Nial mason 6 months suspended prison sentence!!!!

[adamtherover]

Looks like Lewis will be getting his chance sooner than expected.

Wonder if that is why he was brought in?



COYR

sounds like a back up plan at the very least..  they would have been completely aware of the chances of a guilty verdict. And have planned accordingly.

[tommy toes]

It's a difficult one for the club due Mason's talent and potential.
My initial reaction is for him to be let go, but you can be sure another club will forgive and forget almost immediately and sign him up.

[Rovers91]

Looks like Lewis will be getting his chance sooner than expected.

Swansea fans rate him so he deserves a chance since Mason has done this. Think we should sack Mason now.

[drfchound]

It's a difficult one for the club due Mason's talent and potential.
My initial reaction is for him to be let go, but you can be sure another club will forgive and forget almost immediately and sign him up.

Talent, potential and transfer value.

[Copps is Magic]

He's got zero transfer value now.

[adamtherover]

It's a difficult one for the club due Mason's talent and potential.
My initial reaction is for him to be let go, but you can be sure another club will forgive and forget almost immediately and sign him up.

we pride ourselves on being a family community club with a strong emphasis on engaging with the youngsters round the borough.  This is at the opposite end of the spectrum as to how the club wants its image to be seen

[DonnyOsmond]

It's a difficult one for the club due Mason's talent and potential.
My initial reaction is for him to be let go, but you can be sure another club will forgive and forget almost immediately and sign him up.

Talent, potential and transfer value.

Transfer list him and get a fee?

[Mustapha-Dump]

It's a difficult one for the club due Mason's talent and potential.
My initial reaction is for him to be let go, but you can be sure another club will forgive and forget almost immediately and sign him up.

Talent, potential and transfer value.

Sorry but all of that has to go out of the window, the alternative is having a registered sex offended at right back. Not for me

[ChrisBx]

He may have been advised to plead guilty to get a suspended sentence,
Plead not guilty and lose and get sent down there and then

So what?

[pib]

It's a difficult one for the club due Mason's talent and potential.
My initial reaction is for him to be let go, but you can be sure another club will forgive and forget almost immediately and sign him up.

It’s not really. No matter how good he is we can’t be a club to forsake our values just for the sake of a few quid or a player’s potential.

[since-1969]

Wouldn’t surprise me if we sacked him over this

He clearly has a problem where woman are concerned and his reputation is left out there for all to see . It could explain why we brought in a player from Swansea in case he got sent down . McCann needs him to make full account via the press and express regret and offer a full apology to everyone involved . He is very luck not to have done time .

[IDM]

He may have been advised to plead guilty to get a suspended sentence,
Plead not guilty and lose and get sent down there and then

Not sure I agree with that.. who in their right mind would plead guilty to a sexual offence just to get a lower sentence, but still then have the conviction and all that entails, if they believed themselves innocent.??

[Nudga]

It's gross misconduct, contract cancelled and sacked.

[jamesrover17]

If this was one of the ‘less established’ members of the squad he would be sacked immediately, given his status I would imagine Gavin and the board have a tough decision to make

[glosterred]

Wouldn’t be surprised if  Niall didnt play on Saturday irrespective of whether the club have made a decision or not.


COYR

[drfchound]

I wonder if some of our fans would boo him in that case.

[MachoMadness]

Literally a criminal waste of talent. Has to go. That's his career as a professional done with, and rightly so tbh.

[Nudga]

If this was one of the ‘less established’ members of the squad he would be sacked immediately, given his status I would imagine Gavin and the board have a tough decision to make

How the f**k is it a tough decision?
The slag has touched up a woman without consent, lied up until the last minute, changed his plea and got found guilty.

[silent majority]

It's gross misconduct, contract cancelled and sacked.

Not quite that simple. The PFA will insist that due process will take place. And as I said before, I will expect the club to do the right thing.

[drfchound]

Literally a criminal waste of talent. Has to go. That's his career as a professional done with, and rightly so tbh.

I doubt that he will be finished altogether.
Others before him have done far worse and stayed in the game.

[mushRTID]

It won’t achieve anything SM. There is no way of stopping these things getting out.

I have to say, I’m actually very surprised it hasn’t come out already and equally surprised at the actual news itself.

It’ll be interesting to see what the club do now though

it says the club sent representatives to support him as he was pleading nor guilty, but changed his plea at the last minute!!    This surely must alter the view of the club now? 

Just curious. “Club representatives” who would that mean? At what level?

[bpoolrover]

We have had players before that have had criminal records of course he should not have done it but does it warrant him being sacked im not so sure, maybe some community work within the club would be better

[Chris Black come back]

Cannot see the lad ever playing for us again. Not only the incident itself but that he has seemingly led the club a dance here - albeit potentially on legal advice. Suspect he will be quietly shuffled out of the club and will take his career on elsewhere, maybe overseas.

[dickos1]

He may have been advised to plead guilty to get a suspended sentence,
Plead not guilty and lose and get sent down there and then

So what?

What do you mean so what?
It was in response to why he changed his plea at last min, I was suggesting it may have been down to legal advice

[jamesrover17]

If this was one of the ‘less established’ members of the squad he would be sacked immediately, given his status I would imagine Gavin and the board have a tough decision to make

How the f**k is it a tough decision?
The slag has touched up a woman without consent, lied up until the last minute, changed his plea and got found guilty.

Agree 100% mate it shouldn’t be a hard decision but given recent history with footballers and criminal convictions I just feel the club won’t rush into sacking him

[scawsby steve]

Wouldn’t be surprised if  Niall didnt play on Saturday irrespective of whether the club have made a decision or not.


COYR

Totally agree Gloster; it must be Lewis at right back at Pompey. I also agree with your point that Lewis might have been brought in pending the result of the court case.

[Metalmicky]

I'm not suggesting that what he has done is anything but abhorrent; however, I suggest that we have all done something in our past that we regret - I know that I have - and especially under the influence of drink.... there are a few barrack-room lawyers on here and a few folk who have a holier than thou attitude also.... I hope the club consider their options first... 

[normal rules]

He has to go. Spare a thought for any female rovers , and there are plenty if he stays and plays. The club would basically be saying it’s ok to sexually assault women and we will tolerate it.
I’d lose my job, no question.
Many things are more important than football and footballers, and this is one of them.

[normal rules]

There would have been plea bargaining no doubt. Plead guilty and the sentence will be suspended. Continue with the not guilty and get found guilty, jail time.

[roversdude]

Remember the debate on here regarding Evans when he was found guilty