Glen Johnson caught trying to steal a toilet seat from B&Q

[fred milne]

Footballer fined for toilet seat fraud

 

'No one could quite believe a bloke like him, with all that money, would be moronic enough to nick a toilet seat'

 

Staff and agencies

Friday January 19, 2007

Guardian Unlimited

 

Johnson is currently on loan at Portsmouth from Chelsea. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

 

The Portsmouth full-back Glen Johnson stunned onlookers in at B&Q in Dartford, Kent, yesterday when he was caught trying to steal bathroom fittings.

 

Despite reportedly earning £30,000 a week, Johnson - currently on loan from Chelsea - was spotted by a security guard putting a toilet seat into a box with a cheaper price tag. Aided by Millwall striker Ben May, he also hid a set of taps underneath a sink at the checkout to avoid paying for them. Both were handed £80 on the spot fines by police.

 

"We all recognised Johnson," said one worker at the store. "No one could quite believe a bloke like him, with all that money, would be moronic enough to nick a toilet seat. But that's what him and May were doing.

 

"They were spotted by one of our security guards, a chap of 74, and cops arrived as they were trying to leave. They seemed to find the whole thing funny and couldn't stop smirking even after they had been arrested."

 

A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police arrested two 22-year-old men on Wednesday on suspicion of theft in Dartford. Both men have been issued with £80 fixed penalty notices."

 

Spokesmen for Portsmouth and Millwall declined to comment.

 

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1994430,00.html

[Bootle Buck]

His career is going down the potty.

[Mondavi]

His career is going down the potty.

 

 

another case of the system failing for a young footballer.

 

I really, really wish this had been richard dunne.

[Tosh]

another case of the system failing for a young footballer.

 

 

 

Terrible isn't it? These young lads with all that energy and no way to release it. I blame the Government for selling off the playing fields. I mean if they had somewhere to run about and kick a ball or something, it'd be, like, a hobby, occupy them. Keep them out of trouble. As it is....

 

 

More seriously, they clearly seem to think it's a joke and as they can pay any fine that is levied.... bang em up!

[Barnesy_10]

he picked up alot of bad habits whilst at Chelsea.... apparently he used to go Robben with Arjen all the time.

[RafaShanks]

he picked up alot of bad habits whilst at Chelsea.... apparently he used to go Robben with Arjen all the time.

 

[MarkD]

Police have said they can't pursue the case as they have nothing to go on....

Edited January 19, 2007 by MarkD

[betterman]

Police have said they can't pursue the case as they have nothing to go on....

 

[fyds]

At least he isn't on the run...

[Cobs]

£80 seems about right for a bog standard offence

[fyds]

In lieu of a proper defence.

Edited January 19, 2007 by fyds

[John am Rhein]

He tried living in the real world

Instead of a shell

But before he began ...

He was bored before he even began

[dorgie]

 

I really, really wish this had been richard dunne.

 

 

That perplexed me for about 20 seconds, then the (spend a) penny dropped

[Cobs]

In lieu of a proper defence.

he probably poo-pooed the idea

[Mike]

there's too many of these footballers behaving like they are above the law.

they need to be flushed out. the cistern stinks.

[dorgie]

The long arm of the lav always catches up with you in the end

[fyds]

I wonder if Portsmouth will force out their number two?

Edited January 20, 2007 by fyds

[floyd]

I've heard he's been set up, as some sort of stool pigeon.

[Mike]

this thread plumbs new depths.