| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 10:51:06 AM | Just been hearing on the radio about this ex Wigan footballer Marlon King
who has been sent down for 18 months for sexually assualting a woman in a night club.
He had placed his hand on her bottom and when she protested he punched
her in the face and broke her nose and was thrown out of the venue by security.
So I ask do you think that our footballers think that they are above the law?
What made him believe that he could get away with molesting a woman in a club?
And finally should he be given another chance to play again when he has served his sentence? | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 11:03:03 AM | Yes I do think that celebrities in general including footballers think they are above the law. Look at that thug Joey Barton for a start, he shouldnt be allowed to play football again after the amount of violent assaults he has committed on the public and his team mates.
The problem is in this country that there is one law for the rich and famous and another law for us ordinary folk. Take the Naomi Campbell air rage incident, she received community service despite a long history of violence and agression. A couple of years earlier a care worker from the north east committed a similar slightly lesser offence on a plane and received a 2 year custodial sentence.
Then theres George Michael, just how many drink or drug driving offences will it take before someone sends him to prison?
There is a complete lack of fair play in the 'justice' system in this country, it should be one rule for all, no matter who you are or how much money you have. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 11:05:19 AM | | Yes they do and with the cases they get off with or get lighten sentances you can see why. This is one of the reasons i don't follow football. Too many ego's with too much money and visions of grandure. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 11:08:39 AM | | They do consider themselves about the law, they frequently arent the brightest of people but have a sporting talent, they are cosseted by the clubs from a young age and dont really have much street sense or common decency, add vast amounts of money into the mix and wait for the trouble to start | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 11:53:10 AM | | i personally know several very well known profesional footballers. lived next door to 1 for a few yrs, some are very decent guys,married with kiddies and keep out the limelight, the rest are just basically over paid pratts, think the sun shines out there ass and everyone else should bend down and lick there boots. i for 1 dont want cherry blossom posioning,so cobblers to them, they do the crime they can do the time.whoever they are. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 2:18:18 PM | | i seriously hope that no club takes him on when he is released and his career is finished as a pro footballer.he has an example to set to kids but has proved he was an overpaid prat.i also hope he goes up to a few cons saying do you know who i am and they give him a good hard slap. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 4:54:19 PM | | his career was finished anyway, absoulute crap player. even so he will be back playing,no morals in todays football. take the guy who caused death by dangerous/drunk driving. went down,done his time only to come straight back out and get signed by a club and start playing again. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 5:09:51 PM | Looking at the online news reports about the jailed Marlon King, it appears his defence was one of "mistaken identity" and the jury convicted him with a majority verdict of 10-2.
I have absolutely no idea whether he is, in fact, guilty, but perhaps we have not heard the last of this case? | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/29/2009 6:34:17 PM | Apparently the Judge read out a string of past incidents that he was involved in , some of which will add suggestion that the guy is an absolute monster. Should he be deserved a second chance? Hell no.
Good on Wigan for sacking him. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/30/2009 1:56:03 AM | Callum Davenport, West Ham defender, was also charged yesterday with assault on his sister which apparently led to the knife attack on his legs by his sisters boyfriend.
I still think despite this that incidents like this are very rare for footballers and the majority are decent law abiding young men. For a career in football you have to be fairly clean living, dedicated and aware that every move you make is going to be in the media.
The game has changed dramatically in the past 15 years and is more professional, pacier and fitness is paramount. The days of Tony Adams, Paul McGrath and Merson when you could play at a high level with a drink problem is gone.
It is a small percentage that have broken laws and a lot of have been rightly punished and not got away with it. The incidents that annoy me are the Steven Gerrard assault, Fergie and his players getting away with driving bans etc. because of fancy lawyers.
Those lawyers though are available to anybody, providing you have the money, and doesn't mean that footballers and celebrities think they are above the law but more when they fall foul of it they have the best defence. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/30/2009 4:14:53 AM |
It is a small percentage that have broken laws and a lot of have been rightly punished and not got away with it. The incidents that annoy me are the Steven Gerrard assault, Fergie and his players getting away with driving bans etc. because of fancy lawyers
i think in steven gerards case..the main reason he was found not guilty was more to do with him being up in liverpool crown court with a jury made up of scouse lfc supporters rather than his fancy lawyer....
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/30/2009 5:44:15 AM |
Just been hearing on the radio about this ex Wigan footballer Marlon King
who has been sent down for 18 months for sexually assualting a woman in a night club.
He had placed his hand on her bottom and when she protested he punched
her in the face and broke her nose and was thrown out of the venue by security.
