Ex-Nottingham Forest star sentenced after threats to shoot prime minister

An ex-Nottingham Forest star has been sentenced after making threats to shoot and kill a Dutch prime minister according to reports this week.

The ex-Premiership winger Bryan Roy has been handed a suspended jail sentence for threatening to shoot the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.

Roy, aged 51, bizarre took to his Twitter and then posted in response to a tweet where someone had called for leader Rutte to resign.

Former Nottingham Forest man sentenced after threatening to SHOOT Dutch PMhttps://t.co/wEsqChu706

— Mirror EFL (@MirrorEFL) October 2, 2021

Roy’s response was translated from Dutch as saying “You’ll get a headshot soon”.

He was sentenced last Thursday in the Hague, where he was ordered to do 80 hours of community service.

He was also placed on probation for two years, with a prison sentence of four weeks to follow if he re-offends within that time.

The offence occurred in April this year and with further details being made public, it’s really got people talking.

According to articles published out in Netherlands, he is said to have posted the tweet because he is ‘fighting for the children who are being abused, trafficked and mistreated’.

It is in relation to a child welfare scandal in Holland. A police report was filed which then led to his arrest.

Roy spent three years at the City Ground outfit, between 1994 and 1997, making a total of 85 appearances. He arrived from Italian club Foggia, having previously played for Dutch giants Ajax where he made a name for himself by playing over 120 matches for them and won the UEFA Cup in 1992.

Roy, who won 32 caps for Holland in his career, also went on to represent Hertha Berlin in Germany as well as Dutch side NAC Breda.

Bizarrely, he would go on to have a brief stint at non league Cumbrian side Workington in 2004 before heading into coaching, joining previous club Ajax where he then worked as head coach of the AFC Ajax E-Youth before becoming head coach of Jong Ajax in the summer of 2010.

During the Covid pandemic, Roy began spreading numerous conspiracy theories through his Twitter-account, many concerning the pandemic. In October 2020, Roy tweeted threats to journalist Chris Klomp, who has publicly criticised the spreading of Covid conspiracy theories.

Fans gave their reacted after seeing the ex-Nottingham Forest star sentenced after threats to shoot the prime minister…

@EgorTheRed: #NFFC Ex Red Bryan Roy in the shit for a social media comment threatening to shoot the Dutch PM. Suspended prison sentence and community service. Maybe a lesson there for us all!

@funkstarphil: Well, yeah, don’t threaten to shoot people, even on social media

@SuperVallo: Turns out Bryan Roy is an anti vax loon

@acho13: Of all the ex forest players to do mad shit I’d never guess it would be Roy

@GeorgeA88868574: @charlieabbottz Twitter never fails

@drjesuspepper: @Jacquiao87 wtf

@Jacquiao87: Outrageous

@YourOldPal_IJ: We’ve all done it

@Bo55jppp: Brilliant

@OwenWil92121971: Well that escalated quickly lol Bryan Roy getting a bit too involved in Dutch politics 🤣🤣🤣 #nffc

@PeteBancroft: @QuicklyKevin I loved Bryan Roy when he played for the mighty Forest. I now follow him on twitter, which has somewhat tarnished this view.

@tripehead: I’m afraid that Bryan has turned into a Qanon Trump-loving anti-vaxxer in recent years.

@Marcel__UK: This guy has become an utter nutcase….

@hannahforest: a bit random! #nffc

@Rich_T_Hall: Wow #nffc

@NottsL1ve: To be fair, he was always pretty deadly when he shot #nffc

James York: Good Judas bastard couldn’t wait to get away then slagged Nottingham off some people have short memories

Jason Lee: Lol wtf have I just read, didn’t expect him to say such a thing

Paul Foster: What has happened to him?! Used to love this guy, now it seems he’s gone a bit nuts in the head

Eddie Astead: What a downfall this lad had, tipped for big things, even won the UEFA Cup, and is now spouting shit and getting arrested

Roarie Duggan: I’ve seen it all now haha jeez what a weird one this guy turned out to be

Will Baines: Proper looked up to Roy when I was younger, watching him at Forest, scoring some pretty decent goals for a winger, alongside Collymore and Pearce. Now he’s banged up in prison eek

Steve Archer: Not exactly the smartest of people is he Bryan lol how could he be so stupid!

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