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Your support makes all the difference.Joey Barton has suggested QPR are considering sending him out on loan at the start of the season, so he might serve his 12-match ban more quickly than if he stayed put.
Barton is currently suspended until November after being sent off against Manchester City on the final day of the last Premier League campaign and clashing with Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany as he left the field. But the 29-year-old midfielder, who is due to train with League Two club Fleetwood Town this week, could return to action in October if he is allowed to join a lower-league club on loan.
That is because they play more fixtures in August, September and October than Premier League teams. However, it was unclear last night whether the Football Association would be willing to sanction a move under those circumstances.
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