Monday: Barton in the dock ..

Joey Barton looks like he could find himself in some hot water following his impetuous stap on Dickson Etuhu at the weekend, as The Independent reports.

The Toon are crying out for squad reinforcements, and there's no point Mike Ashley hiding away his cheque-book now after FourFourTwo magazine published it's annual footy richlist in the latest issue.

As the Sunderland Echo confirms, the Toon supremo is positively loaded. Maybe the club will do something they've failed to in most previous seasons then, and sign someone who can defend?