Newcastle have had their appeal to allow Joey Barton to
play against Liverpool this weekend turned down by the
courts.
Barton is not allowed on Merseyside as part of the bail
conditions ahead of his trial for assault and affray after an
incident in Liverpool city centre in December.
The club have appealed for Barton to be able to face Liverpool
on Saturday and then Everton on the final day of the season but
they have been denied.
