Alan Shearer: "Joey could do a big job for us. We're trying everything to get him fit because the more bodies we have, the more it will help us.
Shearer: 'Barton Has Given Me No Trouble'!
"Whether he'll make Monday, we'll have to see. If he does, he certainly won't be match-fit.
"I've had no problems with him whatsoever. Whatever we've asked of him, he's done.
"He's desperate to play, that's what he wants. He's fed up of being injured.
"But there's no point pushing him to the extreme. We don't want to push him so much that we cause a setback.
"When he is handed over to us for full training, we want him to be right."