Jolly Red Giant
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Keogh has lodged an appeal - the PFA are backing him - so yes - he intends to fight it all the way.
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[Albion] Richard Keogh
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/derby-sacked-richard-keogh-for-not-wearing-a-seat-belt-hdrwlmvrw (paywall after the first few paragraphs).
Sacked for not wearing his not wearing his seat belt.
Sacked for not wearing his not wearing his seat belt.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Laughable. Keogh's lawyers should be able to drive a truck through this and get his contract paid up in full, and then some.
Jolly Red Giant
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Raises the question - why wasn't he charged ?
Just lucky? Insufficient evidence for a criminal charge (civil cases require less)?
GloryDays
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Found an excuse to get rid. I’d be pretty unhappy if one of my employees wrote himself out of work for 1yr by getting pissed and partaking in drink driving. Although he wasn’t behind the wheel, as a senior player, he may as well have been. Why he didn’t intervene and stop these young lads causing a serious accident and potentially causing death is beyond me. Both the young lads also to blame (and for some reason have got off very lightly but can at least play off their debt somewhat). but come on Keogh. How is that captains behaviour? Just taking the piss.
Tom Lawrence is 25 years old. He’s not an impressionable child.
darkwolf666
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What next, gross misconduct for not looking both ways when crossing the road?
darkwolf666
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Young lads, he’s not ****ing 60 (though he may look it). Surely he’s not responsible for the actions of all his team mates because he’s team captain and a bit older!
A non-endorsable offence, with a maximum penalty of £100. Utter nonsense.
£50 fine if i remember for not wearing a seat belt which is charged to the driver. What else would he be charged for?
Edit apparently £100 now again though to the DRIVER
Jolly Red Giant
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I was making the point that it is a lame excuse for sacking him
Sorry misunderstood because he couldnt be charged for it because its the drivers offence
Jolly Red Giant
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These 'young lads' were 25 and 23 - at what age do you start taking responsibility for your own actions. Bennett has a four-year old daughter.
A couple of days after the crash Derby issued a statement saying that they wouldn't sack Lawrence and Bennett because the club had 'a duty of care to the players' - Derby owner Mike Morris was quoted as saying that he was keen to 'deal with the players as human beings'. No such 'duty of care' towards Keogh, nor any effort to 'deal' with him as a 'human being'.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
As club captain he should of put the younger lads in a cab simple. That night has cost him over £1m in wages trying to be one of the lads pathetic from a captain deserves all he gets.
GloryDays
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I stand corrected about the younger players ages. For some reason thought they were 19-21 ish.
But I still think the same sentiment. While the players are 100% responsible for what they have done (and I do think the punishments on L and B have been too lenient) I think, as a decorated senior / club captain, Keogh is responsible for NOT stopping the incident. The club are entitled to feel hugely let down by him and be furious he has injured himself for an entire season as a result. The outcome shouldn’t come as a surprise to him.
GloryDays
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It is not the driver's offence.
(not unless the passenger is under the age of 14)
mikeyjh
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Indeed, the crux of it - All three of them were idiots but Keogh got unlucky. There's been plenty of 'sack them all' reactions but the reality is that being young players on long contracts Bennett and Lawrence hold all the cards. The club isn't going to 'sack' assets is it, Keogh on the other hand is now just a cost. I don't like what's happened of course but it's pragmatic decision.
darkwolf666
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So, what you’re saying, as a Derby fan, you are quite happy that Keogh has been ****ed over to save paying him.yet those who committed a highly serious illegal act, and ran away are fine to carry on as normal?
Pragmatic - more like pathetic.