Thomas Partey

[North_Bank_Gooner]

ARTETA knew about this and failed to remove this rapist from the team. He must be sacked immediately

[GunnGunn]

Leaves on Monday.
Rape case by Friday.
Proper dodgy.

Glad it’s not our problem anymore.


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[GunnGunn]

ARTETA knew about this and failed to remove this rapist from the team. He must be sacked immediately

Oh f**k off.

He is innocent until proven guilty at the end of the day. CPS didn’t feel the need to go public with the case until now and they know a lot more than we do.


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[Zenith]

Arsenal extending his contract would have bought more time for MPS to build a stronger case. If this was a slam dunk, you'd think he'd have been charged shortly after the allegations were made. Now that it became clear that he's on his way out and moving abroad, the MPS may have felt they had no choice but to move forward with the case before he flees to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the UK.

[deleted account]

Arsenal extending his contract would have bought more time for MPS to build a stronger case. If this was a slam dunk, you'd think he'd have been charged shortly after the allegations were made. Now that it became clear that he's on his way out and moving abroad, the MPS may have felt they had no choice but to move forward with the case before he flees to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the UK.

Makes sense.

[Losmeister]

timing...

hmm

[Gordon Bennit]

ARTETA knew about this and failed to remove this rapist from the team. He must be sacked immediately

You need to be careful on this one as right now, albeit with my sketchy interpretation of the law, I would suggest this constitutes libel. You wouldn't be in trouble per se as it's under a pseudonym, but the forum owners could be. It's also a ridiculous statement to make.

What the club will probably have to do, is ride out the hysteria on social media from various hand-wringers and other clubs. I checked out the Red Cafe (Utd) forum and their comments have us down as the next incarnation of Hitler with their players dead ringers for Mary Poppins. How easy they forget issues such as settlements etc.

The timing certainly seems convenient/coincidental. However, even if Arsenal were tipped off regarding the way this was going, then the only person/group whom should be punished or investigated is whomever leaked such information.

Regarding the ex player, of course he was played throughout the investigation as he wasn't legally guilty of any wrongdoing. He still isn't guilty of anything now. It might leave a bitter taste in the mouth but innocent until proven guilty exists for a reason.

[Salibatelli]

Innocent until proven guilty of course, however other clubs suspend a player in situations like this as they don’t know the reality/outcome, there’s numerous examples of this.

Arsenal don’t come out of this looking very good, not for the first time either.

The timing certainly is strange too, I find it shocking this has been going on for 3 years, it should have been dealt with a long time ago.

[Gordon Bennit]

Innocent until proven guilty of course, however other clubs suspend a player in situations like this as they don’t know the reality/outcome, there’s numerous examples of this.

Arsenal don’t come out of this looking very good, not for the first time either.

The timing certainly is strange too, I find it shocking this has been going on for 3 years, it should have been dealt with a long time ago.

Totally agree, but the latter is an issue for the police and CPS to justify. As for the former, I would suggest that not knowing the reality or outcome is a decent reason to not suspend the player. I think it's a lot of damned if you do etc. Can you imagine if we had suspended Partey for 3 years only for any charges to be dropped? Not only would fans be outraged, there would be various groups up in arms, not least those who would question if Arsenal would have suspended a white player? And considering the fact that he was never officially named until now, (forget online) what legal recourse would Partey have had if the charges had been dropped? Would he have been paid for 3 whole years without being able to play, or would he have been let go quietly and left to flounder?

Had he been charged within a few months, I think Arsenal would have suspended him instantly; as you say though, when it drags on for 3 years (and still is possibly another year before being resolved) they had to continue to make use of a valuable asset.

[UFGN]

Arsenal extending his contract would have bought more time for MPS to build a stronger case. If this was a slam dunk, you'd think he'd have been charged shortly after the allegations were made. Now that it became clear that he's on his way out and moving abroad, the MPS may have felt they had no choice but to move forward with the case before he flees to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the UK.

This is something I thought of too and honestly its the only explanation that would see Arsenal as being none the wiser as to what was going to happen. Any other explanation is bad for the club.

[Goonerfromafrica]

I am not comfortable with how we have handled this. Even if he is cleared, it's not as though we could have had any concrete proof of that internally. If he is charged, even worse. Certainly a shameful stain on the club for an injury-prone player that was ultimately dispensable, despite erratic sparks of form every now and then.

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I am not comfortable with how we have handled this. Even if he is cleared, it's not as though we could have had any concrete proof of that internally. If he is charged, even worse. Certainly a shameful stain on the club for an injury-prone player that was ultimately dispensable, despite erratic sparks of form every now and then.

There is zero requirement to prove innocence.
Innocence is assumed until proven guilty.

We really need to be careful that we do not fall into mob mentality when it comes to such important matters.
The correct process is being followed.
He's been investigated, now charged, and he will face court. His accusers will be able to seek justice.

Rather than being a 'stain' as you put it, this is the exact way that all these cases should be handled, with one exception. Partey should never have been publicly named.