… then check out this Kung Fu expert

In his first Tyne-Wear derby, dangerous criminal Joey Barton put in an absolutely disgraceful challenge on Sunderland’s Dickson Etuhu. The role-model-in-the-making midfielder is preparing to be thrown back into the fray this weekend - let’s hope he hasn’t been spending his time away learning tackling techniques from the chap in black and white in the video above.

Jan Koller’s tasty challenge on VfL Bochum’s Christoph Dabrowski in the German Bundesliga 1 last weekend makes Mr Cole’s gauche effort from last week seem a little meek in comparison. And no, Koller wasn’t sent off either.

[The Offside]