Jimbo 133 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Newcastle are planning to sack jailed £55,000-a-week midfielder Joey Barton unless he agrees to a 50-per-cent pay cut. Manager Kevin Keegan wants to keep Barton, despite him being imprisoned for six months in May for assault and affray. The player faces another trial later this month for allegedly assaulting his then Manchester City clubmate Ousmane Dabo last year. But the Newcastle hierarchy, led by owner Mike Ashley, executive director Dennis Wise and vice-president Tony Jimenez, are not happy and could move to dismiss the player even before the case begins on June 30. Stuart Pearce, City boss at the time of the Dabo incident and now an assistant to England head coach Fabio Capello, will be a key witness for the prosecution at Manchester Crown Court, where he and a number of players are expected to give eyewitness accounts of what happened at the training ground in May 2007. Newcastle have taken legal advice since Barton was involved in violent incidents in his home city of Liverpool in December. He has four years of his contract to run, but Newcastle believe his conviction and imprisonment give them legal grounds to sack him for gross misconduct and avoid paying up the remainder of his deal, just as Chelsea did after Adrian Mutu failed a drugs test in 2004. A FIFA tribunal have now told Mutu he must pay Chelsea £9.4million over the incident. Newcastle would try to retain Barton's registration to recoup some of the £5.8m they paid City. Barton, who has not been paid since he was jailed, has been told his only hope of staying is if he agrees a pay cut of up to 50 per cent and even that offer, which he is unlikely to accept, will be withdrawn if he is convicted in the Dabo case. Newcastle feel the forthcoming trial will further tarnish the club's image and the fall-out from the incident with former France star Dabo will hinder their attempts to sign French-speaking players. France and St Etienne striker Bafetimbi Gomis, now at Euro 2008, was the latest to reject them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadrian 0 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 why does everything invole a paycut ? guess its bye bye joey then , and dennis wise has far to much say for a mediocre footballer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8967 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Well, seeing it's from the the Daily Lie it's probably bollocks anyway (especially the bit about not being able to sign French players anymire), but offering him a new deal with reduced terms was my suggestion as well. If he doesn't agree he can sod off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8967 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) why does everything invole a paycut ? guess its bye bye joey then , and dennis wise has far to much say for a mediocre footballer . What has this got to do with anything? Edited June 7, 2008 by Isegrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadrian 0 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Manager Kevin Keegan wants to keep Barton, despite him being imprisoned for six months in May for assault and affray. But the Newcastle hierarchy, led by owner Mike Ashley, executive director Dennis Wise and vice-president Tony Jimenez, are not happy and could move to dismiss the player even before the case begins on June 30. he's also incharge of our recruitment policy shoving profitable players down keegans throat , only a matter of time before keegan say no to one but wise brings him in anyway . should all be about ashley and keegan . dennis has done fuck all off the pitch , and that vettere only had 6month at madrid , and they just hired a guy fresh out of school who's only knowledge of players are from the internet. and people still harp on about how pleased they are that the club is being ran properly , jobs for the boys more like . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8967 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) That wasn't really my point. My point was rather what being a mediocre footballer has to do with anything. Quite a lot of mediocre footballer do quite good jobs in executive positions or as managers... But it looks like the tabloids are doing well in printing all those half-true stories as there is still enough people who buy them. Throug the wisdom of the Sunday Sun of all sources it is now established as a well known fact that our researches are based on the knowledge of a Spanish internet geek (I bet he also plays Football manager). We also know that Keegan has nothing to say, has to swallow young players and hates all the other staff at Newcastle anyway. Edited June 7, 2008 by Isegrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Has Gomis knocked us back then, official? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 0 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Has Gomis knocked us back then, official? Moreover, has he actually confirmed that Barton's attack on Dabo was a contributing factor in his decision to knock NUFC back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Has Gomis knocked us back then, official? He signed a new contract with saint ettiene till 2012 iirc, don't think he ever turned us down can't remember hearing of us ever having a bid accepted or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GafferTape 0 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Well, seeing it's from the the Daily Lie it's probably bollocks anyway (especially the bit about not being able to sign French players anymire), but offering him a new deal with reduced terms was my suggestion as well. If he doesn't agree he can sod off. Haven't they been quite accurate with their stories recently? They certainly had Mort leaving before everyone else.. I seem to remember people thinking that the mail have got a decent source at the club, as they've been getting things pretty much spot on recently, in regard to us anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 why does everything invole a paycut ? because they are a progressive club determined to mix it with the big boys more than the last board did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 why does everything invole a paycut ? because they are a progressive club determined to mix it with the big boys more than the last board did awwwwww you miss him dont you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigThompers Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 why does everything invole a paycut ? because they are a progressive club determined to mix it with the big boys more than the last board did Agreed. Without a decent wage structure we'd be flat on our arses in no time. Look at Spurs, they have a wage structure and still manage to attract top players. To think we were bigger and better than them before the Shepherd revolution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 why does everything invole a paycut ? because they are a progressive club determined to mix it with the big boys more than the last board did Agreed. Without a decent wage structure we'd be flat on our arses in no time. Look at Spurs, they have a wage structure and still manage to attract top players. To think we were bigger and better than them before the Shepherd revolution... The problem is, though, that we may see out Keegan's contract before the a wage restructuring puts us in a position to try and do what Spurs are doing this year. It's a difficult one. The squad last season playing under Keegan would have finished quite a bit higher, but genuinely challenging for 5th? I'd say probably not...... not without a couple of quality signings in places we really need them at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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