Yorkshire SB
Well-Known Member
Bloody hell, a lot of pretty unfair judgement here based on one side of a story and the spin within a newspaper article. I've sat in newspaper editorial meetings and know how they work, they'll select quotes and spin it whatever way they can to make the story as compelling as possible, which in this case is obviously to make Maddison look like an arrogant, young footballer.
Look at that interaction below. If true, it's incredibly bizarre behaviour by Maddison, and the most placid and polite exchange in face of confrontation from the three prosecuting.
Judge Peters told the court Mr Brown was waiting for a taxi with friends at a bus stop when the footballer approached them in the early hours.
"He said 'Do you know who I am?' It was quite friendly, not at all aggressive," she said.
"We said 'We don't know, why would we?' He said 'I'm James Maddison, I play for Norwich City.'
"When we said we didn't know, he changed a bit and started talking about his trainers.
"He said he earns £7,000 per week. He said he earns more in a month than we do in a year. He didn't ask what I did. He said his shoes were worth more than our outfits."
Mr Brown's evidence was that another person approached as he sat at the bus stop and said "You should know who he is", before delivering a "slap" to his face and punching him when he stood up.
Look at that interaction below. If true, it's incredibly bizarre behaviour by Maddison, and the most placid and polite exchange in face of confrontation from the three prosecuting.
Judge Peters told the court Mr Brown was waiting for a taxi with friends at a bus stop when the footballer approached them in the early hours.
"He said 'Do you know who I am?' It was quite friendly, not at all aggressive," she said.
"We said 'We don't know, why would we?' He said 'I'm James Maddison, I play for Norwich City.'
"When we said we didn't know, he changed a bit and started talking about his trainers.
"He said he earns £7,000 per week. He said he earns more in a month than we do in a year. He didn't ask what I did. He said his shoes were worth more than our outfits."
Mr Brown's evidence was that another person approached as he sat at the bus stop and said "You should know who he is", before delivering a "slap" to his face and punching him when he stood up.