devogue
Player Valuation: £35m
That is what Sandro is
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neil999
Player Valuation: £80m
Yes...but my tweets/Facebook posts would be banal silliness and wouldn't be pure hate
If we go for Gray we could get relegated
Going off Andres previous tweets, he seems like a lovely fella
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
lollollollollol
sexualchocolate
Player Valuation: £5m
He's a good finisher with the potential to be even better, he takes kone's place in the squad which means our squad is improved further....everything else is irrelevant including those tweets
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...phobic-comments-social-media-dating-2012.html
£25,000-a-week Burnley striker Andre Gray suspended for four matches over vile homophobic tweets saying gays should be 'burned'
By Alex Sharp And Jack Gaughan For Mailonline
- Andre Gray charged for making homophobic comments on Twitter
- Burnley striker called for gay people to 'die' in posts dating back to 2012
- The club and Gray accept the punishment and hope it sets a precedent
Published: 18:09, 23 September 2016 | Updated: 22:30, 23 September 2016
Andre Gray was given a four-match ban on Friday for homophobic abuse on social media.
The Burnley striker had been charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the FA. Gray called for gay people to ‘burn’ and ‘die’ and made a racist remark in six posts dating back to 2012 when he played for non-League Hinckley United.
The 25-year-old’s ban comes into play immediately, meaning he will miss Burnley’s Premier League clash with Watford at Turf Moor on Monday night and fixtures against Arsenal, Southampton and Everton.
Gray, who insists he is a changed man, was also fined £25,000, warned about his future conduct and ordered to go on an education course.
Burnley said in a statement: ‘Burnley Football Club and Gray accept the decision, which relates to historical posts made before Andre joined the club.
‘Gray himself regrets the posts and has pledged, in an apology, to continue to improve, both as a person and role model to others.
‘We believe this charge, regarding historical social media posts, should now also serve as a warning to all professional footballers.’
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/20/andre-gray-apologises-homophobic-tweet-gay
- ‘Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing yesterday [22 September 2016], the remaining three breaches were found proven.
‘The player was also fined £25,000, warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend an FA education course.’
The Tweets in question came to light back in August after the striker had scored in a memorable victory against Liverpool.
Gray posted Tweets such as: 'Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #MakesMeSick' and 'Ladies stop dressin your sons as women in heels and make up... do you want them to end up like #PeteBurns.'
He has since profusely apologised stating he was in a 'a very different point in my life back then'.
FULL STATEMENT FROM BURNLEY FC
Burnley Football Club and Gray accept the Independent Regulatory Commission’s decision, which relate to historical posts made before Andre joined the club in August, 2015.
Gray himself regrets the posts and has pledged, in an apology, to continue to improve, both as a person and role model to others.
Burnley Football Club takes its responsibility in the wider community seriously, and through its charitable arm, Burnley FC in the Community, will be investing close to £2m in community work over the forthcoming season.
We work closely with all of our players, including Andre, on a wide-ranging variety of community programmes and we undertook 300 player appearances last season, which we will be looking to increase in the coming 12 months.
We believe this charge, regarding historical social media posts, should now also serve as a warning to all professional footballers, and participants in the wider sporting field.
Burnley Football Club will make no further comment at this time.
“I was at a very different point in my life back then – one that I’ve worked hard to move on from … I have experienced a lot over the past four years and have had to take responsibility for a number of things in my life which has enabled me to mature and grow as a person.”
He added: “I realise I have made some big mistakes, none more so than these tweets, but I would like to stress that I’ve worked incredibly hard to completely transform my life since that time. To clarify, I do not hold the beliefs written in those tweets whatsoever.
“I can assure everybody that I am absolutely not homophobic, and as said previously I can only apologise and ask for forgiveness to anyone I offended. Thankfully I am not the guy I was back then and will continue to work hard both on and off the pitch to become a better person.”
The Rangers midfielder Joey Barton, however, backed Gray against the criticism, tweeting: “I know @AndreGray7 as well as anyone. And he is 100% not homophobic. One of the nicest lads you could meet. Who hasn’t said dumb things when they were young? … He should be held up as an example to kids from troubled backgrounds.”
He's not wrong about Jess Ennis though. So for that:
SIGN.
Osamabindiesel
Player Valuation: £60m
lollollol i knew it
Osamabindiesel
Player Valuation: £60m
In terms of value, we would walk out of this deal smelling like roses. I would take it in a heartbeat just for Keane tbh.
mmmmsnouts
Player Valuation: £40m
Skeptical of this because of the phrase "double swoop"
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