For a league looked upon (to everyone outside of Scotland) as perhaps one of the most boring in Europe, there's little doubting the SPFL has been full of fire this time around.

With Rangers now mixing it with Celtic, who themselves are in the Champions League, there was never likely to be too many dull moments north of the border.

The arrival of Joey Barton at Ibrox was another moment that promised so much, with the 34-year-old one of the most controversial figures in British football.

Still, as many expected, his time with the Gers looks like ending rather sourly.

Amid a raft of disciplinary problems, BBC Sport broke a story today claiming the one-cap England international was unlikely to ever play for the club again.

Just eight games into a two-year deal in Glasgow, both he and the club are understood to have come to a stalemate over what they believe to be the next stage of the disciplinary process.

So, here's how Twitter saw the latest saga in the career of Joey Barton.