Newcastle United have had enough brats at the club in recent years. St. James Park has served as a home for footballers jailed for beating up teenagers, players formerly convicted of street robbery, and those involved in a savage and racist attack. The clubs good name has been smeared and dragged through the dirt more times than the supporters would care to remember, so did Newcastle really need another ticking time bomb within their ranks? Ravel Morrison may have been one of the brightest prospects to emerge from the Manchester United academy in recent years, but not even Sir Alex Ferguson was willing to put up with his attitude problems and ill-discipline, with the 18 year old having been caught up in a gang subculture. Alan Pardew, however, was unperturbed and lodged two unsuccessful bids for the teenager in January 2012.
''We have rejected an offer from Newcastle. His agent has been working hard to get him another club. We have offered him terms, which he has refused. His demands are unrealistic, as far as we are concerned. - Sir Alex Ferguson, January 2012.
Since then, Morrison has been fine £7,000 by the FA for posting a homophobic threat on Twitter, remanded in custody after being charged two counts of common assault against a former girlfriend and her mother, as well as being farmed out of West Ham by a despairing Sam Allardyce. Is it too early to say Nile Ranger 2.0?
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
