Bannan arrested following M1 car crash (now suspended by AVFC)

[Dave Clark Five]

Alex McLeish Statement on Barry Bannan: “There are internal enquiries and an investigation going on and that’s all I can really say at the moment. We felt it was best that he did not train with the team today.” #avfc

Interesting to see what the 'anti-McLeish at all costs' brigade think of this. Are they waiting to see which way the club go eventually and then slag the decision? Damned if you do etc.

They'd look idiots if they slagged him off for that. I don't actually believe footballers are role models or at least if you let your kids think they are you're a rather shit parent, but the club would get eaten alive by the press if they didn't be seen to be taking it seriously.

I agree. Let's wait and see.

[Dave Clark Five]

Alex McLeish Statement on Barry Bannan: “There are internal enquiries and an investigation going on and that’s all I can really say at the moment. We felt it was best that he did not train with the team today.” #avfc

Interesting to see what the 'anti-McLeish at all costs' brigade think of this. Are they waiting to see which way the club go eventually and then slag the decision? Damned if you do etc.

You can hardly hold McLiesh to account for what Bannan decides to do in his private life, Bannan isn't a child and he's not AM'c child. They'd be mad.

Agreed.

[spangley1812]

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[dave.woodhall]

So far he's guilty of nothing. Please bear that in mind when posting.

[supertom]

I'm sick of half the team at the moment. Bannan's quite well known as a drinker according to some here, so he needs to sort himself out.

Is it too late to get Mo Salifou back? Put him straight back in the side with Gardner and someone from the under 14's in midfield, lock McLiesh in a cupboard and put Sid in charge. Then we might actually keep the ball a bit and have some kind of a midfield. Can't be any worse than our current midfield.

Heskey can't score and he's obviously not our attacking midfielder, so next up? Try him at right back. Better than Hutton I'll wager.

If true though, I'd drop Bannan for a while. Silly bastard. Most of the team bar 3-4 players really need to pull their fucking fingers out. We'd be in the bottom 3 right now, if not for Gabby and Given.

[Somniloquism]

I'm sick of half the team at the moment. Bannan's quite well known as a drinker according to some here, so he needs to sort himself out.

When he was on loan at Blackpool, I believe Holloway suspended him for getting drunk whilst out with a foot injury or similar.

[Villanation]

I'm sick of half the team at the moment. Bannan's quite well known as a drinker according to some here, so he needs to sort himself out.

Is it too late to get Mo Salifou back? Put him straight back in the side with Gardner and someone from the under 14's in midfield, lock McLiesh in a cupboard and put Sid in charge. Then we might actually keep the ball a bit and have some kind of a midfield. Can't be any worse than our current midfield.

Heskey can't score and he's obviously not our attacking midfielder, so next up? Try him at right back. Better than Hutton I'll wager.

If true though, I'd drop Bannan for a while. Silly bastard. Most of the team bar 3-4 players really need to pull their fucking fingers out. We'd be in the bottom 3 right now, if not for Gabby and Given.

Gabby and Given, spot on, Given has been a revelation IMO, signing of the summer, not just for Villa, Gabby is good for now but I think he'll get frustrated come Jan if this carries on, IMO if we lose to Sunderland the real pressure starts, we could drop a few places lower and we are looking like most of last season, resumed.

[john2710]

Exactly the same as I posted on the Merson thread, if either BB or Collins are guilty of drink driving, bang them up for a few years.

A few years!!!
Bit extreme, should anyone be found guilty of anything I'd expect a lengthy ban & fine. Prisons for proper criminals.

[Villanation]

If, and its a big if, If BB is guilty of such a thing I'm sure he'll hold his hands up to it, take his punishment like a man and get on with it.

If true, nobody was hurt, that's important, no excuse but important, and he should be punished as the law requires.

[villadelph]

Christ, some of are out of control.

There is no excuse for drunk driving but its his first offense. Not to mention we don't know the specifics of the incident yet. To the extent of which most of you are calling for him to go to jail.. shit do you want to get relegated. I'm sure the kid will learn his lesson. He's still young and subject to mistakes. Jail isn't for first time non-violent offenders, especially in the case of drunk driving. I expect a hefty fine and a suspension w/o wages. Hopefully, Jenas will be fit soon.

Everyone needs to calm down. Saying you wouldn't care if he went off to jail?! He's the size of an adolescent and a soft spoken young guy who is the proudest player to wear the Villa shirt. I think its irrelevant and radical to connect a persons personal choices to their place of work. Most of you toilet cleaners don't lose your job when you get a drunk driving charge. Regardless, I expect the club to handle this firmly, and for Barry to be genuinely apologetic.

Live and learn Barry, onwards and upwards.

[Lizz]

I've read some sentencing guidelines on t'net tonight. Should he be found guilty, I doubt he'll receive a custodial sentence. If he's done what we're assuming he's done, he's a prat. Amongst a very long list of prats, from an extremely large cross section of society.

[SO Villa]

If true, what is happening to our footballers, wasn't it reported on here that Dunne and Collins where seen together in B'ham CC on Sat night drinking and smoking and as if they didn't have a care in the world.

Was this from a 'reliable' source or just another silly rumour?

[Phil from the upper holte]

Its well known Bannan is a piss head, I hope its not true but I doubt it.

[Greg N'Ash]

he's 21 so he should Know better, but you don't know if he was coming back from a club at half 5 (pretty unprofessional even ignoring the drink driving) or went to bed and didn't realise he was still over the limit (a bit more understandable). Anyway IF he was driving he'll get a more severe punishment than the bloke in the street because he's a footballer. Everyone's allowed to be a twat when they're young and a lot of us get away with it, so as long as this isn't the start of long career in the back of police cars i'm not going to tie him to a stake and burn him yet. Hopefully a wake-up call

[AV82EC]

Wondered why we hadn't seen any @BBannan25 twitter updates.  Whatever happened, he's no doubt regretting it and all part of his growing up and learning experience.