chinapig Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 An enlightening interview with Richard Keogh in The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/01/richard-keogh-waking-up-paramedics-car-crash-derby-sacking-blackpool 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Really is incredible that Derby thought they could get away with sacking a passenger in the incident but not either of the drivers. No surprise they are in such a financial mess either, with him on £24k a week basic salary.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Great interview. Thanks for posting the link. Draw your own conclusions, but for me, it's quite telling that the action taken against a veteran was very different to those responsible. Also, whilst his years are senior in footballing terms, he is still a young man who can be expected to behave in a nieve way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Obviously it's only one side of the story but Derby really don't come out of that very well at all, as if their current reputation wasn't low enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 13 minutes ago, chinapig said: An enlightening interview with Richard Keogh in The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/01/richard-keogh-waking-up-paramedics-car-crash-derby-sacking-blackpool Still gets me how the drivers got away with it yet sack the passenger(Keogh) wonder who the other 2 were in the back with him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 If you trawl back through this forum you'll find detail that, unsurprisingly, doesn't appear in this interview or in Keogh's version of events. But that's The Grauniad for you. The Joiners Arms indeed. Decent boozer, but not necessarily Saturday night post Derby at home. Some of the regulars (of which by chance I know one through another forum member,) weren't enamoured with the 'flash the cash' antics of Derby players and the night of the accident wasn't the first time a volume of cash 'excused' all types of abhorrent behaviours and, how shall we say, conspicuous 'commercial activity'. Quarndon once home to Clough and his favoured charges. Whilst he did like a pint to excess there was none of the arrogant and brash antics that modern players seem to think may be excused if the wad of notes is thick enough. Alcohol was the least of the many problems these players experienced. Keogh was both Captain and a regular, so do the math. That Derby chose to turn a blind for commercial reasons to act as they did is, as we now observe, completely in keeping. Keogh's version here, however, take it with a pinch of.... 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 The interesting part for me is he wasn’t the only passenger and so his only crime was not wearing a seatbelt and getting injured. It was always made out it was only the three of them involved whereas it sounds like there was more than that and it got swept under the carpet. Also doesn’t look like the team building exercise was very successful for them to all run off and leave him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, walnutroof said: The interesting part for me is he wasn’t the only passenger and so his only crime was not wearing a seatbelt and getting injured. It was always made out it was only the three of them involved whereas it sounds like there was more than that and it got swept under the carpet. Also doesn’t look like the team building exercise was very successful for them to all run off and leave him The major player in this tale, the 'funtime' purveyor, was a recently retired 'Del Boy', Derby player. They also weren't so drunk as to realise they needed to save their own necks, the arrogance being they lived walking distance from the pub yet always chose to drive under whatever influence. They legged it to one player's gaff to 'decontaminate', change gear (every pun intended,) and then arrogantly DROVE back to the crash to see if Keogh had made it out. Some friends eh? You can also see why the locals weren't enamoured with them. Edited October 2, 2021 by BTRFTG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, BTRFTG said: The major player in this tale, the 'funtime' purveyor, was a recently retired 'Del Boy', Derby player. They also weren't so drunk as to realise they needed to save their own necks, the arrogance being they lived walking distance from the pub yet always chose to drive under whatever influence. They legged it to one player's gaff to 'decontaminate', change gear (every pun intended,) and then arrogantly DROVE back to the crash to see if Keogh had made it out. Some friends eh? You can also see why the locals weren't enamoured with them. What was interesting though was he listed those who he knew who his friends are but there’s no mention of our current number nine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, walnutroof said: What was interesting though was he listed those who he knew who his friends are but there’s no mention of our current number nine.. He's not a name I've heard of being linked to that cabal. Again, far from being a one-off, post-match at The Joiners was a regular activity for those living nearby, including ex-players. Edited October 2, 2021 by BTRFTG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, walnutroof said: What was interesting though was he listed those who he knew who his friends are but there’s no mention of our current number nine.. That’s a very strange thing to say. Maybe they weren’t close? Maybe Martin was sensible enough not to get hammered?Maybe his partner picked him up from this event, if he was even there? Martin played virtually every game in the season before he joined us (38, scoring 12) so this incident certainly didn’t impact upon his season. Not sure this sort of supposition is wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, GrahamC said: That’s a very strange thing to say. Maybe they weren’t close? Maybe Martin was sensible enough not to get hammered?Maybe his partner picked him up from this event, if he was even there? Martin played virtually every game in the season before he joined us (38, scoring 12) so this incident certainly didn’t impact upon his season. Not sure this sort of supposition is wise. Was more referring to claims like these from the Derby side, it makes no difference to me whether he was involved or not but this interview does kinda prompt more questions than answers and maybe he’d have been better advised not to say anything or leave it to his book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Maybe they weren’t close? More likely he didn't live in Quarndon, which is one of the more upmarket places to live if at Derby (think Mancs at Alderley Edge or Scousers in Southport.) There was a cabal of current and ex players who regularly met for dinner (and other antics) post match at that pub (Serious Gastro not 'Rising Sun'.) Regulars tended to avoid dining there when they knew these players would be in. Problem was the players were in the habit of throwing so much wedge over the bar the owners turned a blind eye to their antics. To reiterate, this wasn't a one-off incident. Only mystery was why the 'accident' hadn't occured earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judda Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 Sorry didn't see your post when I started mine. Needs mergeing. Anyway. All probably guilty but sacking the least guilty of the 3 makes Derby the guilty ones too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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