Derby’s Lawrence apologises for “total error of judgement”
Derby midfielder Tom Lawrence has apologised to the club for a total error of judgement following last months alcohol-related incident.The Welshman and Rams forward Mason Bennett were charged with drink-driving after a crash in Derbys Allestree area on September 24 a collision in which club captain Richard Keogh suffered a serious leg injury.Both Lawrence and Bennett were fined the equivalent of six weeks ages the maximum contractual limit by Derby.Tom Lawrence has released the following statement. Derby County (@dcfcofficial) October 5, 2019Lawrence said in a statement on Derbys website: Following the events of the evening of the 24th September I wish to offer my sincere apologies to the football club; our chairman, the manager, my team-mates and all our supporters for my indiscretions that night.It was a total error of judgement on my part, out of character for me and I am deeply disappointed in my behaviour and upset for my team-mate and our captain Richard Keogh.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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