Steven Gerrard's trial for his bar room brawl has opened. Now I think he is a great player, but, if the evidence from the trial is to be believed, he is a cowardly fighter. He waited until one of his mates had elbowed the victim in the face before attacking him.
One of Mr Gerrard's friends, John Doran, who has admitted affray, pushed Mr McGee away but "could not resist following through with his right elbow into Mr McGee's face", said Mr Turner.
"We say at this stage Gerrard totally lost it.
"Almost immediately after the blow from John Doran, in fact within seconds, Steven Gerrard joined in the attack with a succession of well aimed uppercut punches delivered with the style and speed of a professional boxer rather than a professional footballer." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/ 8160783.stm All his mates seem to have entered guilty pleas, but Gerrard has denied any guilt. It appears there is CCTV film of the incident.
Anyone know what is likely to be the sentence if he is found guilty?