[Football] Two 19-year-old Premier League players arrested for rape

[JetsetJimbo]

No idea who this is about, but their ages and Sky's choice of photo have got me worried.

Two Premier League players, both aged 19, arrested over alleged rape

One man was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting a rape, while a second man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of rape, the police said.

news.sky.com

 

[happypig]

Best not to speculate, let the police do their work

 

[Commander]

No idea who this is about, but their ages and Sky's choice of photo have got me worried.

Two Premier League players, both aged 19, arrested over alleged rape

One man was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting a rape, while a second man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of rape, the police said.

news.sky.com

It was team that played at the weekend apparently, so not us.

 

[trueblue]

Definitely best not to speculate and very ill-advised of Sky to use a picture that could be misinterpreted.

 

[Titanic]

Indeed... please do not speculate, repeat random Twitter posts etc...

If necessary, your post will be removed, you will be banned from the thread and if you persist, you will be banned from NSC.

It is not acceptable to put NSC and @Bozza at risk for the sake of a bit of puerile gossip.

 

[Hiheidi]

It was team that played at the weekend apparently, so not us.

And Wolves have put out a statement to say it's not one of their players.

 

[Seagull58]

The unnamed club has suspended the 2 players arrested in connection with the alleged rape last Friday evening.
No doubt those who are interested will be scanning the lineups for this weekend's matches, including tomorrow's

 

[Worried Man Blues]

And Wolves have put out a statement to say it's not one of their players.

Waiting for another 18 clubs!!

 

[Seagull58]

Waiting for another 18 clubs!!

The names will be in the public domain by Sunday at the latest, maybe even by Friday morning. There will be no need for a load of club statements.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

It's not acceptable to put NSC and @Bozza at risk for the sake of a bit of puerile gossip.

Sod that, it's about time some of us sad cases got a life and got off here once and for all. Getting NSC shut down would be the gift/blessing none of us knew we needed. Names below please, and we can all chip in for the legal fees on a sliding scale (i.e. the bigger the profile of the player you name the more your eventual contribution, with reduced rates for any Sheffield United, Burnley or Luton players)

 

[sully]

It looks like Sky have now sensibly cropped the picture used - unless my screen is doing the cropping.

 

[brighton_tom]

It looks like Sky have now sensibly cropped the picture used - unless my screen is doing the cropping.

They have.

 

[JetsetJimbo]

It looks like Sky have now sensibly cropped the picture used - unless my screen is doing the cropping.

Yep, it's changed when I load the page now. It was a blurred photo of a Brighton game against a team in red that I think were Liverpool.
Really bad choice by Sky. And I probably shouldn't have posted here, with hindsight, but I feared they were our players when I saw that photo.

 

[brighton_tom]

Yep, it's changed when I load the page now. It was a blurred photo of a Brighton game against a team in red that I think were Liverpool.
Really bad choice by Sky. And I probably shouldn't have posted here, with hindsight, but I feared they were our players when I saw that photo.

Dont think it was from a Brighton game. It was a team in blue and team in red yes, but the stadium looked small, almost non league. Might even have just been a stock photo, but foolishly used as leads to speculation.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Dont think it was from a Brighton game. It was a team in blue and team in red yes, but the stadium looked small, almost non league. Might even have just been a stock photo, but foolishly used as leads to speculation.

I did a google image search on their photo (which is still visible as a thumbnail in the OP) and it is a stock 'free download HD screen background'.

I think it actually could be the Albion and Liverpool personally - but not a first team game.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The names will be in the public domain by Sunday at the latest, maybe even by Friday morning. There will be no need for a load of club statements.

Will be all over social media and the Daily Mail comments section by the morning. Probably already is

 

[Perkino]

Waiting for another 18 clubs!!

Unfortunately some clubs can be eliminated from the enquires as they don't have young players in the squad

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I did a google image search on their photo (which is still visible as a thumbnail in the OP) and it is a stock 'free download HD screen background'.

I think it actually could be the Albion and Liverpool personally - but not a first team game.

If it is a picture of us it’s rather old, I don’t think we’ve had a blue panel for the number since the Brighton and Hove jobs sponsorship. We wore that shirt against Liverpool in the FA Cup in 2012 but the stadium doesn’t fit it being that game.

 

[Titanic]

Yes, quite.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

No reaction needed for this other than to hope the victim of this alleged crime is getting all the possible support there is.

If your immediate reaction is more along the lines of "hope it's Palace" or, "could another team have a weakened line up against us", then you need to take a few steps back and have a look at yourself.