Drink-drive footballer blamed referee

[Gromit]

"A premiership footballer who parked his car in the middle lane of the M1 and fell asleep at the wheel has been banned from driving.

Bob Malcolm, 27, a midfielder with Derby County, said he had been "overtaken by tiredness" and thought he had pulled over to the side of the road. The driver of a recovery vehicle found him slumped over the wheel of his silver Range Rover and had to wake him up before calling the police.

"But I must say that I was very upset and frustrated with the poor performance of the referee in our match at Plymouth the evening before."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jse ssionid=LV5ZENHL5DTMPQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/ news/2008/01/30/nsleep130.xml

Is that the lamest excuse you have ever heard for Drink Driving?

[jno]

actually, yes.

[ruby27]

Yes, I think someone would have to spend quite a bit of time and thought to come up with a poorer excuse

[madworld]

absolute d13khead. Should jail him for ten years for being an average overpaid footballer with the most rank excuse.

[TheEpsilon]

Derby County should be docked 7 points . !!

[jno]

did the ref lose his licence?

[China Doll]

A Notts Forest player would have thought of a much better excuse.

[anotheoldgit]

Derby County should be docked 7 points . !!

This would be no punishment, they have been regularly losing a potential 9 points in almost every 3 games they play.

[david1702198]

have derby even got 7 points??