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Post by RG2 Gas on Jul 14, 2016 8:51:44 GMT
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Post by Peter Parker on Jul 14, 2016 9:01:55 GMT
Oh dear Parkesy! Thankfully as you say no one was injured
When you think back to when DC took over and Parkes was dropped and pulled aside about his lifestyle.
I don't want to say he has a problem, but hopefully he gets the help he needs. He isn't the first and wont be the last for this sort of thing.
At least he seems to have fronted up to Leyton Orient and they were prepared to take him on and presumably help him where needed (Which I hope Rovers would have done)
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Post by DudeLebowski on Jul 14, 2016 9:41:31 GMT
Silly boy.
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Jul 14, 2016 10:21:42 GMT
What a shame. Lapses in concentration behind the wheel or defending set pieces will put you in the $hit Parkesy.
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eppinggas
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 14, 2016 10:33:11 GMT
I hope memories of Gas 1 Newport 4 aren't turning him to drink.
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Post by DudeLebowski on Jul 14, 2016 10:49:42 GMT
I hope memories of Gas 1 Newport 4 aren't turning him to drink. There's a chance we all hit the bottle that night! |
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 14, 2016 11:02:38 GMT
Sport reflects life. You have to experience the lows to appreciate the highs.
Warning - some viewers of a delicate disposition may find the following clip distressing.
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jul 14, 2016 12:13:52 GMT
He has got of very lightly money wise but if he thinks the community work is easy then he is in for a shock.
In another lifetime. I was caught for drink driving and was a bad egg for awhile. I had many court appearances and fines, penalty points etc but it was the community service order that put an end to it. I tried my best to get out of it but never could. The 200 hours are not done in big chunks so it can take a long time to finish. I am glad he got this now rather than later on as it really could be a blessing for him. I guess he already knew of this before he left us ?
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jul 14, 2016 14:58:26 GMT
Sport reflects life. You have to experience the lows to appreciate the highs. Warning - some viewers of a delicate disposition may find the following clip distressing. [br I love these what happened next videos....the goalkeeper has caught the ball what happens next? |
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Post by The Concept on Jul 14, 2016 19:41:33 GMT
Not good.
In addition to being twice over the alcohol limit : also took the car without permission, and no insurance.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 19:49:16 GMT
Not good. In addition to being twice over the alcohol limit : also took the car without permission, and no insurance. if that's true, you can see why the club let him go, and why his performances were erratic Stupid |
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Post by The Concept on Jul 14, 2016 20:06:30 GMT
Not good. In addition to being twice over the alcohol limit : also took the car without permission, and no insurance. if that's true, you can see why the club let him go, and why his performances were erratic Stupid Yes, going by what was in the article linked above. It says : "A roadside breath test revealed he had 81 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when the legal limit is 35 microgrammes. ... " So I presume that means over twice over the limit. It also says " ... he decided to drive to Sutton for a few more beers." That implies he was drinking before he left, then was out until 2am drinking and then had the crash on the way home. |
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Post by kwoodgas on Jul 14, 2016 21:18:35 GMT
I'm a similar age to Parkesey and have done numerous stupid things when drunk, but have never even considered getting behind the wheel. I was once walking home from a night out and we walked past one my friend's cars and he said 'hmm I think I've parked that too close to the corner of the junction, I might move it down the road'. He wasn't paralytic but had certainly had 3 or 4 beers and a couple of vodka mixers. I literally grabbed his keys off him and told him to close his eyes and imagine his parents looking up at him in the witness box. He had a bit of a go at me at the time, but the next morning profusely apologised and thanked me.
Absolutely no time for it regardless of what Parkesy was going for (which sounds like nothing more than an immature argument). Also think it's ridiculous he tried to get out of the community order because of his profession, who in London is going to recognise a bloody lower league footballer.
On a more positive note, a few people on Gaschat that went to Weston-super-Mare last night were impressed with Hartley.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 22:16:16 GMT
Sport reflects life. You have to experience the lows to appreciate the highs. Warning - some viewers of a delicate disposition may find the following clip distressing. [br I love these what happened next videos....the goalkeeper has caught the ball what happens next? Automatic promotion, believe it or not! |
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Post by bs14gas on Jul 16, 2016 10:23:27 GMT
I can't believe the fine of £85! I got £600 for returning a 'who was driving' form a day late after a speed camera clocked the missus!!!! I had been out of the country which brought it down from a max £1500.0 fine.
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jul 16, 2016 11:28:19 GMT
I can't believe the fine of £85! I got £600 for returning a 'who was driving' form a day late after a speed camera clocked the missus!!!! I had been out of the country which brought it down from a max £1500.0 fine. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly mate. I was fined £500 and banned for a year and that was in 1981. I was fined £450 for no insurance due to not getting the insurance form in by the court appearance that showed I was insured plus 8 points. He really did get off extremely lightly and I do t understand that bit at all |
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Post by bs14gas on Jul 16, 2016 16:32:01 GMT
I can't believe the fine of £85! I got £600 for returning a 'who was driving' form a day late after a speed camera clocked the missus!!!! I had been out of the country which brought it down from a max £1500.0 fine. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly mate. I was fined £500 and banned for a year and that was in 1981. I was fined £450 for no insurance due to not getting the insurance form in by the court appearance that showed I was insured plus 8 points. He really did get off extremely lightly and I do t understand that bit at all We clearly live in the wrong area!! |
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Post by bs14gas on Jul 17, 2016 13:13:52 GMT
I can't believe the fine of £85! I got £600 for returning a 'who was driving' form a day late after a speed camera clocked the missus!!!! I had been out of the country which brought it down from a max £1500.0 fine. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly mate. I was fined £500 and banned for a year and that was in 1981. I was fined £450 for no insurance due to not getting the insurance form in by the court appearance that showed I was insured plus 8 points. He really did get off extremely lightly and I do t understand that bit at all In todays money £500 would be, at ave 3% inflation approx £1000!! Harsh for admin errors. Cheaper to commit GBH then get a susupended sentence! Still, rant over thats a different thread/forum! |
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Post by markwind on Jul 17, 2016 21:47:53 GMT
I know the consequences where completely different (luckily for Parkesy) but all those that said they should lock McCormick up for life I would expect to have a similar opinion here. The crime is in the decision to turn the car on and put the foot on the pedal. The consequences are then a lottery.
In this day and age where there is so much awareness on the subject, this is stupidity on a huge scale and given the report of him driving to go have more drinks I would say it's very lenient. Luckily he has not harmed anyone other than himself and he can hopefully learn from it. His 200 hrs should be spent going around academies telling young pros how bloody stupid he's been.
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Post by bs14gas on Jul 22, 2016 21:51:41 GMT
I know the consequences where completely different (luckily for Parkesy) but all those that said they should lock McCormick up for life I would expect to have a similar opinion here. The crime is in the decision to turn the car on and put the foot on the pedal. The consequences are then a lottery. In this day and age where there is so much awareness on the subject, this is stupidity on a huge scale and given the report of him driving to go have more drinks I would say it's very lenient. Luckily he has not harmed anyone other than himself and he can hopefully learn from it. His 200 hrs should be spent going around academies telling young pros how bloody stupid he's been. Definitely a lucky man when you think of what could happen. I once drove for a night out on the Isle of Wight then went to the beach when the police came along to find out what was happening, and when I told them we drove but were getting a taxi back he told me I could still be arrested for being in possession of the car keys while drunk! News to a lot of people I think? |
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