Death Crash

[Ace]

What a total wanker Lee Hughes (West Bromwich Albion) is doing a runner after causing death by driving. I hope his club do the right thing and sack him. It will be little comfort to the dead motorists' widow, but running away for 36 hrs before 'surrendering' has 'waiting to sober up' written all over it.
He'd have a little more leniency if he held his hand up and waited at the scene and was subsequently charged instead of doing his well publisised runner

[Eric]

If he hadn't been a footballer it would be unlikely that he could have been able to afford his lifestyle at 27. Same story, too much money in football. He'll buy some brief that will point out that he is: a, a victim of his own success, b, he had a deprived childhood, or c, his soft drinks were spiked.....................

[steve56]

saw him on the ch 5 news earlier he looks a hard man but appearences can be deceptive.

[crofter]

yes very unfair for the relatives, but I cannot think of too many drunk drivers that would hang around to be charged for such an offence, and I doubt doing so would have given any excuse for leniency in a court of law, surely would have added to his sentence if and when he is found guilty.

[Eric]

Killed a person with a car. The sentence is always less. It'll be a matter of months, not years.

[stevie celt]

I'm an adopted Albion supporter and I totally agree with you. What has really got up my back is that he is back in training at the club. At the very least he should have been suspended until the outcome of the trial. Gary Megson has gone right down in my estimation.

[Pervert]

There was a time when the manager had complete control over the discipline of players. Now that the board looks upon them as economic assets, not to be upset under any circumstances as they might go crying off to their agents, the manager's power has been severely curtailed. At Leeds, O'Leary initially dropped Woodgate, Bowyer and friends; I suspect the chairman may not be unconnected to their return to the fold shortly thereafter. And Peter Reid being shown the door after disciplining Mark Verrucca doesn't look dodgy at all.

Time was footballers were treated like shit; wages were higher than for working in a factory, but not enough to rub people's noses in it. Now we have a group of (some) poorly educated, highly-paid young men who work few hours a week and have more time on their hands than they know what to do with. Result? See the front pages recently.

Oh, and there are thousands of footballers all over the country who are not in the same salary league as the "stars" and, though perhaps arrogant, should not be tarred with the same brush.