Blues star Ranger admits £2,000 online banking fraud

[flangejackrabbit]

Looking at the sentencing guidelines he's probably likely I'd found guilty to get somewhere between fine and community service to 26 weeks inside, assuming he wasn't the ringleader.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Is it me, or does that club statement read like it's been written by a 5 year old ?

Really? The Club can't win, can they? People have asked for a statement and one has been issued. Apart from an erroneous semi-colon, it seems absolutely fine to me. Simple and factual.

 

[Mick]

Is it me, or does that club statement read like it's been written by a 5 year old ?

No, it's not you. A 5 year old who doesn't know the difference between affect and effect.

There are other errors too.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

That's a fairly decent amount of information there about how to defraud the elderly... where were you in Feb 15 and how long have you known Nile Ranger?

:winking:

Ha Ha! what it is, is a half decent guide to give to a elderly or vulnerable person to warn them to simply hang up the phone. This low life offences is rife I'm afraid.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Love the way Nile ranger is innocent until proved guilty but Adan King is guilty even after proved innocent.

Guilty of what?

 

[RHB]

No, it's not you. A 5 year old who doesn't know the difference between affect and effect.

There are other errors too.

Yep, that's the thing about grammatical correctness. It's far more important than the statement the club are making.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Yep, that's the thing about grammatical correctness. It's far more important than the statement the club are making.

Don't you think a official club statement on something so serious should have a little time and care afforded to it?
Standards are important after all.

 

[Floval Flyer]

If it's what I think it is then it involves calling usually a elderly person on their landline pretending to be from a London based police station. They then claim they have in custody a male with a cloned bank card and the "victim" is to phone their bank immediately to get their cards cancelled. Of course the panicked elderly person does this straight away not knowing that the fraudsters are still on the line (they haven't hung up) They then pretend to be the persons bank and proceed to take bank details including pin number. In many cases they send a legit mini cab firm around to collect the victims card and proceed to clear out the account. There are other variations to this but the one I have described is typical.
Suffice to say, if he is guilty, I hope he rots, if Southend United employ him after a guilty verdict - then I'm finished with supporting them.
If he is innocent (and I hope he is) then above changes obviously.

sounds like you've already made your mind up... better change your user name now

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

No, it's not you. A 5 year old who doesn't know the difference between affect and effect.

There are other errors too.

I think it's a nice touch to keep them in. Like those stadium blogs it shows that it comes from Ron himself, unfiltered.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

sounds like you've already made your mind up... better change your user name now

I, like probably everyone on this forum was supporting Southend before Nile Ranger. I maintain, if he is guilty then he should leave. I'm sorry but crimes against the elderly and vulnerable to me are some of the worst. I have said I hope he is innocent - I make no apologies for my stance.

 

[Supershrimper]

"Nile Ranger went to court, he got found guilty. Now he is East wings boy, he wears the number 50567589"

Makes you wonder if the recent article in the Sun about how he has turned his life around and new contract offered by the club was leading up to this court case.

Wonder if Marc-Antoine Fortune has adjusted his contract demands, especially if Ranger does get sent down

 

[RHB]

Don't you think a official club statement on something so serious should have a little time and care afforded to it?
Standards are important after all.

Of course standards are important, but Southend have previous for this sort of thing and it doesn't come as a complete shock to me when they make grammatical errors. I'm more concerned that I clearly understand the message that they are giving, that's my first concern. If a grammatical error makes something unclear then I'm with you on correctness. If it doesn't then I hope for better next time.

 

[Ironshrimper]

Oh my god the Grammmmer and spelling fuzzz are oh here....zzz zzz

 

[Ironshrimper]

Of course standards are important, but Southend have previous for this sort of thing and it doesn't come as a complete shock to me when they make grammatical errors. I'm more concerned that I clearly understand the message that they are giving, that's my first concern. If a grammatical error makes something unclear then I'm with you on correctness. If it doesn't then I hope for better next time.

loads of misprints and stuff in the echo....does not bother me as well, I just want the story

 

[Ironshrimper]

Yep, that's the thing about grammatical correctness. It's far more important than the statement the club are making.

What does Mick rhyme with?

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Oh my god the Grammmmer and spelling fuzzz are oh here....zzz zzz

You know what you can do.
Heading for another melt down Blue79?

 

[AndyT]

It's very important and timely that the club issued a statement, so thumbs up for that, but I would have taken a little more care to state the facts a little clearer.

Namely that other people were involved. That the charges are conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder money.

That the case is bailed until 11th January 2017.

The grammar doesn't overly matter, but the statement suggests Nile acted alone, which is clearly not the case.

 

[tommy tucker]

Not happy at all with the attempting to defraud a vulnerable person .that normaly means an aged man or woman .But the money Laundering charge Ron has to back him as he knows all about that type of charge .

 

[RHB]

It's very important and timely that the club issued a statement, so thumbs up for that, but I would have taken a little more care to state the facts a little clearer.

Namely that other people were involved. That the charges are conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder money.

That the case is bailed until 11th January 2017.

The grammar doesn't overly matter, but the statement suggests Nile acted alone, which is clearly not the case.

I think the statement is offering up information about Nile Ranger's current predicament and status within the club without any further opinion on events that have not yet happened. They would probably think it inappropriate to mention any co-conspirators as they are not employees of the club. I would be amazed if that statement had not been vetted by the club's legal eagle(s).

 

[AndyT]

Fair comment, but why then go on to mention other information about the case in our statement.

The club have a responsibility to back our player, for the moment, whilst also being clear to emphasise that this alleged incident took place before Nile was employed by us.

A simple two line statement would have sufficed.

1) Nile is charged with this.
2) We have nothing more to add, except the he continues to be employed, as normal, by SUFC.