sledger
Spanish_Vicente
He can and almost certainly will be sued, unfortunately I doubt it will come close to bankrupting him.
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*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010
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sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Yeah this is pretty much it, it would probably be considered a restraint of trade or some such if they were to try and ban him for life, esspecially considering his indiscretion was something entirely unrelated to football.
Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Incidents and legal cases
King has convictions for 14 offences, dating from 1997.[10][11] In 2002, his own lawyer compared him to boxer Mike Tyson.[12]
December 22, 1997: Playing for Dulwich against St Thomas's Hospital in amateur match, headbutted opponent then punched him in the face, fracturing his cheek and eye socket. Convicted at Camberwell Youth Court of wounding. 80 hours' community service, £250 compensation.[11]
May 10, 1999: Convicted at Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court of theft from a person, two counts of fraudulent use of vehicle licence document and theft from a car. Fined a total of £240.[11]
January 3, 2002: Convicted at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court of drink-driving. Fined £450 and banned for nine months; fined £200 for driving without insurance.[11]
January 10, 2002: Used a cloned credit card to buy a £1,200 laptop computer. When discovered by retailer, smashed a glass panel when caught.[12] Convicted at Greenwich Magistrates' Court of attempting to obtain property by deception.[11] Given six-month community rehabilitation order. Told to pay £100 compensation for criminal damage. Later told probation officer that he was working as a Laborer for his father, while contracted to Gillingham.[12]
May 10, 2002: Caught driving a stolen £32,000 BMW convertible. Pleaded not guilty. In first trial at Inner London Crown Court, cleared by a jury of assaulting PC Mark Searle after claiming he was trying to diffuse "vicious row" between the officer and friend.[12] In re-trial, again pleaded not guilty. Defending solicitor advocate Michael Conning commented in reference to his client: "His reputation will be tarnished forever, whatever success he achieves, he'll always be referred to in a Tyson-esque way as someone who has had a criminal past and that is a considerable penalty."[12] Jailed for 18 months for receiving stolen goods, at the time it was the highest jail sentence handed to a British professional footballer since Mickey Thomas's was sentenced to 18 months in 1993 for passing forged banknotes.[13] Supported in his appeal by Gillingham, the sentence was reduced to nine months on appeal. Served five months, returned to Gillingham's team within two days of his release in the Worthington Cup against Chelsea.[14]
June 13, 2003: Approached two women in a Soho bar, and when rejected chased them through the streets with a belt wrapped round his fist.[15] Cab driver called police about a "disturbance" in Berwick Street, Soho.[11] After street arrest, one woman said King punched her. Admitted at Bow Street Magistrates' Court two common assaults. Fined £1,000, ordered to pay £500 compensation and £100 costs.[11] Five weeks after the incident, solicitor told police King couldn't make a scheduled appointment at police station as he was attending a drug rehabilitation clinic. In his later trial in 2009, King told the jury under oath that he had never taken drugs.
May 10, 2006: Approached stranger Claudia Canadas in Leicester Square. Slapped her bottom and then her face. When police attended, spat at her.[1] Admitted at Bow Street Magistrates' Court to using threatening or abusive behaviour. Fined £300, and ordered to pay £500 compensation and £55 costs.[11]
November 12, 2008: While on loan to Hull City, involved in a fracas with teammate Dean Windass in a casino in Scarborough. King was alleged to have headbutted Windass following an argument. Hull City stated that the matter had been dealt with internally, and both players remained with the club.[16] Windass later described the incident as a "storm in a teacup".
