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@FriedgeHNIC A nurse shark

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@BuffaloSabres @SenecaBuffalo Great pick

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@Buffaletsgo @BuffaloSabres @newyorklottery Still injured

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@ATRightMovies

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@TomJGarry At OT, for the fans who actually paid and turned up, it makes a huge difference being in that stand. Closer to the players, staff and team overall. Much better experience. No way would I want to be in the opposite stand.

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@_NLDForever @TomJGarry Personally think she’s been a defensive liability for over a year now. Legend, great in dressing room and good squad player but should not be starting regularly.

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@Esau_Matsiko No

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@Njbeacbum45 @ATRightMovies Why?

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@Abbasislegit_ @FootballManager 5pm

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@FM_Assist @FootballManager People need to understand what a beta is

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@ATRightMovies 12 14 16

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@Sabremetrix Won’t know until you try it

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@TomJGarry Didn’t even know it was on Disney+. The clubs should be saying this

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@10Mess_ii @ArsenalWFC Defensive liability

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@ATRightMovies 9.5

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@afcstuff No. Just no.

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Seeing many people attack Arsenal for “covering up” or “shielding” Partey for 3 years.

These people don’t know what they’re talking about. Most seem to be ignorant, idiots or trolls just wanting to score points.

In the UK, arrested suspects who have not been charged have a right to privacy, by law.

Given the published parameters of the suspect at time of arrest, if Arsenal had suspended Partey then they would not only have been breaching his employment rights but also, breached his legal right to privacy because it would have effectively named him. It would have had consequences for the police’s investigation too. A total no go.

Could Arsenal have suspended him?

They could have if he failed a safeguarding investigation but it’s apparent that he did not. In that case, the safety of employees would have trumped his right to privacy.
Otherwise, no. Not until he was charged.

But Man Utd suspended Greenwood and Everton suspended Sigurdsson!

Entirely different circumstances.

Greenwood had no privacy because of the leaked videos. There was also no doubt he committed the accused acts given there was a voice recording of him admitting undertaking them. There was more than sufficient evidence to show he would fail a safeguarding investigation and the club had no issues regarding protecting his right to privacy.

Sigurdsson was accused of assaulting a child and not an adult (an accusation later dropped). The risk tolerance in safeguarding investigations for children is far lower than it is for adults.

Why didn’t they stop playing him or sell / loan him?

Again, unless this is by mutual consent, it would likely have amounted to a breach of his employment rights and resulted in a breach of his right to privacy (the same effect as the above). He would have become identifiable.

Does this mean Arsenal didn’t do anything wrong?

That’s subjective but in my opinion, they very much did do something wrong. If not legally, then morally.

I posted at the time it was rumoured he was being offer a contract extension that I found this unacceptable. They were legally obligated to respect his rights, yes. But he had no right to an extension. That was entirely a choice and quite frankly, a grotesque one in my opinion. Whoever is accountable for that at Board level would have known the details of the safeguarding investigation too (the accusations and leaked messages) and in my opinion, should resign.

Secondly, it was revealed on twitter that one of his accusers contacted the safeguarding team at the club and she believed they did not take her seriously enough. If so, this is awful, highly concerning and must be investigated.

As for how he was treated by close staff and teammates, that depends on what they knew. I suspect they were told (by Partey) that he was innocent and that they had no further information to go on. From their perspective, the club would have investigated him and done nothing, and they would not have heard anything more about it. It went on for years without charge. I don’t know this but I suspect they felt he was in the right as a result

I imagine the club will release a statement soon but expect it to be short and factual given the ongoing legal proceedings. I think everyone is owed a much deeper explanation once those proceedings run their course though.

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@Lost7310 @ATRightMovies Very weak ending.

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@Lost7310 @ATRightMovies Book is terrible

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@MarkydeSade1964 @Lost7310 @ATRightMovies How did you find the end of the book? Where the shark just stops from exhaustion! And yes, Luca Brasi was far less prominent in the film which was a shame.