News of Ex Players

[witchdoc187]

I'd have him back, think he's got another season in him were he could contribute

depends what he has been doing the last couple of years and where his head is at really. Will never happen anyway

 

[Drico]

I actually think the PL will be very reluctant to harshly punish us for P&S, knowing the City case is looming and a number of other clubs could be in a similar position in the next few years.

Something like this could be the get out they need: allowing us to write down our loss to compensate for this would be the right thing to do (since we did the right thing) and might also mitigate our P&S position just enough to allow them to deal with it in a less severe way without much of an outcry.

I completely agree. Frankly, if we are not crying foul at being punished when we did the right thing then we deserve everything we get. We were supine when Thatcher supported UEFA in kicking all English clubs out of Europe after Heysel when it had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with us. Any repeat will be disastrous.

We must use this for all we are worth.

 

[The binman chronicles]

He is innocent.
Carlin's not being obtuse, if anything you are.

You're either innocent or guilty.
In this case he didn't even get to trial.

It's straight forward.

The CPS needed the case to be watertight given how much money the defendant could throw at it. It might have ended costing the tax payer millions upon millions if it went down the tubes.

If the evidence against him was that flaky and inconsequential then they wouldn't have waited this long before throwing the case out. They were hoping to find a smoking gun that banged him to rights, but couldn't. Totally separate things being innocent and not having enough evidence to prosecute.

 

[Clarky cat]

Having charges dropped due to not enough evidence does not equal innocence

With love. For your and your potential future client‘s sake, I sincerely hope you are not practicing law of any kind

 

[mightymoyes]

He can't claim lost salary from Everton and they can't claim for loss of an expensive asset. Everyone loses including his family in Iceland. Imagine how they feel in a tiny community like that.

he was getting paid

 

[marnie]

He'll never shake off the accusations.

I don't want him back, but he'd be a far, FAR more useful signing than those lunatics wanting too top up James wages for about 80 minutes of football.

Mate unless we are playing pool or table tennis he aint't match fit.

 

[Ruairi77]

The CPS needed the case to be watertight given how much money the defendant could throw at it. It might have ended costing the tax payer millions upon millions if it went down the tubes.

If the evidence against him was that flaky and inconsequential then they wouldn't have waited this long before throwing the case out. They were hoping to find a smoking gun that banged him to rights, but couldn't. Totally separate things being innocent and not having enough evidence to prosecute.

You can argue the merits of the system and its ability to work independently of wealth but as it stands there is not enough evidence to charge, then the accused is innocent. It's black and white.
Everything else is speculation, opinion. Including, they couldn't charge him due to a concern for the cost of any trial or settlement.

 

[everton1953]

he was getting paid

Really? Where did you get that from?

 

[4737carlin]

The CPS needed the case to be watertight given how much money the defendant could throw at it. It might have ended costing the tax payer millions upon millions if it went down the tubes.

If the evidence against him was that flaky and inconsequential then they wouldn't have waited this long before throwing the case out. They were hoping to find a smoking gun that banged him to rights, but couldn't. Totally separate things being innocent and not having enough evidence to prosecute.

So basically he is innocent, because they didn't have a case they could prove, that means you are innocent.
No record, no having to sign registers or anything, it's like it never happened.

 

[tonyhorne]

Totally separate things being innocent and not having enough evidence to prosecute.

If you define not guilty as innocent, then they are not ...

 

[4737carlin]

Really? Where did you get that from?

I think he had to be paid, if he was found guilty of something that would be different, but he couldn't not be paid because of this.

 

[everton1953]

Really? Where did you get that from?

So basically he is innocent, because they didn't have a case they could prove, that means you are innocent.
No record, no having to sign registers or anything, it's like it never happened.

You cannot be serious. That sort of public allegation will stick for as long as he remains in the public eye.

 

[4737carlin]

You cannot be serious. That sort of public allegation will stick for as long as he remains in the public eye.

Yeah it will stick, these things always do, even if he isn't guilty, what a mess.

 

[everton1953]

I'm only sorry for his wife and family.

 

[mightymoyes]

Really? Where did you get that from?

of course he was, you think an employer can just decide not to pay someone while under police investigation?!