Kinnear hits out at treatment of Barton

NEWCASTLE interim manager Joe Kinnear insisted Sunderland fans’ treatment of Joey Barton, who was pelted with missiles during Saturday’s derby at the Stadium of Light, was “not acceptable’’.

The Magpies’ midfielder, who appeared as a late substitute, came under fire while warming up on the touchline and inflamed matters when he provocatively kissed the badge on his tracksuit.

Barton was making his first appearance after a six-match ban, imposed for his training-ground attack on Ousmane Dabo in their days at Manchester City.