Now Joey Barton 'feels SORRY' for Eni Aluko before suggesting she 'can't count'

Joey Barton has called on TV execs to take female pundits off air and continued his onslaught of criticism directed at Eni Aluko, suggesting she 'can't count' and 'feels sorry' for her.

Barton has been widely condemned - even by Rishi Sunak - for his attacks on female pundits, even going as far as invoking the names of serial killers Fred and Rose West when making vindictive remarks online.

Aluko said she had been 'genuinely scared' to leave her house following Barton's tirades and resurfaced in Ivory Coast.

The ex-England star-turned-broadcaster has been a primary target of the 41-year-old and he again spoke about her on his Common Sense podcast.

He said: 'Even Eni Aluko this week saying she was scared to go out the house, I have to take that at face value.

'I think she's been a really good women's footballer, let's be honest she shouldn't be talking about the men's game, she's had ample opportunity and she's not got better.

'For me to hear her say this week in the video that her peer group are telling her she's doing really well... okay, well it's not her fault, then she's clearly not getting the correct training or help get better or the correct constructive feedback loops.'

Barton then went on to say that female pundits should not be allowed on air, for the sake of their own mental health.

He went on: 'I don't blame Eni and I don't blame any of the girls but if I'm an advocate for men's mental health, we have to think about young women's mental health as well, it can't be beneficial to these young ex-women footballers to be in positions and have to shut down their social media feeds for the amount of abuse they're getting for not knowing their onions.'

Barton then suggested Aluko 'can't count', seemingly referring to a clip