Malcolm Macdonald: "Alan is the kind of character who, if he feels that somebody has dreadfully let the club down, he will go for the jugular - and so Barton will react. Supermac Had Barton Sussed From Day One!
Malcolm Macdonald: "Alan is the kind of character who, if he feels that somebody has dreadfully let the club down, he will go for the jugular - and so Barton will react. "Alan Shearer is looking at the three remaining games and Barton has excluded himself from them out of utter stupidity.
"I'm not surprised that Alan has sought to take this reaction to what is thorough unprofessionalism."