Jamie Carrahger.

[sawtooth]

he’ll get some stick but they’ll brush over it. If they wanted to sack him they would have done so by now.

That’s kind of the point, they probably do want to keep him but I can’t see how they will be able to.

For starters people may threaten to cancel subscriptions or Sky may come under fire from sponsors, advertisers, etc

Maybe Carragher himself will resign before then, I just can’t see a way back for him.

 

[Papas1982]

That’s kind of the point, they probably do want to keep him but I can’t see how they will be able to.

For starters people may threaten to cancel subscriptions or Sky may come under fire from sponsors, advertisers, etc

Maybe Carragher himself will resign before then, I just can’t see a way back for him.

Imo nobody is going to cancel anything. No subscriber cares persoanlly about the daughter who was caught in the crosshairs eniugh to miss out on their tv in some sort of protest and therefor marketing values wont go down.

Theyve suspended hi. To make it look as though they care.

What he did was disgusting but it’s a sign of the times how media has blown it out of proportion.

Neither of them have been charged with anything which imo is a joke as both have broken laws. Makes a mockery when the police are handed video footage and still do nothing, but I’m sure a few free tickets have made their way to Mr 5 minutes of fame.....

 

[Bunkermagnet]

For starters people may threaten to cancel subscriptions or Sky may come under fire from sponsors, advertisers, etc

.

I doubt very much if anyone cancels their Sky subscription because JC is still there next season, not unless Sky decide on another heavy price increase.
How many subscribers gave up their subsciption under protest of Kirsty Gallagher being kept on....none I’d wager.

I think the tribal alliegences are more at play here rather than anything else.

 

[Orikoru]

I haven't read to much into this so maybe I've missed something but do we know the guy actually used a phone to film the incident ?
I did read that Carrahger said he saw a camera, so it could have been just that, a compact digital camera or even a dashcam

It was definitely a phone. Who on earth still uses a video camera?? Either way, the law should govern that just as it does phones, it's still distracting you from driving.

 

[MegaSteve]

Think Sky have got this right...

Over to you now Jamie... To up your game in the future...

 

[bobmac]

It was definitely a phone. Who on earth still uses a video camera?? Either way, the law should govern that just as it does phones, it's still distracting you from driving.

A dashcam isn't against the law and it's conveniently on the dashboard and already turned on.
It only takes a few seconds to unclip it and point it out the window.

 

[Beezerk]

A dashcam isn't against the law and it's conveniently on the dashboard and already turned on.
It only takes a few seconds to unclip it and point it out the window.

Only a clown would do that though, hang on...

 

[Kellfire]

A dashcam isn't against the law and it's conveniently on the dashboard and already turned on.
It only takes a few seconds to unclip it and point it out the window.

And at the moment they unclip it, they're breaking the law.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Neither of them have been charged with anything which imo is a joke as both have broken laws. Makes a mockery when the police are handed video footage and still do nothing, but I’m sure a few free tickets have made their way to Mr 5 minutes of fame.....

The police do nothing to enforce road traffic laws unless somebody is injured. Probably more down to chronic under resourcing than total disinterest but a terrible state of affairs. In this case there wasn't even an accident so not much chance of them doing anything and if it wasn't a high profile "personality" even less chance.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

The police do nothing to enforce road traffic laws unless somebody is injured. Probably more down to chronic under resourcing than total disinterest but a terrible state of affairs. In this case there wasn't even an accident so not much chance of them doing anything and if it wasn't a high profile "personality" even less chance.

I read the driver was being given a driver awareness type course and not charged with anything, but as no complaint had been made no action against JC.
Personally I think they got the balance right, and sometimes a "word in your shell like" is as good a punishment and deterent as anything else. I dont see anything wrong with a little use of common sense in this pc ridden society.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I read the driver was being given a driver awareness type course and not charged with anything, but as no complaint had been made no action against JC.
Personally I think they got the balance right, and sometimes a "word in your shell like" is as good a punishment and deterent as anything else. I dont see anything wrong with a little use of common sense in this pc ridden society.

It was a general observation about the police rather than about this incident, which I couldn't care less about.

 

[Blue in Munich]

The police do nothing to enforce road traffic laws unless somebody is injured. Probably more down to chronic under resourcing than total disinterest but a terrible state of affairs. In this case there wasn't even an accident so not much chance of them doing anything and if it wasn't a high profile "personality" even less chance.

Pretty much sums up "roads policing" these days.

 

[shagster]

he should have been sacked
repugnant behaviour
to spit like that is premeditated
crap commentator anyway, might get someone less bias now

 

[Sweep]

he should have been sacked
repugnant behaviour
to spit like that is premeditated
crap commentator anyway, might get someone less bias now

Whilst I accept that football is very emotive and once you support a club some find it very difficult to be objective. Nevertheless, this incident clearly shows where Carragher’s loyalties lie.

 

[Sweep]

The police do nothing to enforce road traffic laws unless somebody is injured. Probably more down to chronic under resourcing than total disinterest but a terrible state of affairs. In this case there wasn't even an accident so not much chance of them doing anything and if it wasn't a high profile "personality" even less chance.

I am not sure how this can be blamed on under resourcing when the driver was spoken to and dealt with.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I am not sure how this can be blamed on under resourcing when the driver was spoken to and dealt with.

Was a general whinge about traffic policing based on personal experience, no idea what has or hasn’t happened in this case but from the thread I thought I’d picked up that no action had been taken.

Point stands, I think, that if it wasn’t that one of the yobs was so high profile police wouldn’t have been interested.

 

[Sweep]

Was a general whinge about traffic policing based on personal experience, no idea what has or hasn’t happened in this case but from the thread I thought I’d picked up that no action had been taken.

Point stands, I think, that if it wasn’t that one of the yobs was so high profile police wouldn’t have been interested.

I agree with you on that.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

And so we don't have to look to the past and the KG example as a comparison for JGs behaviour and potential punishments. Whither Ant McPartlin - where does JGs misdemeanor sit on the scale compared with this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43453525

 

[Deleted member 18121]

And so we don't have to look to the past and the KG example as a comparison for JGs behaviour and potential punishments. Whither Ant McPartlin - where does JGs misdemeanor sit on the scale compared with this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43453525

It'd be interesting to know the facts about this..... I think the automatic reaction is that he's alcoholic who's completely out of control and needs help......or...... could it be that he went for lunch with his mum, had 2 drinks and was just over the limit. Who knows what/how the accident occurred.

But as always, dont let facts get in the way of a good story.

 

[bobmac]

And so we don't have to look to the past and the KG example as a comparison for JGs behaviour and potential punishments. Whither Ant McPartlin - where does JGs misdemeanor sit on the scale compared with this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43453525

Was he charged with anything ?