The former West Bromwich Albion player served 3 years of a six year sentence for causing death by dangerous driving and fleeing the scene. Now he has been signed by Oldham Athletic. Should the press let the matter lie? Whatever your views on the legal system, he has served his sentence (half of it at least) and been legally released. Would you touch him with a bargepole if you were a club manager?
2007-08-28 08:52:47 · 14 answers · asked by Phil McCracken 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
I agree with what Hughes said;
He has served his sentence and now he has to get back to his job-which is playing football.
He has to live with himself whatever the press think.
2007-08-28 09:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
It's not right to blame Oldham for anything. Lee Hughes was a quality striker when he played for West Brom and all they are doing is trying to improve their squad which is the managers job.
What is wrong with all this is the fact that Mr.Hughes only served 3 years for killing one and maiming another. Our legal system is an absolute disgrace and if anyone feels let down by it they should be addressing the government on the issue and not the footballing world.
Saying this I cannot understand why Oldham would want to take the risk of giving Lee Hughes a chance. He is undoubtedly going to receive a lot of stick from opposing fans
and will not find it easy to reach the same levels of fitness and skill that he once had.
The pressure he will be under could well destroy him and Oldham will suffer for it. This is a big, big risk for Oldham and it's one that I, if a manager, would not take.
2007-08-28 16:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by ANDY T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO and NO......
If Lee Hughes 'really is remorsefull' for what he has done and just wants to ' get back to work and help put his wrong right' why doesn't he just go into coaching were he would be away from the public eye ?
Ask yourself these 3 questions.......
1: Would it now be OK for Hughes to celebrate a goal and thus be dubbed a hero by the Oldham fans ?
2. How do you think the bereaved families will now feel seeing his picture in the papers after celebrating a goal ?
3. If it is OK for Hughes to return to 'work' as a professional footballer would it be OK for Ian Huntley to return to work as a School Caretaker once and IF he was released from prison ?
2007-08-29 08:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by I.P. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a plumber was to be released from a similar sentence you would hope that he would go back to plumbing, it is the same with Lee Hughes.
Surely it is not his fault that justice system allows prisoners to be released far too early. What he did was utterly wrong and he should have received a harsher sentence, but he didn't, that's not his fault.
2007-08-29 05:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by Hendo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lee Hughes has not been punished enough. 3 years for ending another persons life?
If i was a club manager i would avoid him by a country mile i wouldn't want my clubs image damaged by him. The man is a disgrace for fleeing the scene of the accident!
And he was crap anyway.
2007-08-28 21:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Hazza 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What he did was terrible...but he's been punished, and he's done his time. Whether that time was long enough is not really the issue here, Hughes is not responsible for that.
Now he wants to sort his life out. If he was a plumber, no-one would be bothered in the slightest about him going back to plumbing. Why should the fact that he's a footballer make him different? Because he's earning a lot more money? Again, thats not something he's responsible for.
If you employ an ex-con, in whatever field of work, does that make you "immoral"? Hardly.
2007-08-28 16:16:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Yes lee Hughes has done his punishment for his crimes and has served his time and that's what people must do "YES" move on, lee Hughes will be back doing what he does best , playing football, leave the rest alone,
2007-08-28 17:32:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He served the sentence he was given, its not his fault it was too lenient.............If he was a brickie I'm sure that is what he would do again when he got out of jail so I don't see a problem with him going back to his profession.
2007-08-29 06:38:00 · answer #8 · answered by not Stidge again 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This piece of scum killed one man and mamed another through his own recklessness and stupidity. He didn't stick around to face the concequences until he had no choice.
That for me is the equivalant of murder (not manslaughter) so therefore should spend the rest of his life behind bars.
For Oldham to sign him is totally immoral.
2007-08-28 16:14:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I don't think the crime should be a factor, as you say he's done his time.
I may have concerns about a 'circus' following him and whether that'd disrupt the dressing room, and obviously his fitness, attitude and footballing ability with the long lay off.
2007-08-28 16:04:53 · answer #10 · answered by pluginmaybe 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