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Steve Bruce is a straight talking man, he calls a spade a spade and when asked a question about a controversial incident he'll give an honest asessment.

As he watched his Hull City team score a late goal to beat Queens Park Rangers today he was helped by the mindless actions of a certain Joey Barton.

The Hoops were forced to play almost an hour of the game with ten men after Barton was involved in an 'incident' with Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone.

Rangers were trailing Hull 1-0 at the time of Barton's moment of madness, lashing out during a stoppage in play directly in front of referee Anthony Taylor who was left with no choce.

Barton appeared to punch fellow Englishman, catching the Hull man in the GROIN making the dismissal his NINTH career red.

What does big Steve Bruce make of the whole thing?

No Steve, you can't.