Robert Snodgrass says court warrant is a 'misunderstanding'
Monday 6 March 2017 10:07, UK
West Ham's Robert Snodgrass has played down reports of a warrant being issued in respect of his failure to attend court, saying it is simply 'a misunderstanding'.
Last week a warrant was issued for the Scotland international after he failed to attend a court trial having been charged with driving a car while a baby was being held by a passenger.
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Snodgrass is alleged to have driven on Duke Street, Glasgow, on 17 April 2016 with too many people in the vehicle to fit a baby seat in.
But the issue is not expected to affect his or West Ham's preparations for the Sky Live match wth Chelsea on Monday night.
Snodgrass said: "It was just a misunderstanding and I didn't realise I had to be present in court. It's not a big issue and will be resolved in due course."
The former Hull winger admitted he felt right at home on West Ham's recent trip to Dubai - because the weather was as bad as in his native Scotland.
He said. "It was raining a lot, and cold. It felt pretty much like I was back home in Glasgow.
"So the lads were gutted. They had some swimming shorts for sitting around the pool after training, but there was none of that. Absolutely none.
"Some of the lads had jackets and hats on, it was unbelievable - something I had never seen in Dubai before. I still had to use factor 50, mind.
"But it was good. We probably trained harder over there than we did here. Because that was one thing the manager stressed, that we have to work harder out there.
"The only disappointing thing was that we thought it was going to be hot-weather training, but it was totally different."
