Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan says Joey Barton is unlikely to make his Magpies comeback until September at the earliest. Barton has been training with Newcastle for the past week after being released from jail after serving two months of a six-month sentence. Barton is unlikely to receive a warm welcome on the Toon's travels this term and Keegan is refusing to throw the 25-year-old in at the deep end until he is match fit. However, Keegan has been delighted with Barton's attitude since returning to the club and believes once he is back playing football he will be able to put this latest episode firmly behind him. "Joey has been working very hard on a fitness programme and is just getting his head down, which is what he has done ever since I came back to this club," Keegan said in the Daily Express. "His training and attitude...
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