Last week Sunderland’s captain Lee Cattermole and striker Nicklas Bendtner where arrested after a night out in Geordie land. Apparently the pair went on a wrecking spree in Newcastle Centre damaging a few cars.
Bendtner has released a statement saying:
“This case now has to make its way through the British system of justice and a verdict is expected by February next year.
“In connection with all these incidents I have to make one thing very, very clear.
“I am extremely sorry for all of this. I apologize sincerely that I have allowed myself to get involved in things that are interpreted in such dramatic fashion.
“I fully assume responsibility for not distancing myself from these incidents before they got out of hand.
“The error is mine alone and I am sorry that I have let so many people down.
“Basically I am a normal guy with an extraordinary job.”
“I tend to forget this at times but deep down I know these things.
“And it does not serve as an excuse for me letting myself getting caught up in this.
“My family, my son, my precious girlfriend and football are the most important things in my life.
“And this is what I will have to focus on 100%
”My primary objective right now is to get rid of my injury and get back into full fitness for Sunderland and Denmark.
“I hope you will understand that I now promise myself to concentrate fully on football and only football.
“My focus has to be here - and not anywhere else.
”It means that I in the upcoming time won't be involved in extracurricular activities - like too many parties or interviews about my persona. Trust takes time to build and I now can see how quickly it disappears.
”I admit my sense of judgment have been less than perfect lately.
“Going forward I will do all I can do in order to honor the trust that you, my fans, my friends and my lovely family show me every single day.
“Nothing short of the best is good enough for you and it is something I haven't produced for you lately.”
“See you on the pitch, warm greetings”
But the newly appointed Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has replied with:
"We will deal with it when the police finish their investigations. I have spoken to them. That's what you have to do.
"It is not avoiding the issue, it is precisely letting things take their course.
Now we have all felt like damaging a mag in some way but have reframed, well most of us have anyways, and Newcastle fans are right to go mad at this they don't need any help smashing up there "Toon" they do a good enough job all by themselves! If phone boxes where to have feelings they would be nervous as hell every time the FA cup comes around!