Consensual sex with a 17 year old is not nearly as bad as raping two women, if the stories are to be believed
IIRC correctly his wife dumped him as well which made it look worse.
A sex offender is a sex offender. No club wants even the suggestion of that anywhere near them
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See, thatās why I say optics. Majority of people just go off of headlines. When people see the world āchildā they donāt immediately think 17 year olds.
Some of them will think of 8-10 year olds which makes it even more vile.
Yeah it sounds like Partey is basically fucked. Even if he didnāt do anything his name and reputation will be tarred with the allegation.
Yup the manās done and he hasnāt even been directly named as the person arrested and questioned yet
Thought this was interesting and answers some questions Iāve seen in this thread.
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I get that they cant name the suspect for legal reasons. But they can say he is 29 years old, lives in Barnet, plays in the prem, is one of the best players of the team, is going to the WC with his nation, should have been on a pre-season tour, incident happend in Marbella Spain in June. Thats basically the same as saying the name.
Maybe some outlets would report stuff like that but others may be more circumspect.
There are undoubtedly people like me in those offices who get to read copy before it goes to print to ensure that the outlet as a whole is protected. Itās the same in my day job whenever one of my clients wants to publish something, even if itās a letter to a private citizen (because theyāre a government entity), I have to review it for legal form and sufficiency.
Can someone please update the thread title if something conclusive comes up?
I donāt want this news to further spoil my preseason excitement.
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Iām pretty close to just unleashing the mighty power of the mute button myself. Once we find out more I probably will. The speculation in cases like this is never healthy.
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Still would have no question about playing him if there are no charges.
Presume there has been as you donāt usually get bailed without but I think they do have the option to bail for a month and investigate further.
If heās charged, suspend without pay until thereās a conclusion. Wouldnāt even consider releasing him til heās proven guilty, it would be unjust to do so, even for a millionaire footballer.
If he werenāt to be charged, I reckon his head would be all over the place. He couldnāt be on the pitch whether guilty or not.
If he is charged, then thereās no way he can play and nor should he.
This is horrible. Just hope justice is served and the victim able to recover and heal.
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Not a good idea. TH has outlined why itās not a good idea from a players side. It would be bad for a clubs reputation as they probably have a more detailed view of the situation.
Didnāt know about the 3 months bit, that makes it a bit more difficult as I thought they basically had a month to charge him based on the current arrest.
But Iām still not sure about the other bit, I think the club wouldnāt be willing because weāve always been an āoptics firstā club but I donāt see why we shouldnāt until the point the police have enough evidence to make a charge. For me thatās the tipping point where it becomes a case to answer, right now itās simply an allegation.
Inb4 someone thinks Iām being dismissive of the issue, Iām certainly not aiming to be but I do believe in the innocent until proven concept.
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You also have to take into consideration that some of our sponsors will be watching very closely. They wont want to have any association with someone who is accused of rape.
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Thatās what Sunderland and Man City did and they came under scrutiny when their player was eventually charged. Both players remained anonymous however before they were charged (correct me if Iām wrong).
The fact that people have widely shared the players name makes it much more difficult to play him. Theyād be soooo many issues. Given the severity of the crime, thereās no chance you can play the player in good conscience.
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If we came under scrutiny for trying to be fair to a potentially innocent man Iād be fine with that.
I get thereās the chance we essentially play a rapist which sounds completely ludicrous and abhorrent but if the reverse is true (I.e he was innocent) I donāt think itās fair to banish them.
Iām not 100% convinced what the right thing would be tbh, the safer thing would be to suspend him until heās cleared/locked up but it doesnāt feel right to me as that immediately assumes guilt without fact.
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Gotta put my lawyer hat on for a second. There is absolutely zero chance I would advise my client to let any player who was arrested for rape continue to play matches.
If they have good attorneys at the club theyāll be well versed in UK employment law and what actions the employer can and canāt take against an employee. There may also be protections or protocols built into a playerās contract which dictate when, where and how the club can take action against them.
In the NFL, for example, players could be put on a special kind of inactive list.
Iām not aware of any collective bargaining rights or agreements that the PL players have. Iām actually not sure if they have a union period.
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I donāt think there would be any legal ramifications for the club if they did, but it would still be a terrible move.