December 5, 2008: Caught speeding at 106 miles per hour on a stretch of road with a speed limit of 60mph. Banned from driving for 56 days
December 10, 2008: Five days after his driving ban, three days after being told by his wife she was expecting their third child, and after scoring the winner in Hull City's 2-1 over Middlesbrough, was celebrating in the Soho Revue Bar. Arrested on suspicion of punching a 20 year-old female university student in the face, causing a broken nose and split lip for which she was treated in hospital. Later charged with ***ual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[17] Prosecuting QC Roger Daniells-Smith, said after the case that had the Crown made a “bad character” application on time, the jury would have been told about his previous convictions.[18] After several preliminary hearings[19] he pleaded not guilty to the charges at his trial at Southwark Crown Court on 26 October 2009,[20] claiming he was a victim of mistaken identity.[21] Three days later he was found guilty of ***ual assault and ABH, having been identified in court by several witnesses. Sentenced to 18 months in prison, told to register as a *** offender for seven years, pay £3,125 compensation to victim and £1,800 prosecution costs.[1] It was announced by Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan in interview on Sky Sports that King would be having his contract terminated with immediate effect.[22][23]
Personal life
King has convictions for 14 offences, dating from 1997.[10][11] In 2002, his own lawyer compared him to boxer Mike Tyson.[12]
December 22, 1997: Playing for Dulwich against St Thomas's Hospital in amateur match, headbutted opponent then punched him in the face, fracturing his cheek and eye socket. Convicted at Camberwell Youth Court of wounding. 80 hours' community service, £250 compensation.[11]
May 10, 1999: Convicted at Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court of theft from a person, two counts of fraudulent use of vehicle licence document and theft from a car. Fined a total of £240.[11]
January 3, 2002: Convicted at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court of drink-driving. Fined £450 and banned for nine months; fined £200 for driving without insurance.[11]
January 10, 2002: Used a cloned credit card to buy a £1,200 laptop computer. When discovered by retailer, smashed a glass panel when caught.[12] Convicted at Greenwich Magistrates' Court of attempting to obtain property by deception.[11] Given six-month community rehabilitation order. Told to pay £100 compensation for criminal damage. Later told probation officer that he was working as a Laborer for his father, while contracted to Gillingham.[12]
May 10, 2002: Caught driving a stolen £32,000 BMW convertible. Pleaded not guilty. In first trial at Inner London Crown Court, cleared by a jury of assaulting PC Mark Searle after claiming he was trying to diffuse "vicious row" between the officer and friend.[12] In re-trial, again pleaded not guilty. Defending solicitor advocate Michael Conning commented in reference to his client: "His reputation will be tarnished forever, whatever success he achieves, he'll always be referred to in a Tyson-esque way as someone who has had a criminal past and that is a considerable penalty."[12] Jailed for 18 months for receiving stolen goods, at the time it was the highest jail sentence handed to a British professional footballer since Mickey Thomas's was sentenced to 18 months in 1993 for passing forged banknotes.[13] Supported in his appeal by Gillingham, the sentence was reduced to nine months on appeal. Served five months, returned to Gillingham's team within two days of his release in the Worthington Cup against Chelsea.[14]
June 13, 2003: Approached two women in a Soho bar, and when rejected chased them through the streets with a belt wrapped round his fist.[15] Cab driver called police about a "disturbance" in Berwick Street, Soho.[11] After street arrest, one woman said King punched her. Admitted at Bow Street Magistrates' Court two common assaults. Fined £1,000, ordered to pay £500 compensation and £100 costs.[11] Five weeks after the incident, solicitor told police King couldn't make a scheduled appointment at police station as he was attending a drug rehabilitation clinic. In his later trial in 2009, King told the jury under oath that he had never taken drugs.
May 10, 2006: Approached stranger Claudia Canadas in Leicester Square. Slapped her bottom and then her face. When police attended, spat at her.[1] Admitted at Bow Street Magistrates' Court to using threatening or abusive behaviour. Fined £300, and ordered to pay £500 compensation and £55 costs.[11]
November 12, 2008: While on loan to Hull City, involved in a fracas with teammate Dean Windass in a casino in Scarborough. King was alleged to have headbutted Windass following an argument. Hull City stated that the matter had been dealt with internally, and both players remained with the club.[16] Windass later described the incident as a "storm in a teacup".
December 5, 2008: Caught speeding at 106 miles per hour on a stretch of road with a speed limit of 60mph. Banned from driving for 56 days
December 10, 2008: Five days after his driving ban, three days after being told by his wife she was expecting their third child, and after scoring the winner in Hull City's 2-1 over Middlesbrough, was celebrating in the Soho Revue Bar. Arrested on suspicion of punching a 20 year-old female university student in the face, causing a broken nose and split lip for which she was treated in hospital. Later charged with ***ual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[17] Prosecuting QC Roger Daniells-Smith, said after the case that had the Crown made a “bad character” application on time, the jury would have been told about his previous convictions.[18] After several preliminary hearings[19] he pleaded not guilty to the charges at his trial at Southwark Crown Court on 26 October 2009,[20] claiming he was a victim of mistaken identity.[21] Three days later he was found guilty of ***ual assault and ABH, having been identified in court by several witnesses. Sentenced to 18 months in prison, told to register as a *** offender for seven years, pay £3,125 compensation to victim and £1,800 prosecution costs.[1] It was announced by Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan in interview on Sky Sports that King would be having his contract terminated with immediate effect.[22][23]
Personal life
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
You going to pick a player in the draft at some point, GIMH?
roseboy64
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
Bricking it, tbh. Sooner or later we will lose another Prem game to yer Spurts and they'll be unbearable. Was bad enough when they knocked us outta the Carling.So pumped for the game today
Jarquis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'm not overly confident by any stretch but I'm excited non the less. We're playing well at the minute, even if we did manage to throw it away last weekend. Still fancy us for all 3 points.
15 minutes to go.