Doug Loft: Jaw Broken by Team Mate

[Screaming J]

Out for rest of season. His attacker given the boot by Port Vale. Apologies if fixtures; not seen any other thread about this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27021805

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I hope they manage to restore his chiseled features.

Nice to see a club act appropriately and sack the attacker.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Joining Portsmouth in the summer allegedly.

 

[Magic City]

Never liked that Jones fella from when he was on loan at Bristol Rovers and played for them against us at the Withdean. Remember him giving away a penalty which Bennett scored in the last seconds to win 2-1. Hope Lofty is alright, good player and he's done well since leaving us.

 

[The Modfather]

Well done to Vale for sacking the ****

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Holy crap. Poor Doug

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Come to think of it, was Daniel Jones involved in a sending off at Withdean once? In my mind it was with Wednesday or Wolves. And possibly Glenn Murray was the Albion player who reacted to him & got red carded. Could be wrong.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Holy crap. Poor Doug

He should also be charged with GBH, not just sacked. If that had happened in any other place of work.....

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Doug Loft

He should also be charged with GBH, not just sacked. If that had happened in any other place of work.....

Suppose it depends partly on the view of the victim, doesn't it? If victim declines to prosecute, the CPS may not run it.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Suppose it depends partly on the view of the victim, doesn't it? fire victim declines to prosecute, the CPS may not run it.

True.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Shocking, some team 'mate'

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It is that Daniel Jones. Bristol Rovers at Withdean, 2010. Murray came on as sub, 61mins. Gets sent off for a tussle with Jones on 71 minutes. Jones booked for unsporting behaviour.

As I recall, it was at the eastern end of the pitch, near the corner, & Jones went down like he'd been shot. Also conceded a stoppage time penalty from which we scored the winner

Hard to imagine Doug Loft ever doing anything offensive enough to merit getting smacked that badly.

 

[The Large One]

It is that Daniel Jones. Bristol Rovers at Withdean, 2010. Murray came on as sub, 61mins. Gets sent off for a tussle with Jones on 71 minutes. Jones booked for unsporting behaviour.

As I recall, it was at the eastern end of the pitch, near the corner, & Jones went down like he'd been shot. Also conceded a stoppage time penalty from which we scored the winner

Hard to imagine Doug Loft ever doing anything offensive enough to merit getting smacked that badly.

Port Vale have sacked defender Daniel Jones with immediate effect following the training ground incident that left captain Doug Loft with a facial injury, reports BBC Radio Stoke.

Loft, 27, has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a suspected broken cheekbone in an altercation on Thursday.

Vale manager Micky Adams said the club would hold an internal investigation. But they have opted to sack Jones, 27, who had a further year on his contract. Loft is out of contract at the end of the season. The League One club have said that they will not be issuing any further statement until later this week.

Neither player - both of whom have been first-team regulars for the last two months - appeared in Saturday's 4-2 defeat at Notts County.

Vale, who came up from League Two last year, suffered a second straight defeat to fall 10 points adrift of the League One play-offs with four games left, ending any lingering hopes they might have had of a second successive promotion.

"It's been a poor week for us," Vale boss Adams told BBC Radio Stoke, "For legal reasons, there's very little I can say other than on Thursday there was an incident between two players.

"The training ground incident resulted in one of the players, who I might add is an innocent party to this, receiving a facial injury that has consequently ruled him out for the rest of the season.

"It's another negative headline that, for some reason, this club attracts. But it has to be dealt with internally. Incidents like we had are disappointing, but they happen. The players who have represented the club over the past two years should feel proud. Even in the season when we went into administration, I was proud of everybody's efforts."

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Various suggestions that Jones reacted to a tackle in training by Loft.

Seems a somewhat excessive response, it's got to be said.

 

[Beach Hut]

He should be charged with assault

 

[pornomagboy]

Doug loft jaw broken by team mate

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-04-15/daniel-jones-sacked-from-port-vale/

 

[pornomagboy]

Didn't see thread below sorry

 

[Sheebo]

It is that Daniel Jones. Bristol Rovers at Withdean, 2010. Murray came on as sub, 61mins. Gets sent off for a tussle with Jones on 71 minutes. Jones booked for unsporting behaviour.

As I recall, it was at the eastern end of the pitch, near the corner, & Jones went down like he'd been shot. Also conceded a stoppage time penalty from which we scored the winner

Hard to imagine Doug Loft ever doing anything offensive enough to merit getting smacked that badly.

Yes it was eastern side - just outside the box I believe. Everyone said it was the last time oddball Murray would wear the stripes... Didn't see the incident v well as was off the ball I believe.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Yes it was eastern side - just outside the box I believe. Everyone said it was the last time oddball Murray would wear the stripes... Didn't see the incident v well as was off the ball I believe.

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?173596-Has-Murray-played-his-last-game-for-the-Albion

 

[Sheebo]

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?173596-Has-Murray-played-his-last-game-for-the-Albion

I recall that thread! An interesting read now. Again highlighting some fans' impatience - if Bloom had done what half those fans wanted at the time we may have not smashed league 1 the next season