newcastle's relegation showdown with Middlesbrough a week today is the biggest match of his St James' Park career. Alan Shearer is furious with Joey Barton after the defender was sent off for Newcastle and will fine the full back £120,000Also: Mike Ashley, tie loosened around the neck and face bearing thedistraught expression of a man who had just lost a winning lotteryticket, might have believed that Newcastle's salvation had arrived whenhe caught the eye of James Bond in the Anfield directors' box.Liverpool 3 Newcastle 0: Miserable Magpies in deeper trouble as Reds run riotTHE SUN: Alan Shearer was fuming after seeing Joey Barton done for this season and Newcastle almost done for in the Premier League. Also:Alex McLeish sealed Birmingham's return to the Premier League with akiss.Ricky Hatton made a humble apology to his fans after beingpoleaxed by Manny Pacquiao.Reading 1 Birmingham 2: Phillips fires Birmingham to the promised land Ricky Hatton hits the canvass and perhaps the end of his career DAILY EXPRESS: Alan Shearer last night slammed Joey Barton for his red card as Newcastle's plight deepened and Liverpool kept up the title pressure on Manchester United. Also: Ricky Hatton emerged from hospital here to a chorus of demands that he should quit boxing following his devastating second-round knockout by Manny Pacquiao. DAILY MIRROR: Alan Shearer ripped into red card rogue Joey Barton last night after Newcastle lurched closer to relegation. Also: Ricky Hatton could quit following his spectacular knockout by Manny Pacquiao. DAILY STAR: Bad Boy Joey Barton will be fined £120,000 by furious Newcastle boss Alan Shearer after his latest shame on Merseyside. Also:Ricky Hatton apologised to his army of fans last night after beingknocked out cold in devastating fashion by Manny Pacquiao. THE TIMES: Birmingham City won the dramatic three-way fight for automatic promotion to the Barclays Premier League yesterday.Also: Ricky Hatton's late night trip to the Valley Medical Centre, accompanied by Jennifer, his fiancee, Paul Speak, his agent, and Oscar De La Hoya, his promoter, was just a precaution, but it was a fitting reminder, should the British boxer need one, of the dangers associated with his sport. THE INDEPENDENT: Alan Shearer yesterday launched a scathing attack on Joey Barton for the straight red card the Newcastle midfielder earned in his side's 3-0 defeat to Liverpool. Also: Seven of the Premier League's bottom eight played this weekend: Sunderland yesterday became the seventh to lose. THE GUARDIAN: Alan Shearer last night accused Joey Barton of letting Newcastle United down after the midfielder was sent off for a reckless two-footed tackle on Xabi Alonso during a 3-0 defeat at Liverpool that deepened the club's relegation fears. Also: Rickey Hatton's boxing career is almost certainly over.