Joey Barton has left his role as Fleetwood’s manager, the Sky Bet League One club have announced. Former Manchester City, Newcastle and QPR midfielder Barton, 38, had been in charge at Highbury Stadium since April 2018. A brief statement on the club’s official website said: “Fleetwood Town can confirm manager Joey Barton has left the club with immediate effect. “I’d like to put on record my thanks to Joey Barton for the job he’s done during his time at Fleetwood Town,” Pilley told the club’s official website. Fleetwood announced Barton as successor to John Sheridan just a day after he had completed an 18-month ban for breaking Football Association rules on betting.

Source: Express January 04, 2021 15:52 UTC