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Men’s Football Football coach tells Barton assault trial he found boss ‘in shock’ in tunnel

A FOOTBALL coach has told a court hearing the trial of Joey Barton yesterday how he found his boss lying shocked and bloodied in the tunnel after a League One match.

Former Barnsley assistant manager Christopher Stern was giving evidence at Sheffield Crown Court where Barton, 39, is on trial accused of assaulting former Tykes boss Daniel Stendel.

Prosecutors allege that Barton, who was then Fleetwood manager, knocked into Mr Stendel in the tunnel at the end of a match between the two teams in April 2019, causing him facial injuries when his head hit a metal post.

Mr Stern told the court he did not see how his boss received the injuries but came to his aid soon afterwards.

He said: “He was in shock. There was blood coming out of his mouth and nose. His front teeth were backwards.”

He agreed that he celebrated enthusiastically after Barnsley went 3-1 up, saying he turned to the Fleetwood technical area as he celebrated in an “emotional reflex.”

The judge told the jurors they would probably retire to consider their verdict on Thursday.

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