Sheffield Wednesday enter Joey Barton race

Sheffield Wednesday reportedly emerge as contenders to sign Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton on loan.

By Liam Apicella, Features Editor

Published: July 15 2012 | 12:05

Last updated: July 17 2012 | 15:13

Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones has reportedly declared an interest in signing Joey Barton on loan.

The 29-year-old Queens Park Rangers midfielder will miss the first 12 matches of the new season as a result of a punishment from the Football Association for his conduct on the final day of the Premier League season against Manchester City.

QPR have also stripped the former Newcastle United man of the club's captaincy, which is said to have left Barton open to move away from Loftus Road.

A switch to the Championship - the league in which Wednesday play - would be more beneficial to the ex-England international due to the volume of games played in that division.

That has alerted boss Jones, who is looking to bolster his midfield options, according to The People.

League rivals Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest are also believed to be interested.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Sunderland	16	9	5	2	26	12	14	32
2	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	16	10	4	2	21	9	12	32
3	Burnley	16	8	6	2	19	6	13	30
4	Leeds United Leeds	15	8	5	2	24	9	15	29
5	Middlesbrough	16	8	3	5	29	19	10	27
6	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	16	6	8	2	18	11	7	26
7	Watford	16	8	2	6	25	24	1	26
8	Millwall	16	6	6	4	19	14	5	24
9	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	15	6	4	5	19	17	2	22
10	Bristol City	16	5	7	4	20	20	0	22
11	Derby County Derby	16	5	5	6	20	20	0	20
12	Stoke City Stoke	16	5	5	6	19	20	-1	20
13	Norwich City Norwich	16	4	7	5	25	24	1	19
14	Swansea City Swansea	15	5	4	6	11	10	1	19
15	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	16	5	4	7	18	26	-8	19
16	Luton Town Luton	16	5	3	8	18	26	-8	18
17	Coventry City Coventry	16	4	5	7	22	23	-1	17
18	Oxford United Oxford Utd	16	4	5	7	19	24	-5	17
19	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	16	4	5	7	17	28	-11	17
20	Preston North End Preston	16	3	7	6	16	24	-8	16
21	Cardiff City Cardiff	16	4	4	8	15	24	-9	16
22	Hull City	16	3	6	7	16	21	-5	15
23	Portsmouth	15	2	6	7	16	28	-12	12
24	Queens Park Rangers QPR	16	1	8	7	13	26	-13	11