Newcastle United's Joey Barton Sentenced to Six Months in Prison.

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was  sentenced to six months in prison today, after pleading guilty to assault and affray.

The incident in Liverpool city centre in December of last year was the latest in a sad sequence of misdemeanours to plague the troubled star.

The other incidents have already been well-documented here on Bleacher Report and in the national press, so I will not go into detail about said incidents.

I do not know Barton personally, so it would be irresponsible for me to character assassinate him, so I won't. All I will say is, what a silly, silly boy.

A young man with loads of talent earning a very, very good living should know better than to succumb to the taunts of jealous, mindless thugs.

It will be interesting to see what action NUFC take against Barton now that the trial has reached its conclusion. Some people wanted, and demanded, for NUFC sack him even before the trial had begun. That could never have happened because of slander issues.

Joey has  a lot of soul-searching to do while he is away, and plenty of time to reflect on his actions.

As far as I am concerned, I wish Joey well and hope he has learned his lesson once and for all. Everybody deserves forgiveness and a second chance, but he really is in the last chance saloon.