Danis Salman

[A406 Bee]

Some sad news about one of my personal former heroes and probably one of the mis-spelt Bees players' names of all time:

A former professional footballer who headbutted a TV reporter after an FA Cup
tie was given a nine-month suspended jail sentence today.
Danis Salman, 41, who played for Brentford, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle and
Torquay United, was told by the judge that his "exceptional character" had
spared him an immediate sentence.
Salman appeared for sentence at Exeter
Crown Court having pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to causing actual bodily
harm to Carlton TV reporter Seth Conway in November last year.
Mr Conway was taken to hospital with a broken nose and two dislodged teeth
after the attack outside Torquay United's Plainmoor ground after the 1-1 draw
with Southend.
Prosecutor Simon Laws told the court today that after 26-year-old Mr Conway
had finished covering the match he went to the car park with his cameraman,
where Salman was "obviously agitated."
The car Salman had been travelling in had been blocked in by vehicle belonging
to Mr Conway's camerman, the court heard.
When Salman asked Mr Conway where he had been, the TV reporter said he had
been doing interviews, and Salman replied: "I don't give a toss."
Mr Conway said they had been in the clubhouse filming the cup draw and crowd
reaction to it and "appeared to smile," said the prosecutor.
Salman, the court heard, said "do not laugh at me," and Mr Conway raised his
hands to calm the situation.
Salman then took off his jacket and struck Mr Conway a blow with his head
which caused him to fall to the floor stunned, said Mr Laws.
Salman told the camerman, who helped the bleeding Mr Conway to his feet: "It
is your car. Maybe I should have done you as well."
One eyewitness said the headbutt had been delivered with "maximum force,"
said Mr Laws.
When interviewed by the police, Salman said there had been an "accidental
clash of heads."
Defence counsel Robert Linford said Salman's car had been blocked in for an
hour, and numerous unsuccessful appeals had been made over the tannoy to move
it.
According to one eyewitness, when Salman asked Mr Conway where he had been,
the TV reporter laughed and said "I have been in the pub."
Salman now apologised and expressed remorse for getting that wound up and
behaving as he did, said counsel.
Mr Linford said that Salman did an "enormous amount of work" for charity and
disadvantaged youngsters, and helped children's' football clubs.
Sentencing him, Recorder Charles Barton QC said the way Salman had resorted to
violence in the car park could not be justified, and told him: "You snapped for
a moment."
He said Salman had devoted his skills and energy to public service and had an
exceptional character which had spared him an immediate jail term.
The Recorder sentenced Salman to nine months jail suspended for two years, and
ordered him to pay £200 compensation to Mr Conway, and £200 prosecution costs.
After the previous hearing, Mr Conway said his dental treatment had cost him
£1,500, and he was off work for three weeks.
end

 

[Stanley]

Certainly a Bees legend, a classy full back in the Boxall mode who never reached his full potential after he left ( like so many), is he really only 41?

 

[Infatuated Bees Alter Ego]

Where did you see this news ?
I tried to make contact with Danis Salman a couple of months back, but thought he had dropped off the face of the earth. It was impossible to get hold of him. Someone said he had a chip shop down Devon way .. not sure if this was true and I think that came from Jim McNichol.

 

[St Helens Bee]

I think you should close this thread immediately. It is an incitement to any current players who read the GPG to nut TV reporters and is therefore highly irresponsible.

 

[rebus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by St Helens Bee:
I think you should close this thread immediately. It is an incitement to any current players who read the GPG to nut TV reporters and is therefore highly irresponsible.</font>

what??? i take it that's ironic!

 

[Leslie B]

I'm with St Helens on this one

 

[nocoat]

how is it inciting you silly man

 

[AB]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by David Michael:
how is it inciting you silly man</font>

It is an ironic in-joke: see the threads on taking illegal drugs and other naughty activities in the Chit Chat forum.

 

[St Helens Bee]

Sorry I ought to have put a smiley on

 

[Alex]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by St Helens Bee:
Sorry I ought to have put a smiley on

</font>

I can't believe you said that. Delete these posts immediately otherwise everyone will be using smileys just because St Helens Bee does.

 

[Chrisbee]

Danis salman was a geezer.70's Bees loved him!!!!

 

[Baz Bee]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Infatuated Bees Alter Ego:
Where did you see this news ?
I tried to make contact with Danis Salman a couple of months back, but thought he had dropped off the face of the earth. It was impossible to get hold of him. Someone said he had a chip shop down Devon way .. not sure if this was true and I think that came from Jim McNichol. </font>

More likely a Kebab House?

 

[john-castle]

Think he first played in the first team as a 15 year old !

 

[Sultan]

What's the point of this?

 

[bees66]

Think he first played in the first team as a 15 year old !

:scratch:lol

 

[GlasgowBee]

Certainly a Bees legend, a classy full back in the Boxall mode who never reached his full potential after he left ( like so many), is he really only 41?

DOB 12th March 1960 whats 8 years between friends and journalistic correctness

 

[Sultan]

DOB 12th March 1960 whats 8 years between friends and journalistic correctness

roflroflroflrofl

This thread is getting better. Check when Stanley's post was made.

 

[fencer/bee]

Think he first played in the first team as a 15 year old !

yes he come on second half sub but you have confussed glasgow-bee now

 

[TW3Bee]

Isn't Danis still our yougest ever player?

 

[Brain-dead Bee]

Isn't Danis still our yougest ever player?

Either him or Paul Walker, but I think Danis may still hold the record