I watched Joey Barton try to bask in the publicity of his court case but it only showed his true nature: Violent, foul-mouthed, narcissistic, raging against his own irrelevance... and guilty ⊖

The manager of one of Joey Barton's clubs warned a new member of the backroom team to beware his surface charm. 'You might be fooled when you first meet him,' the manager said. 'Don't be.'