These 'young lads' were 25 and 23 - at what age do you start taking responsibility for your own actions. Bennett has a four-year old daughter.
A couple of days after the crash Derby issued a statement saying that they wouldn't sack Lawrence and Bennett because the club had 'a duty of care to...
This is the statement issued by Derby when they said that they were sacking Keogh for 'gross misconduct'
Which of the players put themselves at risk - Well Lawrence did by getting behind the wheel of a car while drunk - Bennett did by getting behind the wheel of another car while drunk - and...
Yes - it cost him his football career - now we don't know how long he would have played for, but he likely will never play again. It also possibly cost him the chance of playing at the Euros and in the PL (if Derby got promoted).
True - Lawrence was convicted of drunk driving - he crash a car...
No he didn't - Lawrence took him out of the action. Lawrence was driving the car and convicted in court as being responsible for the crash. Keogh ended up unconscious with a serious injury in the back seat, while Lawrence ran away from the scene of the accident and left him there. Lawrence got...
Keogh is 33 and likely will never play again (the injury is that bad). While he is far from being in the poor house - his treatment by Derby at this stage of his career is a disgrace. Keogh was club captain so he was held in high regard by the staff and players. Yet Derby top brass come out with...