Rosythram

2 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

That's actually not true though. He has the same protected employment rights as any other worker. 

Yes he most certainly does, how ever making yourself unfit for work due to a none work related issue ie being a total dick does mitigate that somewhat.

Maybe the wording is not the best and is just muddying the water.

My take on it would be that he was on a fixed term contract which he is unable to fulfil, therefore the contract has been terminated.

14 minutes ago, Davide said:

It just seems poor to sack Keogh and the others are continuing to play. 

Isn’t that the whole crux of the matter “the others are continuing to play”

Due to total stupidity Keogh is unable to continue playing and therefore his contractual agreement with DCFC cannot be fulfilled.

If he was fit and could play he would be, he made a choice and has been well documented, not a very good one.

3 hours ago, RamNut said:

I'm simply trying to point out the obvious - keogh wasn't necessarily pissed; no-one gets in the car of a clearly intoxicated driver so its quite possible that lawrence didn't appear to be over the limit, etc etc. People are basing their vitriol on alot of assumptions. We can't really say he deserves the sack because he was pissed, and got into the car of a clearly drunk driver. It's just assumptions. 

But that seems to be too difficult for many to understand. 

It doesn’t matter in my view if he’s pissed or not, the clown got into a car with a person incapable of driving, failed to put a seat belt on and subsequently got injured.

Ok taking your point if correct he wasn’t pissed, he just happens to be one of the most dense human beings to hobble on one leg.

What a plank.

In my opinion deserves his comeuppance even more.

51 minutes ago, Rolleston said:

This all comes down to weak management. I'm afraid we need another manager who will instill some discipline and respect for this club. We are going in the wrong direction.

What a pathetic comment, can’t believe a so called fan can actually come up with such absolute crap.

Absolutely astounding, god knows what direction you would prefer, no wonder this forum is held in such low esteem!

12 minutes ago, Cocu_Doodle_Do said:

Don't think I have ever seen a Derby player give more on a pitch than Keogh. Every single game he would come off that pitch drenched in sweat.

Those saying he could have stayed if he took a big wage cut need to answer why he should get a big wage cut and TL and MB don't!

One rule for one..

Probably why Keogh didn't agree to it. From what we know he didn't even commit an unlawful act he was just unlucky to be the one who got the bad injury from it!

Why is committing an unlawful act significant, he cannot due to not having a lot between the ears fulfil his contractual agreement which is/was to play football for Derby County FC.

If me or you could not go to work due to getting a none work related injury and we had a fixed term contract, we would be sacked.

I know that some companies will not pay you if you are off work due to sports injuries.

Keogh is a sports person who cannot fulfil has contractual obligation due to a none sports injury due to absolute stupidity on his part.

Why on earth should he be treated differently to the normal working person, at the end of the day he made the decision to get into the vehicle and not put on a seatbelt, deservedly so he got his just reward.

Fact is that he cannot fulfil his contractual duty of playing football for DCFC due to being an absolute dick. 
He therefore has effectively terminated his own contract.