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Defeat for Barton is hard to stomach

By Chris Phillips

STAR MAN
MICHAEL TURNER
Southend
JOEY Barton refused to make excuses following his Fleetwood side’s defeat at Southend.
Simon Cox bagged the only goal of the game to secure victory for the Shrimpers at Roots Hall.
But Barton – whose preparations were hit by a cancelled plane and a bout of food poisoning – felt Town should have picked up a point.
“We took about 10 hours to get here, our plane was cancelled and we had to dash across and get a train,” said Barton.
“Then we’ve had a bout of food poisoning and lots of lads gone do...

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