Alan Pardew 'let down' as WBA investigate four players over broken curfew during Barcelona camp
Friday 16 February 2018 19:40, UK
West Brom boss Alan Pardew says he feels "let down" after four of his players were involved in an "incident" in Barcelona and broke a team curfew.
According to Reuters, four West Brom players were questioned by Catalan police over the alleged theft of a taxi during the team's stay in the city.
Sky Sports News understands the team had dinner at a restaurant in the city before watching that evening's Champions League fixtures, and then four players went unaccounted for.
Pardew said: "It wasn't what we wanted. We've gone there to try and get ourselves up and ready for this run-in and this is obviously not ideal.
"They break a curfew and that's unacceptable, and I feel a bit let down by that. But we still got our training in. My focus now is on the game.
"There was a curfew on that evening and it was broken, and that's all I'm going to say on that. The club is clear that it wants to investigate it properly, and I think that's right.
"Absolutely [I can understand the fans might feel let down], but we've got to respond with a performance."
A club statement on Friday said: "The club has instigated its own investigation into the incident and the players will be subject to the full rigours of our internal disciplinary procedures.
"Until such time as that investigation has been completed, the club will not be making any further comment."
