VillaJ100 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 45 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I believe the only other notable detail that was eventually publicised was “…erm, oh yeah…and it’s not Fabian Delph.” Yeah it was something like the known facts meant it could be one of two footballers one of whom was Delph and it was announced it wasn't him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Yeah, I remember the situation around identifying the player. I think probably basically everybody knows his identity, though since media outlets are not reporting it I guess it would not be sensible to name him here. I suppose in terms of detail I mean less in terms of the identity of the alleged perpetrator and more what it was he was actually accused of. Not the name of the crime, which is known, but in terms of scale, severity, circumstances of possession etc etc, and as far as I can recall I don't remember any information along those lines being made public? Which makes things tricky if you are, say, a lower league football club who might be potentially prepared to stick your head over the parapet and hire this player if it was one sort of accusation but very much not prepared to do so if it were a different sort of accusation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Same as the other accusation that's around at the moment, something in itself when the rats of the English gutter press won't touch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2023 9 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I suppose in terms of detail I mean less in terms of the identity of the alleged perpetrator and more what it was he was actually accused of. Not the name of the crime, which is known, but in terms of scale, severity, circumstances of possession etc etc, and as far as I can recall I don't remember any information along those lines being made public? The detail wasn't reported in the papers but was fairly widely circulated via social media. From what I recall (would have to go back through WhatsApp chats) the scale/severity type stuff you mentioned was not as severe as the named crime would suggest. The player was in the wrong but there was a lot more to it and that's possibly why it's been dropped. Won't post anymore here as it's just social media conjecture (and some WhatsApp screenshots but they could be fake). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Terrible result against a team on the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Yes terrible result. Its between them forest and Leicester for the other two relegation spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Rds1983 said: The detail wasn't reported in the papers but was fairly widely circulated via social media. From what I recall (would have to go back through WhatsApp chats) the scale/severity type stuff you mentioned was not as severe as the named crime would suggest. The player was in the wrong but there was a lot more to it and that's possibly why it's been dropped. Won't post anymore here as it's just social media conjecture (and some WhatsApp screenshots but they could be fake). Incredible it took so long to resolve. Allegations first surfaced in July 2021. Greenwood stuff was between Jan 2022-Feb 2023. Who knows why it's been dropped but basically a solid top level sports career is over for something that hasn't even gone to court after a long period of investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Incredible it took so long to resolve. Allegations first surfaced in July 2021. Greenwood stuff was between Jan 2022-Feb 2023. Who knows why it's been dropped but basically a solid top level sports career is over for something that hasn't even gone to court after a long period of investigation. If the rumours I heard are true this one's possibly a bit more complicated than some of the others but who knows. Even though charges have been dropped he'll never play top flight football again after this. So it's probably a good thing that he's already at Everton. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Rds1983 said: If the rumours I heard are true this one's possibly a bit more complicated than some of the others but who knows. Even though charges have been dropped he'll never play top flight football again after this. So it's probably a good thing that he's already at Everton. Everton terminated his contract ages ago. Just looked on one of their forums and they seem to think he'll just go and play in Middle East to make up lost earnings from last 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: If the rumours I heard are true this one's possibly a bit more complicated than some of the others but who knows. Even though charges have been dropped he'll never play top flight football again after this. So it's probably a good thing that he's already at Everton. The statement from the police make it sound like he is guilty but couldn't get the sufficient evidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 They only have 3 home matches left and two of those are Man City and Newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Everton terminated his contract ages ago. Just looked on one of their forums and they seem to think he'll just go and play in Middle East to make up lost earnings from last 18 months. Yeah, I know they let him go but that ruins my joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) Wrong thread Edited April 15, 2023 by GlobalVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Surviving with Burnley playing dinosaur football was always his ceiling. No surprises he is not pulling up any trees at a bigger club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 The lineup they had out today was a bit championship level with no Doucore or Onana in midfield. If they go down they might not come back up immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 How the heck did they get 95m for gordon and richarldson?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On the bright side, next season they'll have Dele Alli back from his (now cancelled) loan at Besiktas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, sne said: On the bright side, next season they'll have Dele Alli back from his (now cancelled) loan at Besiktas Spurs get 10m if he plays 2 or 3 more games for them. I think mutual termination of his contract will be happening soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Can't believe Neal Maupay gets games, dreadful dreadful player. Ellis Simms is a championship level striker and has shown to be far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 11 hours ago, Pinebro said: Surviving with Burnley playing dinosaur football was always his ceiling. No surprises he is not pulling up any trees at a bigger club. I don't think it is but saying that I think people are sleeping on Everton and just assuming they will get points. Their team is horrendous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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