"Failing to control their players". Never got that. The management can't help the players competiveness. What was Pardew supposed to do? Rip off his coat and shirt, revealing his true identity as Superman and fly over to the penalty box to restrain Joey. It's the player's fault not the management. Ban the players (not Barton, as he didn't do anything wrong) and leave it at that.
"Failing to control their players". Never got that. The management can't help the players competiveness. What was Pardew supposed to do? Rip off his coat and shirt, revealing his true identity as Superman and fly over to the penalty box to restrain Joey. It's the player's fault not the management. Ban the players (not Barton, as he didn't do anything wrong) and leave it at that.