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    corbindallas wrote:
    jasonwatford wrote:
    Whatever we think Troy ia an asset to the club and worth money..even if he comes back goes out on loan maybe then sell him ??
    No Troy is not an asset, he is a thug and hooligan who is in jail for kicking someone in the head. I can't even believe the club are stating they need to know all the facts first and are in comms with him for this. He was tried and convicted by the judicial system end off. This smacks of penny pinching, if this was a fan a life ban would have been issued before their feet touched the ground, if he is not sacked this will be a very sad day for Watford Football Club supporting someone who clearly has brought the club into disrepute and breached his contract as well, I for one will be glad to see the back off him in a Watford shirt, which to wear is a privilege that he clearly did not respect!
    I am not without morals but I take jasonwatford's side here. We are NOT Man City and if we're going to move forward as a business we have to run it as one. By all means say good bye. He really isn't that good so like others, I am not losing any sleep over this but throwing away £ 300-400k would keep me up at night. The pity is that in the light of the takeover, we would have probably got rid in any case regardless of the circumstances he finds himself in. By all means Corbindallas, carry on reading the Daily Mail but the rest of us should retain a bit of reality here."
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Watford want 'all the facts' before deciding whether to sack Troy Deeney

1:28pm Wednesday 11th July 2012 in Latest Football News Photograph of the Author By Frank Smith , Deputy Group Sports Editor

Troy Deeney was sentenced to ten months in prison for affray on June 25. Picture: Holly Cant Troy Deeney was sentenced to ten months in prison for affray on June 25. Picture: Holly Cant

Watford's new chief executive Scott Duxbury has confirmed the club are in talks with Troy Deeney and stated they want "all the facts" before making a decision on his future.

Hornets striker Deeney was sentenced to ten months in prison for affray on June 25, although he could be out as early as December.

Watford have yet to decide what action they will take against Deeney and the club's new regime are keen to speak to last season's top scorer before making an announcement.

Duxbury told the Watford Observer: "We are talking to his people and talking to him. We need to get all the facts and see what his position is.

"I have not seen an apology yet or whether he is remorseful and we need to get more information from him.

"As a club we want to do the right thing but for now we just don't have enough information.

"We are in dialogue with him and once we have the full picture then we will make a decision on what is best for Watford Football Club."

You can read more about Deeney's court case here.

One Watford player whose immediate future was confirmed last night was midfielder Stephen McGinn.

The Scot's contract expired on July 1 but he initially decided against signing the new one-year deal, which was offered at the beginning of May.

McGinn decided he wanted to remain at Watford before his previous contract expired but by that point, the Hornets were in the middle of a takeover and the new regime were reluctant to sign off the deal before seeing the midfielder in training.

Duxbury said: "It was simply that we didn't know him. Gianfranco needed to see him and I think Stephen had been out for quite a long time so we wanted to see who he was and what he was about.

"But the contract had been offered and he is a good player."

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