By Felix Keith Joey Barton has escalated his war of words with Gary Neville by insinuating the former Manchester United defender is a coward. Barton has been desperately seeking attention on social media in an effort to rebrand himself since being sacked by Bristol Rovers in October. He has begun a bizarre crusade against female pundits and commentators, which took a vile turn on Friday when he compared Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward to notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West. That prompted Aluko and Ward’s employers, ITV, to release a statement condemning the former Manchester City midfielder’s …