Interesting addition to Oxford's squad for Saturday....

[A Century United]

LEAGUE TWO LATEST

Truro City say goalkeeper Luke McCormick has joined League Two side Oxford United.

The 29-year-old has not played a Football League game in four-and-a-half years after spending two years in jail for killing two children in a car crash in 2008.

Oxford's first-choice keeper Ryan Clarke is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

LEAGUE TWO LATEST

Truro City say goalkeeper Luke McCormick has joined League Two side Oxford United.

The 29-year-old has not played a Football League game in four-and-a-half years after spending two years in jail for killing two children in a car crash in 2008.

Oxford's first-choice keeper Ryan Clarke is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

He is going to get some flack, though not from me. Served his time and what happened will haunt him forever

 

[pickledseal]

I'm sure the North Bank will be very forgiving.

 

[jerseyshrimper]

I'm sure the North Bank will be very forgiving.

not from me he wont, scumbag

 

[meerkat54]

The guy has served his time for the crime. But !!!:sad:

 

[chapperzUK]

Been through this in the summer.

http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?72190-What-would-you-do-if-we-did-sign-Luke-McCormick

 

[Tommy2holes]

The guy has served his time for the crime. But !!!:sad:

TBF if it was my kids he ploughed through it could have been a 100 years and it would not be enough. 2 years is a disgrace

 

[chapperzUK]

TBF if it was my kids he ploughed through it could have been a 100 years and it would not be enough. 2 years is a disgrace

From 2008 to 2012 he was in prison. Of course if it was your kids you would never feel justice would be done.

 

[shrimperjon]

Here we go again, FFS, focus on Southend players and not the opposition. Yes the guy did wrong and many would say its unforgivable, but I'm going as a Southend fan and therefore support the team. I dont give a rats arse what any opposing player has done, it's not why I go!

 

[united we stand]

Here we go again, FFS, focus on Southend players and not the opposition. Yes the guy did wrong and many would say its unforgivable, but I'm going as a Southend fan and therefore support the team. I dont give a rats arse what any opposing player has done, it's not why I go!

agreed, this is going to be used as another reason for some to use their energy against the opposition rather than backing our own team> I feel pretty sure on which one is the most effective.

 

[LeedsSUFC]

Agree that we should back our own players, but to psychologically go through what he's gone through, any abuse regarding it must be painful. Therefore during the game, if at any point he remembers any of it, it could make him lose confidence. Who knows, North Bank won't treat him well though.

 

[southchurch]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/crash-witnesses-beg-football-bosses-858628

Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

 

[southchurch]

Manager Chris Wilder said:

"We are very mindful of the past and the situation. Luke is very contrite and sorry about what happened. He was sentenced and went to prison and during that time had the opportunity to reflect on what he had done.

"It is hard to separate the two, but purely from a football perspective he is an experienced goalkeeper who has played most of his games in League One and the Championship. We have a situation here where our number one goalkeeper is out for the foreseeable future with a shoulder injury and we could lose Max Crocombe to International duty next month. We are offering Luke a chance to play again.

"I have spoken to Luke at length and he knows that it will not be easy for him but he is very humble and wants to try and make the most of the opportunity."

The club are fully aware of Luke's history and Chairman Ian Lenagan issued the following statement:

"The tragic events in Luke's past will never go away and that is something he will have to bear for the rest of his days. He made the biggest mistake of his life and no amount of apologies will ever change what happened. He served his sentence and knows what he did was wrong.

"As a club we have thought long and hard about whether to employ a player with his background but his clear repentance and the opportunity to allow him to rehabilitate whilst meeting our unique goalkeeping situation within the Salary Cap - which we might otherwise not have been able to do - resulted in our decision to sign him".

Read more: http://www.yellowsforum.proboards.com/thread/12965/luke-mccormick#page=2#ixzz2JbWu5gFw​

 

[PrawNZ]

Was it Lee Hughes who scarpered straight after his accident meaning those who could have been treated sooner might have had more chance? That's far worse. Will be strange for an opposition keeper getting more stick than our own tho!