So I ask do you think that our footballers think that they are above the law?
What made him believe that he could get away with molesting a woman in a club?
And finally should he be given another chance to play again when he has served his sentence?
The problem with this case is that Marlon King had "previous" for this.... if you dig into the case, he has 23 other conviction while playing for Gillingham and Watford include also includes attacks and assualts on other women... so I think he has already used up his "one last chance"
so maybe it was a case of him using the "do you know who i am" card rather that tarring most professional footballers with the same brush | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/30/2009 1:21:00 PM | | the sad thing is some greedy club will probbly take the wanxxr on when he gets released.wont be a prem club probbly championship or below.dont wanna be my club though.dont want scum bags like him there. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/30/2009 1:41:15 PM |
Just been hearing on the radio about this ex Wigan footballer Marlon King
who has been sent down for 18 months for sexually assualting a woman in a night club.
He had placed his hand on her bottom and when she protested he punched
her in the face and broke her nose and was thrown out of the venue by security. The problem with this case is that Marlon King had "previous" for this.... if you dig into the case, he has 23 other conviction while playing for Gillingham and Watford include also includes attacks and assualts on other women... Breaking someone's nose is a very serious assault, added to the fact that he ran a trial and pleaded not guilty, why the hell was he not given a 5 year sentence. I know of people that have done similar things, and they have landed some serious jail. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/31/2009 5:34:21 AM | I have to correct myself... should have done it earlier... he has 13 other convictions.. not 23..... I think the judge did take into consideration that he would lose out on 2.75 million pounds because of this (35k per week for 18 months....) plus being sacked....
I do believe the victim of this account should get some compensation for this.....
Ir was the attitute of his agent that annoyed me the most.... saying clubs would be queuing up for his clients services once he got out and would get him a good contract ... showing no remorse at all.... | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/31/2009 7:03:24 AM | Musicians are far worse and a lot more extreme but is somehow seen as endearing and expected but footballers will always be vilified in the press and the public. It seems to me that most people who are given money and power and abuse it, footballers are far from saints but are they any worse than other sports stars, actors, entertainers and politicians?
It seems to me that people are jealous of what they earn, their status and lifestyles that any opportunity to knock them is taken.
Wigan do not deserve praise for sacking King, he is striker that cost £5m never lived upto his billing and where actively trying to sell at a loss, that never transpired so got him off the wage bill by sending him out on loan. If King was a player like Tony Adams was when he had his stay in prison and on a longer contract and had a future value to the team or the clubs finances then they would not of sacked him. It was a money decision and not an ethics or moral decision. Good players are always given more and more chances and that is why Wise, Vinnie Jones, Joey Barton and Tony Adams continued in the game.
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/31/2009 7:45:48 AM | Eric Cantona kicked a fan in the chest and would miss nine months through a ban, the same length of time that King will be missing, was he sacked?
King was hired with his 13 previous convictions, did they care then? If Tony Adams was a bog standard defender he would of been sacked too.
I would be happy if King never played football again but I don't see why Wigan should be hailed as a club for standing up for what is right because imo they didn't. | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/31/2009 9:27:06 AM | if you are going to highlight those people lets make some distinctions here...
Tony Adams got 4 months for drunk driving... this was his first offence.. the only person he harmed in the incident was himself....
Dennis Wise....was originally given a 3 month sentence for assulting a taxi driver, however that was overturned on appeal.....was his first offence
Eric Cantona .... was given 120 community service for assult (the 9 month ban was given by football itself).... this was his first offence....
Vinny Jones was given 50 hours communtiy service for assult.... this was his first offence.....
with regards to Joey Barton.. I agree that he could/should have been sacked, there are a lot of people on tyneside who would have supported that decision...it was a serious debate discussion for a fair few weeks before and after..... | |
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| Do our footballers think that they are above the law?
Posted: 10/31/2009 11:08:48 AM | you also forget that tony adams has since done a lot for other people through sporting chance clinic.the top players genrally conduct themselves better than king.i dont think youd see david beckham for instance driving stolen cars.beating up woman etc etc.what will king ever do when he gets out?what will he give back to others?.nothing as he is a complete waste of space.he is a player that will never ever reach the heights of tony adams.beckham,john terry,etc.no wigan should not have taken him on with his previous.thats just the greed and morals of the premiership clubs these days to try and compete for more of the money that sloshes around the prem and makes me glad i support a crap leauge 1 team that still has morals and decency and no money.
i hope wigan have learnt a lesson from this and also other clubs dont touch him with a bargepole. | |
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