Thought you were the expert on such matters? 

Keeper of the heretic's fork of doom.

I don't see the point. If they are charging him, what is there he can do about it? They have pretty clear evidence

Up to now Barton has said nothing to the FA.In not answering the charge he has made them look stupid.They are looking to be in a situation where by they can use his words against him, i guess, rather than make bigger knobs of themselves by saying why they are actually charging him.For once he is keeping his mouth shut and it seems to be to his benefit.Hope that makes sense hangover grinding me down.

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PB more irritating than Cilit Bang and Bassman.

"Ridiculous shock horror probe at Barton half-moon"

Football in the twenty-first century, part 103. Joey Barton spends his afternoon at Everton being barracked because his brother is a convicted murderer. He gives his shirt to a disabled Manchester City supporter at the end of the game, drawing another jeer from the home fans who have been baiting him, and lands himself in trouble by half-dropping his shorts and threatening to moon in their direction.

Match of the Day, that well known scandal show and corrupter of the nation's morals, shows the incident unexpurgated on Saturday evening. The half-moon, that is, not the crowd abuse. On Sunday morning, the News of the World, that bastion of propriety and political correctness, leads other tabloids in pixellating the image on its back page lest sensitive readers be offended by a mild case of builder's bum. Several Everton supporters, meanwhile, contact police to insist they were not insulted by Barton's gesture, adding that the provocation of the player was out of order and that all Scousers should live happily together. Just for the record, then, Everton fans will continue to object to Manchester United players kissing their badge or celebrating goals right in front of them, but City players half-baring their arse are not too bad.

Good luck to the FA in picking a way through the rights and wrongs of that lot, now the police have agreed with City manager Stuart Pearce that it was somewhere between childishness and comedy. But surely this sort of thing could be more easily dealt with by referees. If players receive a yellow card for raising their shirt, they should get a red one for lowering their shorts. Even if they are only caught on camera and even if the match has finished. Why should football's self...#8209;imposed dress...#8209;removal code stop at the waist? Referees are always going on about the need to be consistent and logic demands the shorts-droppers fall into line behind the shirtlifters.

Backing for Barton is growing !!

Feliz Año Neuvo

PB more irritating than Cilit Bang and Bassman.

I thought that was great too

Feliz Año Neuvo