Marlon King's agent has suggested the striker is ready to appeal against the 18-month prison sentence he was given on Thursday, along with his subsequent sacking by Wigan too.
The Jamaica international was sacked by the Latics after he was found guilty of sexual assault and actual bodily harm over an incident in a London nightclub, which occurred in December while he was on loan at Hull. Wigan chairman Dave Whelan confirmed King will never play for the club again following his conviction, but the player's agent, Tony Finnegan, said plans for appeals against both his sentence and his sacking are in place.
He told BBC Radio Five Live: "No one saw this coming in light of the evidence. He's very, very disappointed - because clearly, as he said in his evidence, it's mistaken identity. He didn't do that."
Finnegan added: "No one expected this. I asked Marlon and he said 'I'm not guilty, Tony - I didn't do it. I want the British justice system to find me not guilty'."
Finnegan expressed disappointment at Wigan's decision and the failure of the Professional Footballers' Association to support King, before questioning what might happen if the striker is released early.
"There was a union that didn't seem to back him in the shape of Bobby Barnes (PFA deputy chief executive) and the chairman of a professional football club that is going to say to everybody throughout Britain that this man will never play football again," Finnegan continued.
"The chairman's got a choice. If the chairman, which is his right, decides to sack Marlon King under gross misconduct, he would have to put that in writing, first and foremost. Then he has a right of appeal to the Premier League, in writing.
"If Wigan aren't successful in sacking this player and he comes out in three months' time and he wanted to be signed by another Premiership club, do Wigan allow him to go for nothing or do they seek a fee?"
Earlier on Thursday, PFA deputy chief executive Barnes admitted King had brought the situation on himself.
"I don't think anybody can deny that," he told Sky Sports News. "But I think it's important to bear in mind footballers are not divorced from society. They come from society, and people in society from all sorts of jobs will fall foul of the law."
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"King - who has 13 previous convictions including one for violence against women"...The British 'justice' system is a complete joke! Well, it would be a joke if people's lives weren't being ruined by psychopaths that should've already been imprisoned years ago. I had no idea King was such scum. Britain should have the 3 convictions, of any criminal nature, equals a life term, like in America. Most people have zero convictions. Most offenders are repeat offenders and should be exterminated really. This low life gets 12-18 months!?
"King's wife Julie - a former Miss Zambia - has vowed to stand by her husband. Speaking to The Mirror from their mock-Tudor home in Goff's Oak, Hertfordshire, she said: "I'm standing by him because I love him and I know he is innocent.""...Sounds like she has the man she deserves. Scum!
How can he explain this to all them witnesses that SAW what happened? And they where in court to say so. So how can his agent say that what King said is not true if all them witnesses said he did do it, the only one that backed him up was his coach I hope he gets summond for this, as a liar. As for his wife what planet is she on??? Oh yer it the money it not coming in now and she has to sell up or move out of the house as it's not there's lol Disgraceful King!
Just because he's a Footballer he thinks he can do what he likes well he CANT and now he Know's it
let me see what responce to this question. should a registered sex offender which KING now is be allowed to appear and play for any club ? the presidence is now set hopefully sane people will give this the thumbs down. this means you agree !!!!!!!
king is scum, and in light off his previous convictions for assaulting woman, a coward! It amazes me that someone of average abillity can have such a high opinion off himself, for all his millions he never managed to drag himself out of the gutter.
He should be chemically castrated. Unfortunately paying arrogant thugs vast sums of money to play football makes them think (if they do think?) that they are worth the money. Lets hope he has the c.rap beaten out of him in prison. I hear they like some fit booty....
I hope king appeals against his 18month sentance and then a proper judge will give him what he deserves at least FIVE years he,s just an out and out thug bringing football into disgrace and NOBODY not even a pub team should entertain him and for his agent well he's lost it completely anyway King is a rubbish footballer anyway
wtf-is this agent simple-it is mistaken identity as king says so!
footballers are not detatched from society and sometimes fall foul of the law-is this not the seventh time king has fallen foul of the law?
what a plonker.
yes let him appeal,but only at his expence, then not only will he be found guilty again he will no longer be a millionaire.people who tell lies should not prosper !!!!!!!!!!!
Bloody yob should have been put away for good
He should be banned by the FA from playing professional football for life.
PRAT!
He was at the bar that night but it was a mistaken of identity my arse.
They must have had substantial evidence to find him guilty and he should have got more time as well. He got off lightly. Well hopefully he will get taught a lesson in jail for hitting a woman. He's probably on a unit with a load of woman beaters PC unit.
lock the women beater up ,, a sex beast
course he say that he s losing money ,,, courts wont be like football courts lock him up
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