Norpig wrote:has he been in trouble since his last incident? The lad is only 24 so would have been 20 or 21 when he got in trouble, can we all say we didn't do things we regret at that age?
If he does sign and as far as i know he hasn't yet then he deserves the benefit of the doubt. If he steps out of line again then by all means get rid but lets at least give him the chance to change.
He was sent to prison in October 2013 at the age of 23.
He served nearly 6 months and is probably still on probation, meaning that he would have returned to prison if he had done anything in the meantime.
For what it is worth I consider you a sensible bloke mate, so I simply don't get why decent people like yourself want to keep on giving people like him multiple chances?
Would you let a convicted paediophile look after your child whilst you are at work, would you save your money at a bank that employed convicted theives, would you fly with a pilot convicted of being drunk in charge of a plane?
Would you be happy if we signed the double child drunk drive killer Luke McCormack, or the convicted rapist Chad Evans?
So why is signing a person convicted of actual assault - not once, nor even twice but three times (and that is just what we know about - how many other times might it have happened and the club as been able to put a lid on it) - ok?
He's had his chance already and blown it - or should I say punched it - away by putting two people into hospital - in unprovoked attacks!
I've no say in whether we will sign him or not - but as a person he's obviously a complete waste of space - but to you and many others that's ok - it doesn't matter - simply because he can play football.
Your values simply do not stack up.
It just doesn't make any sense what-so-ever to me.