Liverpool Football Club Captain Calm Down la' Calm Down la, Gerrard was yesterday found not guilty of affray. The England star was cleared of unjustly attacking a man in a bar and was later applauded by fans outside the city's Crown Court.
The midfielder admitted hitting Marcus McGee, 34, in a Southport bar. CCTV footage showed that Gerrard's friend, John Doran, actually struck the first blow.
Five of Gerrard's friends who accompanied him that night admitted affray.
They are Ian Smith, 19, of Hilary Avenue, John Doran, 29, of Woodlands Road, and Paul McGrattan, 31, of Linden Drive, all Huyton, and Accrington Stanley footballers Robert Grant, 19, of Enstone Avenue, Litherland, and Ian Dunbavin, 28, of Guildford Road, Southport. Another friend, John McGrattan, 34, of Rimmer Avenue, Huyton, admitted threatening behaviour.
Gerrard showed no emotion when the jury foreman delivered the not guilty verdict after 70 minutes of deliberation.
Bargain, Job done then?
However we are hearing reports from Manchester that Gerrard was re-arrested early this morning after a night of celebration at the private members club “The Ruby Lounge”.
He has appeared in court, on what the judge called “the worst case of Scouse gittery that it has been my misfortune to hear about”. CCTV footage shows Gerrard, drinking shandies and acting like some sort of self-important tough guy, then for no particular reason suddenly shouting 'Liverpewl are magic, Everton are tragic!’ and throwing the contents of his shandy glass over a young woman’s head.
The girl, from Chester, then headbutted Gerrard to cheers of 'Gi's a job! Go on!' from bystanders, and the Liverpool player burst into tears. But when it was pointed out to him that this had all been recorded on CCTV, he paid the bar manager to wipe the tape, then had himself recorded being very, very tough indeed, punching a man in a way that a 12-year old girl would laugh at. “See us Scousers', he said in his defence, 'we're not all big girls' blouses that even Manchurians laugh at.We've 'ard in the 'Pool.
On reviewing the evidence the Judge said, “Despite you pleading guilty, I have no option but to give you the heaviest sentence this court can give, which is a fate worse than death. You will have to spend the rest of your Scouse git life in the city of Liverpool, drinking shandies and acting like a big girl's blouse. Court dismissed!”
That's the biggest load of rubbish I have ever heard Man u(re) fan trying to stir it up,lololol. Someone with nothing better to do.