Pennant Out Of Prison!

Stevie Baby · 31-03-2005, 11:04

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The Birmingham City winger, on loan from parent club Arsenal until the season's end, received a three-month jail sentence earlier this month after being convicted for three separate motoring offences.
However, the 22-year-old was told he would be eligible for parole this week and after serving a third of his sentence at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, the talented midfielder has been released on Thursday morning for good behaviour.
Pennant will wear an electronic tag as part of his parole conditions for the next two weeks, as well as being subject to a night time curfew.
Despite the restrictions, the player should be available to return to training with Steve Bruce's side.
The former England Under-21 man was delighted to end his custodial sentence early.
"It's a relief to be out, I'm looking forward to putting on my football boots and start training again," Pennant said in a statement.
"I'd like to thank all those that have helped me through this difficult period and I'll be making further statements in due course."
With his Arsenal contract set to expire in the summer, Birmingham are continuing to negotiate a deal with The Gunners to sign the midfielder on a permanent basis.
In the meantime, Bruce expressed his pleasure of having Pennant available again for the Midlands club this season.
"We are delighted that Jermaine is back with us again and I'm pleased that this chapter of his life has been concluded," Bruce told his club's official website.
"Myself and everybody at the club will be doing all we can to ensure that Jermaine settles back into normality as soon as possible."

Good to see how our law is being upheld..

Souce stolen from sky sports.com

Singh · 31-03-2005, 11:06

Good for him out for good behaviour

Jonny2J · 31-03-2005, 11:07

disgraceful

**tom pain** · 31-03-2005, 11:14

Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not transfer to Birmingham.

**-=[101st]=-** · 31-03-2005, 11:16

lol, thats pretty funny.. ohh how our 'role models' show us how to live.. atleast in the EPL there is only bar brawls.. and driving incidents..

In Australia in the Rugby League.. the trend seems to be sexual assault... thats what happens when u send all ur convicts to one place

Stevie Baby · 31-03-2005, 11:34

Yep, silly isnt it, and Birmingham arent that good anyway

Mick03 · 31-03-2005, 14:52

love the picture on the BBC report, look at it and thing to your self "bruce: "you where how clost to becoming his bicth"

**Yossi** · 31-03-2005, 17:05

In my opinion, if you're sentenced to three months, you should serve all three unless there is a very good reason.

fluke88 · 31-03-2005, 17:24

Shit i wanted him to stay in there for longer. Come on people a footballer can't stay in jail for more than 3 months anyway no matter what kind of offence they done quite simply because there footballers. I wonder if he got asked to pass the soap or if he dropped the soap lol.