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

[garyfouroaks]

You can't say drink driving crosses the line, but breaking other law's doesn't.

Yes you can.

It's a question of degree and one which impicitly we all recognise.

75mph on the motorway we rationalise, although breaking the law, is highly unlikely to have an adverse outcome.

Driving while drunk, whther apprehended or not, does.

[brian green]

I was coming home the other evening waiting at a red light at a very busy junction and my Member of Parliament went pelting over on red.   

The hotel near our east coast home is frequently used by football chairmen and CEOs to interview potential managers.   They like it because it is so far off the beaten track and miles too posh for any of the staff to recognize the parties.  I, not being at all posh recognize them instantly and realize what they are up to.   About two years ago I saw a very well known top flight manager and a then premiership chairman get totally rat arsed then go to the car park and drive away.   I was not snooping around, I saw it from the window of our house

Young man out on the pop drives when he should not.   It is very wrong and very stupid but there but for the grace of God go a lot of men myself included.   I will not be a hypocrite.

Barry Bannan must be feeling very low just now.   I truly hope he has learned his lesson and gives up alcohol altogether, he will be a better athlete and quite possibly a better man for it.   

[Macho Man Randy Savage]

Seem to remember hearing about another Villa player who got done for drink driving a few years ago.

[Lizz]

Young man out on the pop drives when he should not.   It is very wrong and very stupid but there but for the grace of God go a lot of men myself included.   I will not be a hypocrite.

Barry Bannan must be feeling very low just now.   I truly hope he has learned his lesson and gives up alcohol altogether, he will be a better athlete and quite possibly a better man for it.   

Agree, Brian. Plus let's not forget women drink and drive too. There's a difference between accepting people break the law and condoning law breaking.

[Greg N'Ash]

You can't say drink driving crosses the line, but breaking other law's doesn't.

Yes you can.

It's a question of degree and one which impicitly we all recognise.

75mph on the motorway we rationalise, although breaking the law, is highly unlikely to have an adverse outcome.

Driving while drunk, whther apprehended or not, does.

you're joking aren't you? speeding causes more accidents that being over the limit. thing is drink driving is a pariah while speeding is still socially acceptable to an extent. Same with tiredness but you can't blow positive for having lack of sleep. Personally i know people who i wouldn't get in a car with if they'd had half a shandy because they'd be all over the place but legally safe to drive and yet i'd trust others who'd had 4 or 5 pints and be well over the liimt..The most hilarious rule is the no-hands free mobile phone rule when  its not the dialing that causes the accidents, its the actual conversation. Anyone who can drive knows you can do certain multiple  actions at the same time automatically like change gear and accelerate while sticking the heating on but if someone asks you a question that you have to think about its using a different part of the brain and your driving goes up the wall.  The police know this but if they'd banned mobile phones totally, they'd have to ban people talking in the car and how do you prove that?

[Neil Hawkes]

you're joking aren't you? speeding causes more accidents that being over the limit.

Actually, speeding doesn't cause accidents, careless driving causes accidents. Doing 110mph on a empty motorway at 2am - doing 35mph passing a primary school, when all the pupils are out.
One will lose you your license, one will not - the one that loses you your license is the safer of the two.

[Dante Lavelli]

As far as I'm concerned there is a big difference between doing 33 in a 30 limitand drinking 8 pints then driving,
I'm not specifically talking about Bannan here, just saying there are different degrees of wrongness even though they can all be ilegal

Doing 33mph in a 30 area is like drinking 2 pints of weak ale (isn't the general rule of thumb 1.5 pints?)
Whereas drinking 8 pints is like doing 100 in a 30 area.

[Hookeysmith]

Above all the moral high ground stuff (and i lost a good friend to some twat who was selfish enough to drink and drive) I think Bannan is a selfish little git who has let himself, the team and the manager down at a time where unity and togetherness is needed both on and off the pitch

Quite often by luck rather than design team formations are thrown together due to injury and such like. Bannan has been part of our midfield since the season started and it has not gelled as we all hoped. Maybe just maybe by taking one of the constants out and putting together maybe a Herd / Ireland combination it might just click.

If that is the case then Bannan only has himelf to blame - and i for one will not be sorry

[olaftab]

Seem to remember hearing about another Villa player who got done for drink driving a few years ago.

and  if Barry gives us 10 years of quality like Gareth I will be happy.

[mrfuse]

Really disappointed with Bannan whatever he was up too, what was doing out all night?
To be a top player like he could be im afraid its something that cant be done at that level.

What was he doing out all night?  Are you for real?  He is a young bloke, probably a bit immature and irresponsible, I think they call it being young.  Stupid yes, an unfathomable occurrence, no.

Erh yes course im for real hes a highly paid professional athlete and while i could excuse players having a good time occasionally, staying out all night is asking for trouble which he got,and hes bloody lucky no one else was caught up in it.

Sorry for thinking premier football was a serious business and asking too much of a standard from our players.

[gsbrn68]

I know i am in the minority but i dont get the hype about Bannan

all i see is a tidy player that tries the odd hollywood pass of which i cant remember any coming off

i dont see him becoming a regular playmaker for a mid table premier team which is what we are aiming to be

hope to be proved wrong

[Duncan Shaw]

I know i am in the minority but i dont get the hype about Bannan

all i see is a tidy player that tries the odd hollywood pass of which i cant remember any coming off

i dont see him becoming a regular playmaker for a mid table premier team which is what we are aiming to be

hope to be proved wrong

Pass to Albrighton's goal away at Fulham last season, stunning.

[Shrek]

Well as wrong as it is, why is his employer suspending him? It's a private matter isn't it?

Let's hope this doesn't add to the attraction of moving clubs.

There's no doubt Bannan is a class player and will be a top top player soon enough.

[Barca 2011]

I know i am in the minority but i dont get the hype about Bannan

all i see is a tidy player that tries the odd hollywood pass of which i cant remember any coming off

i dont see him becoming a regular playmaker for a mid table premier team which is what we are aiming to be

hope to be proved wrong

I think you are spot on

Pass to Albrighton's goal away at Fulham last season, stunning.

[saunders_heroes]

I know i am in the minority but i dont get the hype about Bannan

all i see is a tidy player that tries the odd hollywood pass of which i cant remember any coming off

i dont see him becoming a regular playmaker for a mid table premier team which is what we are aiming to be

hope to be proved wrong

These are my views on Bannan as well. We've got a bad habit of over hyping our young players.