Joey Barton admits he apologised to Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna in the wake of Bristol Rovers' 0-0 draw with the promotion chasers at the Mem on Tuesday, but the Gas boss has taken exception to some of his counterpart's comments.
McKenna, in interviews with local press from Suffolk and his club's in-house media team, shared details of Barton's apology for a more defensive approach than usual after a hard-fought stalemate in BS7 before describing the game as a "cup final" for Rovers and their fans.
Barton believes his comments from that touchline exchange were somewhat misinterpreted and he believes McKenna is a man under pressure as big-spending Ipswich lose ground in the race for automatic promotion following a poor run by their standards.
