Football manager Joey Barton in court today after ‘attacking Barnsley coach in tunnel after match’

JOEY Barton will go on trial today accused of assaulting another football manager after a heated League One game. The Bristol Rovers manager, 39, denies attacking then-Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel back in April 2019. 3 Joey Barton will go on trial today accused of assault Credit: PA 3 He arrived alone this morning for the hearing at Sheffield Crown Court Credit: PA 3 Prosecutors allege he attacked Daniel Stendel, then the manager of Barnsley Prosecutors claim Barton – who was then managing Fleetwood – hit out in the tunnel after a Barnsley win. Stendel was left with facial injuries after… Read Full Article