Sochaux The World: The Davies Saga 3

You are right - I was rushing the post and now it is too late to correct it.

 

Well, he did say he was close to getting his speed back ...

 

I thought you got an hour and a half to edit.

 

I didn't hear anything about the driver in Arlington being charged with driving while intoxicated, either.

The Fearless reference is a good one.

 

Unreal. Off the scale stupid. What a moron.

 

News Outlets are now reporting he was driving around 125 mph.

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/ne...charlie-davies-caught-speeding-125-mph-france

That's fast, but I have driven that speed - legally! - on the autobahn in Germany outside of rush hours in between major cities. The key is to NOT drive that speed in areas that have a restricted speed limit (many people don't know that many sections of the autobahn network are, in fact, speed restricted). Roads are MUCH better constructed in Northern and Western Europe for speed and safety than what we build here in the U.S.

Nevertheless, not the smartest thing CD9 could do. How is he expecting to get around, to/from training? Guess Nina is going to have be his chauffeur for a good long while...

 

meh, this isnt that big of a deal

for one, if you have ever driven a car like that you really do lose track of how fast you are going... two, its a nice ass car and he wanted to show it off

and I have no idea what road he was speeding on in France, but the GW parkway is a notoriously dangerous road because of sharp turns that come out of nowhere, which is apparently how Davies and the young lady got in the accident

dont need to judge or kill him over this, but as the purveyors of all things good like we are on big soccer, I know many will

 

Hope Sochaux seen it your way. He needs their continual support to get back his form. Just hope they don't get too piss off after everything that happened since the accident.

 

Time for a new thread title anyway...perhaps;

Charlie Davies: In the Fast Lane to Recovery

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eNj3P7gGmY&feature=related"]YouTube - Joe Walsh- Life In The Fast Lane[/ame]

 

I'd disagree. I'm not saying blow it out of proportion or crucify the guy. But i think at some speeds it becomes reckless driving by definition. And that reflects poorly on his judgment. And his judgment has been called into question before. I'm not gonna say much else on the subject but like all young people he has some maturing to do.

 

It was a highway (autoroute 36), which speed limit is 80 mph. "Too bad he doesn't seem to have learned his lesson", a Sochaux manager said.

Speed records are popular amongst footballers. Ibrahima Bakayoko, Jérôme Rothen or Michel Bastos have passed 125 mph during this decade. The champion is Milan Baros who was flashed at 170 mph a few years ago. Those guys aren't very smart.

 

The propotion theory ? ...just teasing..I'm not sure that simple aritmatic is a good assessment or rational to how fast he was going. As his speed increases other factors come into play such as reflexes, car performance ..etc..

Part of me is not surprised..he's 24, driving a high performance car and plays international soccer. Some athletes feel invincible and danger and high speed are part of the gig. But OTH after all he's been through what was he thinking or not thinking.

 

perhaps he was late to practice

 

I guess by speed limit standards this is like driving 90 in a 65. Can't say I've never done it, but that certainly doesn't make it smart

 

Deadspin: An Open Letter To Soccer Player Charlie Davies

 

Boys with big bank accounts are still boys.

 

Davies says he wasn't driver of car going 125 mph

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By NANCY ARMOUR
The Associated Press
Saturday, October 9, 2010; 12:02 PM

-- American forward Charlie Davies says he was not driving when he was stopped for driving 125 mph last weekend, but told police he was to protect a teammate.

Davies tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Jacques Faty, his teammate at French club Sochaux, asked him to tell police he was driving because Faty's license had been suspended for a previous speeding infraction. Faty says he thought police would only fine Davies, but he feared he would be jailed. Faty tells the AP he plans to go to the police to clear up the incident.

Davies nearly died in a car accident a year ago and says he would never risk his health and safety by driving that fast.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/09/AR2010100902324.html

http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/region/l...ntrole-a-201-km-h-non-pas-Charlie-Davies.html

 

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How did he get from the passenger's seat to the driver's seat so fast?

That is some agility.

 

have we reached the big time when we've got our Stephen Ireland-level basket case?

 

Not until he calls Bob to tell him his Grandma died and can't make the game and then get's spotted at a casino.

Stephen Ireland is ********ing awesome. The guy wanted to build an aquarium in the floor of his kitchen and fill it full of sharks.

 

I hope it was Faty and not Charlie, but honestly we don't know. This all seems sketchy, but I will give charlie the benefit of the doubt.