 

[Jai]

Hughes was despicable but IIRC McCormick had been downing beers and shots of sambuca two hours before getting behind the wheel. That's indefensible.

Interesting to read people's views on barracking the opposition (generally speaking, not just McCormick). I for one can see the point about getting behind our team and agree, but I love picking on the opposition when I'm well within earshot in the South Upper. **** haircut, carrying a few extra pounds? Wearing tights? All fair game. I want Roots Hall to be a place where opposition teams don't enjoy coming. Plus it is light relief from the morons around me slagging off our own players.

Obviously there's a line not to cross, and I think any abuse for McCormick, because of the nature of his crime, could cross it. I remember when Steve Bull came down once and loads of people in the South Lower were calling him a test tube baby. I thought that was hilarious. He scored though, which wasn't hilarious.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Hughes was despicable but IIRC McCormick had been downing beers and shots of sambuca two hours before getting behind the wheel. That's indefensible.

Interesting to read people's views on barracking the opposition (generally speaking, not just McCormick). I for one can see the point about getting behind our team and agree, but I love picking on the opposition when I'm well within earshot in the South Upper. **** haircut, carrying a few extra pounds? Wearing tights? All fair game. I want Roots Hall to be a place where opposition teams don't enjoy coming. Plus it is light relief from the morons around me slagging off our own players.

Obviously there's a line not to cross, and I think any abuse for McCormick, because of the nature of his crime, could cross it. I remember when Steve Bull came down once and loads of people in the South Lower were calling him a test tube baby. I thought that was hilarious. He scored though, which wasn't hilarious.

Agreed. It's a very fine line here, and I wouldn't trust half of the younger crowd who've flocked to the North Bank to tread it.

One of the stand-out victims of abuse from the stands, for me at least, was Julian Alsop. Was outted as having initiated a load of very dodgy, very inappropriate hazing rituals with YTS boys at Northampton in the showers with a banana. Great fun was had when he next encountered us.

 

[danburyshrimper]

agreed, this is going to be used as another reason for some to use their energy against the opposition rather than backing our own team> I feel pretty sure on which one is the most effective.

I ll be honest i think both are equally effective weapons ..... think about how our own players are adversley affected by the boo boys , you can almost see the confidence drain out of them when abuse is hurled at them . I NEVER EVER shout abuse out at our own players , just encourage + cheer them on ..... however i have been known to verbally abuse an opposition player + it definitely upsets them/breaks their concentration/ makes them try to hide from getting the ball.

So give McCormick loads , in fact give any Oxford player loads . We are Southend fans + if we cheer on our own players and also intimidate the opposition we will certainly be a much more successful team . UTB

 

[Jai]

Ah Julian Alsop. Bananaman. I remember that, very much enjoyed that afternoon.

It's inevitable McCormick will get stick tomorrow. I don't care what that does to him, it's other Southend fans that might not be comfortable with it and feel there's no place for that kind of thing at a football match, that's my concern. McCormick could break down in tears and I wouldn't give a monkeys.

 

[londonblue]

Hughes was despicable but IIRC McCormick had been downing beers and shots of sambuca two hours before getting behind the wheel. That's indefensible.

It would be if it were true, but I think you need to ensure your facts are correct first. According to the BBC:

The court heard that when breathalysed McCormick was found to have 74 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

That is just over double the drink drive limit. IIRC the drink drive limit is approximately 2 pints, meaning he must have had about 4 pints. I'm not condoning what he did, I'm just saying we need to separate fact from fiction.

 

[McNasty]

Sitting in the front row of the South Upper I once yelled at Danny Mills "Oi Mills , what's that behind you ---- it's your career" . The look on his face told me to be glad he couldn't reach me in the stands.

Abusing and putting off the opposition players is of paramount importance --- it happens all the time to our players at away matches, sometimes by the home fans. :smile: