Ollie Watkins

[Dave]

Which is why I thought getting the police involved was potentially a bit much.

Very much so.

[OCD]

Which is why I thought getting the police involved was potentially a bit much.

Was it reported to the police or did the police pick up on the abuse and make enquiries to the clubs?

[AV84]

Which is why I thought getting the police involved was potentially a bit much.

Was it reported to the police or did the police pick up on the abuse and make enquiries to the clubs?

I'm pretty sure the club released a statement shortly after the game ended saying they'd been in contact with the police. That may have been someone jumping the gun a bit and assuming it warranted contacting the police, or maybe they knew exactly what was said and it is a police matter. But in answer to your question, I'm pretty sure the club reported it.

[algy]

Which is why I thought getting the police involved was potentially a bit much.

Yep, it did seem a bit OTT, but then we don't know exactly what was said.

Yeah - if it was a case of people exchanging 'wankers' then I tend to agree with Dave, it's a bit of nothing.  However, Ollie's reaction and the police getting involved makes me think it might be a bit more than that.  Really depends on what was said

[Risso]

Ollie has said it wasn't racist.  So if it was just various variations of "you're shit" then plod doesn't need to be involved, surely?

[baddowvillans]

The big disappointment for me is with Frank.  Ollie considered him a friend and so went to him to explain his actions.  Frank could have made a stand about inappropriate abuse  ut he has chosen to remain silent weak and dishonest. 

With respect, this also feels a bit precious. Crowd gives player stick. Player scores and gives some back. Tale as old as time.

Don't really think anyone needs to clutch their pearls and nobody needs to make a stand, justify, condemn etc. It's all fine.

[Olneythelonely]

Ollie has said it wasn't racist.  So if it was just various variations of "you're shit" then plod doesn't need to be involved, surely?

There’s a whole load of stuff in between racism and saying “you’re shit”.

I do think it’s strange that the police are involved though.

[paul_e]

Ollie has said it wasn't racist.  So if it was just various variations of "you're shit" then plod doesn't need to be involved, surely?

There’s a whole load of stuff in between racism and saying “you’re shit”.

I do think it’s strange that the police are involved though.

It was comments about his family.

[baddowvillans]

The suggestion on the Brentford site was that the comments were about his mother which I guess he thought was unnecessary (don't worry my pearls are nowhere near)

[Risso]

Which despite being very unpleasant, probably don't cross the line into illegality.

[PeterWithe]

'Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries.'

[paul_e]

Which despite being very unpleasant, probably don't cross the line into illegality.

No, but pathetic from what looked to be a middle aged man, and worthy of the response it got.

[Ian.]

Which despite being very unpleasant, probably don't cross the line into illegality.

No, but pathetic from what looked to be a middle aged man, and worthy of the response it got.

The camera at one point went directly to a man who looked in his 60’s sticking his fingers up and shouting another next to him who looked proper guilty waiting for the Earth to swallow him up and very quiet. I couldn’t work out if it was either of those two?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

The suggestion on the Brentford site was that the comments were about his mother which I guess he thought was unnecessary (don't worry my pearls are nowhere near)

So, basically, Ollie is saying "yes, I can take the personal abuse, but not the stuff about my mother...not once, perhaps in a 'I've just thought of an insult' kind of way, but 'I've thought about this, planned it, it's a fucking horrible thing to say to anyone, but I'm still gonna do it anyway 'cas I've paid my £30 and I'm entitled' and I'm going to aim these comments at an ex Brentford player" kind of way, but 4 or 5 times!!!

Whovever he is, he sounds like a complete twat and needs dealing with, appropriately.
If he was a saft 15 year old then you'd put it down to in experience....but this guy is a grown up FFS!

[baddowvillans]

Exactly and Frank by his silence has condoned it.