Just read in the papers today that Liam Lawrence has been let off with a caution after head butting a Saints fan in a Soton nightclub. The other bloke was knocked unconscious and left with a suspected fractured nose.
I'm not saying Barney should get off Scott free if he's guilty, but surely this case could be used as a bit of a benchmark. I know bottling is more severe but both are assault with intent to harm.
The scynical part of me thinks (much like a possible escape of a points deduction) this will be yet another case of our jammy friends down the road getting away with something that we never would have!