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New Sun 5 Jun 11 14:13   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Zero

Ipswich star blames Roy Keane for speeding fine Published 23:00 04/06/11 By MirrorFootball A footballer caught speeding has blamed his ex-manager Roy Keane. Ipswich Town ace Damien Delaney, 29, told a court he put his foot down because Keane would fine him ­thousands of pounds if he turned up late for training. The defender was clocked doing 44mph in a 30mph zone in Ipswich in October. He said in a letter to South East Suffolk magistrates: “I had an unreasonable boss and was worried I’d be docked two weeks’ wages.” He was fined £235 and got four points on his licence after admitting speeding. Hardman Keane, who has since been sacked as Ipswich Town manager, was reported to have had a bust-up with Delaney last year after he missed several matches. Read more: www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Roy-Keane-blamed-by-Ipswich-Town-ace-Damien-Delaney-for-speeding-fine-article744461.html#ixzz1OPI2HliO Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 14:29   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - RattleandSmoke

So 3 points for speeding, and an extra point for coming up with the most pathetic excuse ever? Although 44 in a 30 is quite a bit over, so he could have been given six points? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 14:30   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Robin O'Reliant

Perhaps he should have got up earlier, like people who have to be in work at 7am rather than the ten o'clock football teams start their training sessions. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 14:58   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - R.P.

I really hate people like that. A baby in an adult's body. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 15:53   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Iffy

...I really hate people like that. A baby in an adult's body... In my experience most, but not all, professional footballers are. The proportion increases the higher you look up the footballing ladder. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 15:54   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - MD

Excellent put down PU.. I must look for an opportunity to use that next week!! Brilliant. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 16:31   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Old Navy

A baby of the blame anyone but me generation. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 16:59   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Iffy

I saw a mobile service engineer run the same argument in court to avoid a totting up ban because it would cause undue hardship. He said the firm expected him to make a set number of calls a day, and he feared the sack if he didn't get around to all of them. Magistrates bought it and didn't ban him. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 17:05   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Armel Coussine

Arthur Scargill famously blamed the cruise control in his Jaguar. Apparently it set itself too high when he wasn't looking, and his senses failed to inform him of the change in speed. No wonder Mrs Thatcher trampled all over him without even trying. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 17:08   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Zero

Oh no Arthur was better than that, he claimed he set the cruise control right, but it then failed to keep him at that speed. Ironically it was probably put together by his mate Red Robbo, Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 17:12   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - R.P.

Arthur's doing very well for himself, living in very lush quarters owned by some union or other he has links to at a peppercorn rent, Private Eye says they can't evict him.... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 17:14   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Zero

On the money he stole from miners compensation. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 17:19   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - R.P.

...allegedly of course. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 17:21   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Zero

allegedly, yes of course. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Jun 11 18:27   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - Bill Payer

>> No wonder Mrs Thatcher trampled all over him without even trying. >> She passed me once on the A1 in a Jaguar, with a very significant Police escort, travelling at a colossal speed. I suppose she must have had "important things to do". Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Jun 11 09:03   Caught speeding? Blame the Boss. - MD

>> Magistrates bought it and didn't ban him. >> What about all the carp lorry drivers here in north Devon. I've covered this before, but we must have more than our fair share of Richard's behind the big wheel. All milk collection drivers are ruddy lunatics. Does ANYBODY ever look at tacho records? Domestic oil delivery drivers are ALL exactly the same. Do they ever get hauled before the courts? Reply to this message | Report message