Club Statement: Darron Gibson

[Mallard]

Tin hat on; put fair play to the club, when fit he would walk into the team and improve us hugely. Well done for taking a moral stance on this as other clubs wouldnt when it comes to drink driving.
As for whether he is an alcoholic or had a heavy night the night before, only a fool would try and say it was one or the other.

 

[onkeldonald]

Hopefully until his contract is up.

 

[Pukka pad]

Didn't the club dee this with AJ but then had to take him back on suspended pay

no

 

[thamesvalleyman]

Didn't the club dee this with AJ but then had to take him back on suspended pay

They had to wait until he pleaded (or found) guilty. Same will apply with Gibson I think.

 

[Backfixer]

So long as its suspended without pay. If we're still paying the pissed up knacker given the clubs recent cost cutting an redundancies they're taking the f***ing piss.

You can't suspend without pay unfortunately. It'll take a little bit of time to go through proper disciplinary procedures then he'll be sacked (although this is SAFC we are talking about so perhaps he will get a golden handshake)

 

[Lord Potts]

Suspended eh ? Is that with or without pay - best not say its a private matter we don't want to embarrass the lad.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

They had to wait until he pleaded (or found) guilty. Same will apply with Gibson I think.

For sacking maybe, not suspension.

And they stupidly lifted Johnson’s suspension

 

[North of the Smoke]

Darron Gibson

Was charged by the police for driving with excess Alcohol.

Suspended.

Sorry if SEB.

"Mr Gibson was driving forward with genuine purpose at excess speed"

Mistaken identity?

 

[Ashley In!!]

Sunderland AFC has suspended Darron Gibson with immediate effect, after the player was charged with driving with excess alcohol on Saturday 17 March.

The football club has commenced a full investigation into the matter. The club will be making no further comment until the conclusion of both their own and the police investigation.

That's the statement they should have made. The quotes from Bain are just a farce and clearly not true.

 

[buster]

Where does it say that

It doesn’t, clearly.

But employment law covers disciplinary issues at work , and until THE CLUB conducts a full investigation then comes to a decision regarding his contract , he remains an employee on normal pay.

 

[bahtat]

You can't suspend without pay unfortunately. It'll take a little bit of time to go through proper disciplinary procedures then he'll be sacked (although this is SAFC we are talking about so perhaps he will get a golden handshake)

I doubt they’ll be able to do anything Until he’s appeared in court

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

The only logical outcome where all things Sunderland are concerned is a suspended sentence for Gibson and a new two year contract in the Summer.

 

[Buchans Boots]

The only logical outcome where all things Sunderland are concerned is a suspended sentence for Gibson and a new two yeae contract in the Summer.

 

[elder]

Bain basically saying that Gibson is a lass who can't hold his beer like the rest of the squad can...

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

honestly man what a disgusting cowardly act/behaviour. drink drivers are selfish cowards, he clearly fits in well at sunderland. tosser

 

[Rizla]

A squad full of drunks, half-arsed wankers and amateur standard footballers.

The only solution is to sack every last one of the fuckers. Let the pricks take the club to court.

 

[skullmeister]

This shameful episode and the gutless performance yesteday has taken us to our absolute lowest point as a club.

 

[Guinness Guzzler]

He's only been caught twice, God knows how many other times he's broken the law?

This. His next "mistake" might cost a bairn it's life, the f***ing absolute arsehole.

 

[dangermows]

For sacking maybe, not suspension.

And they stupidly lifted Johnson’s suspension

Remember someone saying those at the club didn't think it was stupid cos he kept us up.

 

[TopCat]

SAFC - the club that keeps on giving

What a f***ing joke we are