Villa players in drunken bust up

[Chris Smith]

Union??? How many companies nowadays have unions??? In my area of work, none of them do.

Your area of work?  You're using the term in it's loosest possible sense.

UCW & STE for Telco's

There are over 7 million union members in the UK.

[london lion]

The story i heard was that Dunne threatened Sid with a chair leg !!!

Sid definatley wanted it took further and considered pressing charges through the police

 Both Dunne and Collins told last night to attend Villa park with there legal representatives as the club were considering terminating there contracts

All then swept under the carpet by Houllier,as he wants as many players available for the run in

Both gone in the summer.

[Dave P]

I'll be sort if sad to see Collins go.  Dunne can bugger off now if he wants.

Serious question, how well do Dunne and Stephen Ireland get on ?  Has he got the hump with Houllier and the staff about his "mate" ?

[Ross]

I can't believe we didn't sack Dunne if what is alledged to have happpened did. The club would surely have been on safe grounds re unfair dismissal and save his £55k a week contract for the next 2 seasons.  There is no chance of moving him on in the summer on those wages without paying most of it ourselves.  Missed opportunity that we will regret methinks.

[WikiVilla]

Christ what a great season this has been

[The Left Side]

Let's just see it through and hopefully stay up then we can concentrate on next season.

[villa `cross the mersey]

The story i heard was that Dunne threatened Sid with a chair leg !!!

Sid definatley wanted it took further and considered pressing charges through the police

 Both Dunne and Collins told last night to attend Villa park with there legal representatives as the club were considering terminating there contracts

All then swept under the carpet by Houllier,as he wants as many players available for the run in

Both gone in the summer.

Cannot quote source - Dunne had 12 disciplinary charges levelled against him .
Suffice to say the Club`s legal advisors seem to think that the culmination of charges, if proven, will render dismissal a possibility.
The confrontation was with a "French member of staff"
Dunne accepts he was drunk but cannot understand why the club "encouraged" players to drink excessively via an "open bar" bearing in mind he previously had a "drink problem" (Whatever happened to self discipline?)

Has Houllier "set this up" to entice certain individuals to sign their own "death warrant"?

I understand that Dunne has no time for Houllier whatsoever and will be looking to get out in the summer - incidentally he is not even bothered if the club fine him £300K - that says a lot about the people we pay to watch .

If Houllier is a Disciplinarian I commend him for his efforts to restore some semblance of order to the club - but it begs the question what has Randy been doing over the last few years in this area?

[pauliewalnuts]

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Thought they were going to hit Dunne harder - 6 weeks ??

Sorry, what I meant was what is the legal basis behind this? It's certainly not EU law because in the Armed Forces you can be fined a lot more than just 2 weeks pay (trust me, I know!)

It's employment terms and conditions, most organisations will have a set of sanctions agreed between management and the union. 

Maybe in the public sector (mind you, everyone knows you lot are practically on holiday anyway), but I doubt many private companies other than gigantic ones will have those sort of agreements with unions these days.

[LeeB]

Has Houllier "set this up" to entice certain individuals to sign their own "death warrant"?

I did wonder this when I first heard the story.

[gerags]

If Houllier is a Disciplinarian I commend him for his efforts to restore some semblance of order to the club - but it begs the question what has Randy been doing over the last few years in this area?

I should imagine he's left it in the hands of the manager.
 

[freakypete]

even with all the shit thats going on at villa ,please its backs against the wall so lets all pull together .... dunne can fuck off

[TheSandman]

Wish my union was that good.

[BannedUserIAT]

Someone at work you'd like to throw over a table, Sandie?

[black pearl of inchicore]

BONDING SESSION GAME.
The left hand drinking game is a great one....i guess Collins/Dunne must have had there left hands tied to their ankles if they got that butchered.
Ideal for stag parties and the like,normally starts with jolly banter but always ends in Chaos with 2/3 persons totally fucked within about 2 hours.

[eamonn]

Dunne accepts he was drunk but cannot understand why the club "encouraged" players to drink excessively via an "open bar" bearing in mind he previously had a "drink problem" (Whatever happened to self discipline?)

Cheeky cnut. They are the words of a legal representative and no mistake. As soon as Dicky saw the bar he rubbed his hands in glee.