The undisciplined goalscorer who ended up in jail

To all the prisoners who walk the prison corridors HM Addiewell in Scotlandthere was a famous prisoner who gave afternoons of glory and goals to Celtic Park with a green and white t-shirt and sa Easter Road Stadium of hibernian among other teams. Anthony Stokes (7/25/1988, Dublin) has been in preventive detention for two months, of the five that fell to him, awaiting the resolution of the sentence for the harassment of his ex-partner and his mother. But this is not the only charge weighing heavily on his shoulders: on January 6, 2023, he was arrested in Crumly (suburban of Dublin) for dangerous driving and for carrying a hidden cocaine worth 4,500 euros.

From the assignment to the end of the contract

The sporting career of Stokes He started in 2005, at the age of 15, in the reserve team of Arsenal. Assigned to Falkirk Scottish one season, he scored 16 goals in 18 games. It was these records that led him to sign for Sunderland in January 2007, the Irish coach was convinced Roy Keane. His contract was for two years but he only served one. It has to do with banning him from the nightclub.The Glass Spider‘after a few statements by Keane where he indicated that it ‘distracted’ him from training.

In 2008 he loaned to Sheffield Unitedthen on Crystal palace and in August 2009 he was signed by hibernian. On December 27, 2009, Stokes He became famous by scoring the fastest goal in the history of Scottish Premier League after 12.4 seconds against Rangers. The goals are falling on Easter Road Stadium and, in a way, they covered up the goalscorer’s misdeeds, such as his altercation in a nightclub.

Titles despite lack of discipline

Although it is in Glasgow Celtic where Stokes had the highest sporting luxury between 2010 and 2016 with four leagues, two Scottish Cups and one League Cup (191 games played and 76 goals), he was not saved from appearing in the newspapers for some extra-sports charges. In December 2012, after attending a charity event for Alan Ryandeceased member of RIRA (Real IRA – real IRA, split from the Ulster armed group), the Celtic He was penalized with a foul for the delay.

Life outside of football has broken their promise and clubs have refused to tolerate certain behaviors. On June 8, 2013, Stokes attacked with a headbutt Anthony Bradley. He is the parking attendant at the nightclub. Buck Whaley of Dublin and imitator of Elvis Presley. He never paid the victim 230,000 euros, only a part, ordered by the court. Bradley He suffered a broken nose and tooth and effects on his mental health prevented him from re-identifying himself. Elvis.

Scottish championships followed each other and in 2016 he was loaned to hibernian for six months, until the end of the season. In June 2016 he signed for Blackburn Rovers for three years and, as dear readers of ‘Outsiders‘, lasted only a year, left later, the third time, hibernian signing a two-year contract. He only stayed for five months: in January 2018 the club issued a note excluding him for indiscipline.

Exotic destinations

In February 2018 he joined the Apollon Smyrni of Super League Greek with an 18-month contract but in April he was tired: he disappeared from training and the Greek club terminated his contract. In July of that year he traveled to Iran who signed two years with Sazi Tractor of Persian Gulf Pro League. He seems to have settled because in October he extended his contract with the Iranian club until June 2022. A mirage. In November he was out of training due to ‘personal reasons’ keeping him out Dublin. He never returned and the club reported him to FIFA to terminate your contract. In March 2019 he had a conflict due to a fight with Temple Bar of Dublinbut the trial was annulled for non-appearance of the witnesses.

In September 2019, he pleaded guilty to harassing his ex-girlfriend and her mother and was banned from contacting and approaching the two women. But he violated the conditions in November and December 2019, caught Covid-19, did not attend the hearing with the judge and issued an arrest warrant. In September 2023 he turned himself in to the police glasgow to obey his sentence.

“Any bad news?”

A year after his arrest for dangerous driving and possession and trafficking of cocaine, charges for drug possession were dismissed due to ‘delays in the analysis of substances’. Still a judge Paula Murphy He continues to be charged with dangerous driving and having no driver’s license or car insurance.

Entering and leaving police stations is mocked because, when he was released in 2021 after a second arrest warrant issued after he failed to appear, he posted a selfie on social media with the joking phrase ” Any bad news”.

Now, I might correct it. “I want to leave everything behind,” he said. We are waiting to find out how he ended up in prison. HM Addiewell.