12 games is more than enough.
If the PL want to throw down the gauntlet and set a precedent then fine .... not sure they will though. Think this might be just because it is Barton.
As was stated before, it was the 2nd incident that has caused the outrage. We simply cannot allow this sort of thing to become some kind of norm, whereby when you are sent off for one offence and you then go on to carry out a 2nd offence. The ref's word has to be final. You are sent off you go. As soon as the red card is produced you need to turn on your heels and head for the tunnel.
And I disagree about the handbags, Rob. As I and many others have said, it was the 2nd offence. The red card was just your everyday, normal red card and nowt much would have been said on the matter. You simply then though, after being sent off, cannot go out a commit a second red card offence.
We do really need to kick this sort of thing out of football. 12 games was more than I was expecting, but fair play to the authorities for making such a stand. We cannot have this sort of dissent in the game.