The former Toon skipper lost at his own game. Always a player to goad and intimidate ... Norwich got the better of him.
Barton lost his cool following a tussle with Bradley Johnson, when he appeared to headbutt the Norwich midfielder.
After consultation with the assistant, Barton was shown a red card by referee Neil Swarbrick.
The QPR captain used Twitter to hit out at the "ridiculous decision", claiming the officials had been "conned" by Johnson, as Norwich went on to take all three points after goals from Anthony Pilkington and substitute Steve Morison.
Neil Warnock: "I have not got any confidence in the appeals procedure.
"When [Wolves manager] Mick McCarthy appeals and does not get that lad [Nenad Milijas] off, you have got to worry about anything appealing.
"We will have to look and see what the referee says [in his report] and if there are any other angles, but from every one I have seen, I don't see a headbutt.
"But I am not optimistic.
"Joey could have avoided the situation, but it doesn't warrant the reaction from Johnson.
"He has not been headbutted at all, not in a million years. The movement of him going backwards has conned the referee.
"To go back like he did was a disgrace. It's getting a fellow pro sent off. I think he should be done (punished)."
Barton said on Twitter: "Hopefully referee sees it retrospectively and sees he's been conned. Its no consolation for us right now but at least its something.
"Feel for the officials, they've been conned. Admitted to me at HT they never saw it. I was pulled back 1st, then kicked 2nd.
"Linesman definitely never saw it, all he seen was Johnsons reaction. My head dosent move forward at all. Ridiculous decision seen 25 replays.
"I'd be 1st to apologise if I'd reacted. Cannot apologise as I know I've not head butted anyone."
If Warnock does not appeal the red card the ban will keep Joey Barton out of Queens Park Rangers’s visit to St James’s Park.