Gerrard & Carragher Showing Support For That Bloke In Prison

[Mendoza]

Why is it the FA see it differently to David Norris showing support for Luke McCormick?

Norris gets a bollocking and a fine, even though he said it was personal gesture to a friend, without ever saying it was for Luke

Gerrard and Carragher get away with it completely even though their T Shirts are aimed specifically at a Liverpool fan who is in jail for trying to murder a Bulgarian waiter.

Dont get me wrong, yes McCormick is an idiot for drink driving, but he did go out with the intent of killing someone, yet this Michael fella is in prison because he tried and failed to kill someone. The guy is trying to clear his name, hence the sign of support from Gerrard, but still should it be allowed, and should be punished surely?

The FA should have the same rules for all professional players at all levels as they are supposed to berole models for their club and its community.

 

[RM-Taylor]

One rule for the Premier League, different rule for everybody else.

 

[Marc]

McCormick was found guilty was he not? this Liverpool Fan, has the jury decided its verdict yet?

 

[Zesh Rehman]

makes me sick

 

[Arthur]

Why is it the FA see it differently to David Norris showing support for Luke McCormick?

Norris gets a bollocking and a fine, even though he said it was personal gesture to a friend, without ever saying it was for Luke

Gerrard and Carragher get away with it completely even though their T Shirts are aimed specifically at a Liverpool fan who is in jail for trying to murder a Bulgarian waiter.

Dont get me wrong, yes McCormick is an idiot for drink driving, but he did go out with the intent of killing someone, yet this Michael fella is in prison because he tried and failed to kill someone.

The FA should have the same rules for all professional players at all levels as they are supposed to berole models for their club and its community.

Hasn't someone (other than the lad that is doing bird) admitted killing the waiter but because of some loop hole in the law can't be prosecuted?

 

[Mendoza]

McCormick was found guilty was he not? this Liverpool Fan, has the jury decided its verdict yet?

Being in prison for 10 years says the jury has made its mind up. But he is trying to over turn the decision because someone else allegedly confessed.

Both Norris's and Gerrard's actions were stupid, both very similar actions, but one goes unpunished, so I was just wondering why

 

[Elder for England]

I was talking about this last night, I cannot understand why they are showing support for a man that attempted to kill someone, whether or not he succeeded is irrelavant. For them to be showing support to someone like this is a disgrace in my opinion and should be punished heavily. As far as I can see, it was the whole Liverpool team wearing the t-shirts, does anybody know whether it was the players themselves or the clubs idea?

 

[Easy 10]

Scousers live by different rules to most folk. They are bred differently.

 

[Knotty]

Being in prison for 10 years says the jury has made its mind up. But he is trying to over turn the decision because someone else allegedly confessed.

Both Norris's and Gerrard's actions were stupid, both very similar actions, but one goes unpunished, so I was just wondering why

I agree.

Liverpool and the players have no idea if he is innocent or not and therefore should not be taking his side. Couldn't believe it when I saw it.

 

[Rookie]

Why is it the FA see it differently to David Norris showing support for Luke McCormick?

Norris gets a bollocking and a fine, even though he said it was personal gesture to a friend, without ever saying it was for Luke

Gerrard and Carragher get away with it completely even though their T Shirts are aimed specifically at a Liverpool fan who is in jail for trying to murder a Bulgarian waiter.

Dont get me wrong, yes McCormick is an idiot for drink driving, but he did go out with the intent of killing someone, yet this Michael fella is in prison because he tried and failed to kill someone. The guy is trying to clear his name, hence the sign of support from Gerrard, but still it should be allowed, and should be punished surely?

The FA should have the same rules for all professional players at all levels as they are supposed to berole models for their club and its community.

get your facts right and do a bit of research before going off on one. The support is for a bloke in prison for a crime that someone else has admitted doing, nothing like the scum that is McCormick

 

[Marc]

Being in prison for 10 years says the jury has made its mind up. But he is trying to over turn the decision because someone else allegedly confessed.

Both Norris's and Gerrard's actions were stupid, both very similar actions, but one goes unpunished, so I was just wondering why

cool just did'nt know either story really!




anyway Brett, you've been finding alot of things to MOAN about lately, I fear you're getting too old for your age mate....get down the boozer and DRINK damn you

 

[Mendoza]

get your facts right and do a bit of research before going off on one. The support is for a bloke in prison for a crime that someone else has admitted doing, nothing like the scum that is McCormick

What has gone on is irrelevant with Shields and McCormick.

I am asking about the showing of support by players who are role models to many

Why one person does it and gets punished (Norris), yet someone else does it and gets away with it (Gerrard)

 

[Kukev31]

After hearing of Shields's arrest in Bulgaria, Graham Sankey, another English football fan now back in the UK, confessed to attacking Georgiev. Sankey has no connection to Shields or his family but has been arrested for violent offences on a number of occasions in the past. The court refused to acknowledge Sankey's confession unless he returned to Bulgaria or agreed to appear in a British courtroom for questioning, via video connection, by a Bulgarian court. Sankey was not prepared to do this and subsequently retracted his confession. The confession itself did not match any of the facts determined by the investigation.

So it's a bit of a contentious issue, Michael could well be innocent, but he isn't definitely.

 

[Rookie]

because one is a miscarriage of justice in a foreign land while the other is very clearly not.

 

[DJ Leon]

get your facts right and do a bit of research before going off on one. The support is for a bloke in prison for a crime that someone else has admitted doing, nothing like the scum that is McCormick

FACTS? You don't have any facts - someone else did admit to the crime, but then retracted that confession. This scouser might well be innocent, but at the moment he's a convicted criminal, just like McCormick. Mendoza's query is perfectly valid - why is one player punished for allegedly showing support for a prisoner whilst another who, along with his club, blatantly shows support for a convicted criminal suffers no sanction?

The answer is because the players are in the Premier league and the club is Liverpool.

 

[fatboy]

This weekend I shall try and photograph as many people as possible doing the Carragher.

 

[clippedgull]

Let's hope Gerrard and Co. are financing the legal costs of this 'innocent' prisoner rather than the taxpayer. Somehow I think they are not.

But I agree with Brett, it does smack of double standards by the football authorities.

 

[m20gull]

because one is a miscarriage of justice in a foreign land.

How do you know that? And more to the point, how does Gerrard?

 

[Arthur]

What has gone on is irrelevant with Shields and McCormick.

Well not really if Shields is innocent which it looks quite likely he is. McCormick can't really deny (and hasn't) that he killed those kids as a result of his actions.

If you are making comparisons to the actions of the players then surely the two individual cases have to be bought into comparison as well?

 

[keaton]

I think there's a big difference, although i don't completely condone Liverpool's actions.
One is supporting his friend who definetely did do what he's in prison for. what is the support for though?

Liverpool are supporting part of the club who they believe to be innocent, and try to encourage a Judicial Review.