McJob for burger King
Fri Oct 30 07:58AM
There is nothing funny about Marlon King's conviction for sexual assault and ABH on a female
student in a Soho nightclub, which saw him jailed for 18 months yesterday.
The Wigan player struck the woman with enough force to break her nose after she rejected his "disgusting" advances, in what the prosecution called a fit of "completely gratuitous violence".
Sentencing him, Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith placed him on the sex offenders register for seven years and said: "You have shown not a hint of shame for your disgraceful and arrogant behaviour."
And to top it off, the offence took place on a night out to celebrate his wife's pregnancy. Way to make your kids proud, Marlon.
There is nothing funny about it. Or rather there wasn't until King's agent piped up yesterday afternoon and started touting his services to other clubs about a nanosecond after Wigan said they would sack him.
Tempting as it sounds, Early Doors does not go along with those who believe King should be tied to a lamppost and kicked repeatedly in the testicles by this woman until he dies of old age.
It takes a limp-wristed liberal view and thinks he should serve his punishment then be allowed to return to football - despite the repeat nature of his offending (King has 13 previous convictions, including two for attacks on women).
You might think that even a football agent would be a little circumspect on the day his client was jailed.
Not a bit of it. Over to you, Tony Finnigan: "Let's say he does his time and comes out afterwards. Do you expect him to work for McDonald's? Someone - you trust me on this - will sign him to score goals, because that's what he does best."
Do you expect him to work for McDonald's?
It is hardly the most sensitive comment at the best of times, with its crass assumption that footballers have a right not to toil for a living like everybody else.
But it reaches a stratospheric level of idiocy when it seems precisely this kind of arrogance sparked King's attack.
His victim claimed King demanded: "Don't you know who I am?" (Unless she is one of the few people who watches Match of the Day all the way through without nodding off, she probably missed his scraps of action for Watford, Wigan and Hull.)
On discovering she either didn't know who he was or didn't care - either possibility is equally plausible - King sneered: "You're not even in my league, love - I'm a multi-millionaire."
King's league, obviously, is the Championship, which is the only place he has ever been remotely prolific; his Premier League record is 15 goals in 69 games.
If, as Finnigan claims, scoring goals is what King does best, he may not find that job at McDonald's so easy to come by. ED wouldn't fancy having its burger flipped by a man whose greatest skill is to stick a football into a net every five games or so.
The trials and tribulations of Joey Barton show teams are willing to take a chance on damaged goods if they possess a modicum of talent (although Barton is now slogging away in the Championship).
However, King is just a run-of-the-mill striker and his days as a top-flight footballer are surely numbered.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's the friendly matches
that are the problem. It's a coach's nightmare, especially if you are in a European
campaign and going for cups and titles. You have all these fixtures and you
have the intrusion of a friendly international game in some unknown country, so
that is a definite thorn in everyone's
flesh. Unfortunately you can't do
anything about it."
Sir Alex Ferguson lays into England's friendly against Brazil - ED is guessing he's never been to Qatar, the 'unknown country' in question.
PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: Why can't Serena Williams be a footballer? Here's her genius verdict on the Andre Agassi ruckus:
Q: You may have seen
today talk about Andre Agassi's
upcoming book where he apparently reveals that he took crystal meth in the
1990s. As someone who has known him for a long time, what was your reaction to
that revelation?
A: I don't even know what crystal
meth is, so, you know, that's what
my reaction to it is.
Q: What about the fact
that he apparently tested positive on a drug test in '97
but was let off by the ATP Tour after saying he took it by mistake? Are you
surprised somebody can be let off that easily like that?
A: Is that right?
Q. Yeah.
A: I haven't read anything about
Andre Agassi's book. All I know is I
have a book coming out. It's called
On The Line.
FOREIGN VIEW: Up to 6,000 police will be on duty for Beijing Guoan's Chinese Super League match, where they could seal their first title, after fans rioted on Thursday after failing to get tickets for the game.
Police detained 12 fans after dozens blocked roads, surrounded police cars and threw objects outside the Beijing Workers' Stadium when they failed to get tickets to the match.
Beijing Guoan, who top the table on goal difference ahead of Henan Construction, need only a win on Saturday over second-bottom Hangzhou Greentown to win the title.
About 10,000 fans had gathered outside the stadium on Thursday in the hope to buy tickets, but only 13,000 of the 60,000 seats in the stadium were put on sale, leaving thousands frustrated.
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From boyz_rulz_86 on Fri Oct 30 08:12AMooh! don't we love it when the self proclaimed high and mighty rich and famous can't control themselves get thrown in jail AND get SACKED !
