Liverpool captain still faces affray charges

Steven Gerrard spent last night livin’ it up at Jamie Carragher’s Cafe Sport England bar, and it proved to be adequate preparation for his court date this morning.

Appearing before North Sefton magistrates court with six other men, the Liverpool captain was accused of assault and affray following a cerrazzy night of drinking and punching in December.

The assault charge against him was dropped, but he will face a charge of affray at Liverpool crown court on 3 April. Hopefully by then, he will be able to cover the legal fees with money earned from the sale of his fancy Range Rover.

Norwich keeper doesn’t care to fund Shearer’s BBC pay packet

A very conservative estimate of a Championship goalkeeper’s salary would be somewhere in the region of £200,000 to £300,000. This, you will undoubtedly agree, is a sufficient amount to cover the annual £139.50 TV licence required for every household on this island with an idiot box. Norwich City goalkeeper David Marshall would beg to differ:

Former Celtic goalkeeper David Marshall was yesterday fined £800 for not paying his TV licence. Marshall, 23, was handed the fine by magistrates in Norwich. The court was told that the keeper was caught watching TV without a valid licence. He was also ordered to pay court costs of £60 and a £15 victim surcharge.

What a poor example this man is setting. If nobody paid their licence fee, who would give Jonathan Ross the millions he deserves? Who would pay Steve McLaren to go and commentate on tournaments he should have been participating in? Who would broadcast England matches and FA Cup games? We could go on…