Source: Daily_Mail
HATCHET MAN: Barton hasn't learned his lesson - but neither have Newcastle
When Joey Barton came out of prison last year and said he wanted to be a role model for young players most people didn't believe a word of it. Unfortunately, the midfielder seems to have found Newcastle managers are more sympathetic and he is still getting the chance to parade his thuggery on the pitch. Reds mist: Barton walked for his challenge on Liverpool's Alonso More from Hatchet Man. HATCHET MAN: Wenger's woeful eyesight is back for everybody to see04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Dirty dozen without a win should raise more questions for Aston Villa boss O'Neill04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Sbragia's time is up, Sunderland need to make a change NOW04/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Stoke and Wolves can do better than Everton misfit Van der Meyde01/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Obi set for new Chelsea contract but he's still nowhere near the real deal01/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Rio's rock solid but Manchester United need more like him at the back01/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Big boys Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool are wrong to believe in Santa01/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Forget heroic defending - limited Chelsea were just running scared against Barcelona30/04/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE Kevin Keegan, Joe Kinnear and Alan Shearer have all given Barton the benefit of the doubt. Last October he said: 'I know it's the last-chance saloon. I'm just thankful I've got that opportunity. Now it's time for me to keep my head down and let my football do my talking.' As Shearer found out from Barton's awful tackle on Xabi Alonso yesterday, that is half the problem. The former England striker will now hand Barton a hefty fine.It seems like former Manchester City player Barton will never learn. He has been given far too many chances already and his apparent contrition remains meaningless. The only model he provides is one nobody should follow. Last straw: Newcastle set to axe Barton after mindless sending off angers battling ShearerLiverpool 3 Newcastle 0: Magpies in deeper trouble as Reds run riotSIR BOBBY ROBSON: Don't blame Ashley for Newcastle's declineNEWCASTLE UNITED FC