There is nothing more mighty than the truth shame this plonker is only going to learn it through a sore backsideGood to see ED living up to it "Early" name for once
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:32AMooh! don't we love it when the self proclaimed high and mighty rich and famous can't control themselves get thrown in jail AND get SACKED !
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here is nothing more mighty than the truth shame this plonker is only going to learn it through a sore backsideFrom arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:34AMSerena Williams and Robbie Fowler must be good friends
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:38AMWhat chance Marlon King ends up with Barton at the Magpies after he has done his 'Bird'
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:40AMHas Mrs King divorced Mr King yet ?
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:41AMBeijing Guoan sounds like a club that worships the rich and famous has Tony Finnigan been in touch I here he has a spot of bother placing a striker who scores once in 5 games
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:44AMIs Luton Town still hiring Tony Finnigan should get in touch
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:45AMAre football teams allowed to employ registered sex offenders, given that football attracts societies young and vulnerable with whom even EPL players must sometimes come into contact with in the course of their duties, I imagine there must be a question mark about employing registered sex offenders in professional football team or even for that matter at McDonalds
Has Marlon completed an NVQ in bricklaying I hear that's a job suitable for those with a handy fist
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:51AMYou can see who the real dope schmokin doley slackers are on this site when ED lives up to it's name 'Early'
WHUFC forever !
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:54AMHas Marlon stolen Joey's Barton's mantle as the biggest chump in football
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:56AMJust heard a great place : Tallloving CO M , we can find any types friends you want to meet, please have a try...
From jameszhang34 on Fri Oct 30 08:57AMI wonder which lucky jailbird caught fresh Marlon in the showers for breakfast this morning
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:58AMHave a fab day ED I got to get busy
From arttidesco on Fri Oct 30 08:59AMThe sad thing is someone probably will sign him, once he has done his time he will come out and say "Im a changed man and i just want to put it all behind me and focus on playing football" and his PR machine will roll into action and he will probably sign for a Champioship or league one club where he can rebuild his career in less time it will take that poor student to rebuild her nose
From segmentrecords on Fri Oct 30 08:59AMstop calling thes low life a Jamoican. He was born here! The reggae boys sacked him too!
From drdburton on Fri Oct 30 09:12AMJust heard a great place : Tallloving CO M , we can find any types friends you want to meet, please have a try...
From jameszhang34 on Fri Oct 30 09:14AM@#$% at football and @#$% at pulling women... Pack up your balls and off to the slammer with ya! Don't drop the soap.
From who_are_ya_85 on Fri Oct 30 09:15AMLook at the article's picture... Marlon King is so arrogant that he has grown a second head on his shoulder!
From who_are_ya_85 on Fri Oct 30 09:19AMI'm @#$% at typing s.hite
Or am I??From who_are_ya_85 on Fri Oct 30 09:21AMYet another Drunken Yob that pretends to be a PROFESSIONAL footballer! ED i'd go with your first suggestion and get him tied to a lamp post and let the lass kick 7 bells out of him!
Do the people who allocate tickets for wembly work at Beijing Guoan as well? shame for the ordinary comrade/citizen/red card holder!
From doobie.doobiedoo on Fri Oct 30 09:22AMMarlon who? Some non-entity seeking attention from other than where he's paid 2 be gettin'' it.
I love Serena! She's so completely focused on what''s at hand that she could care less about what @#$% some attention-seeking "has-been" has written in some book that some "nobody" publisher is dying so desperately to air.
From mikeonyibe on Fri Oct 30 09:24AMKing for a day, fool for a lifetime...
From felixlowe on Fri Oct 30 09:31AMWhen Marlon King gets asks by some big haity butch nazi "blade or brown?"
Will he then say "You're not even in my league, love - I'm a multi-millionaire." then?From who_are_ya_85 on Fri Oct 30 09:36AM(King has 13 previous convictions, including two for attacks on women).
Don't remember those, must of had a good PR man in the past!!
From andy_lycett on Fri Oct 30 09:39AM100,000 Gers fans were asked if they thought Britain should change its currency. 99% said no. They were happy with the Giro.
From eliotot on Fri Oct 30 09:39AMSpecial translation for Donney McClain.
100K GERS FANS WUZ OSKED AF THEE THAART BRATAIN SHUD CHEENGE AT'S CARRANCAY. 99K SAID NAY. THEE WUZ HOPPAY WATH THA GEEROW.From eliotot on Fri Oct 30 09:41AM##39 THON WE GIRLS DEAD NAY......LOL
From eliotot on Fri Oct 30 09:43AM44) ?
Arti on fire.
Put the Mong back in his cage someone.
From nikyates on Fri Oct 30 09:46AM51) ?
From who_are_ya_85 on Fri Oct 30 09:48AM
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