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| Arrested player dismissed by club | Arrested player dismissed by club |
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| A professional footballer has been sacked by his club after he was arrested by police at the weekend. | A professional footballer has been sacked by his club after he was arrested by police at the weekend. |
| Walsall Football Club said it had dismissed winger Ishmel Demontagnac, 20, following a series of serious breaches of club discipline. | Walsall Football Club said it had dismissed winger Ishmel Demontagnac, 20, following a series of serious breaches of club discipline. |
| Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace on Sunday morning in Birmingham Road, Walsall, but released without charge. | Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace on Sunday morning in Birmingham Road, Walsall, but released without charge. |
| Demontagnac was sent off after just eight minutes on the pitch on Saturday. | Demontagnac was sent off after just eight minutes on the pitch on Saturday. |
| The Londoner had come on as a substitute during the FA Cup first round match against Scunthorpe when he was dismissed for an off-the-ball incident. | The Londoner had come on as a substitute during the FA Cup first round match against Scunthorpe when he was dismissed for an off-the-ball incident. |
| Violent conduct | Violent conduct |
| Manager Jimmy Mullen, who criticised the player after the match for letting down his team-mates, said: "He's a fantastic talent, there's no doubt about it. | Manager Jimmy Mullen, who criticised the player after the match for letting down his team-mates, said: "He's a fantastic talent, there's no doubt about it. |
| "I've said it before and I'll say it again, what he's got in terms of his ability he should be playing in the Premier League. | "I've said it before and I'll say it again, what he's got in terms of his ability he should be playing in the Premier League. |
| "But obviously there's something within him, the person, that stops him from doing it." | "But obviously there's something within him, the person, that stops him from doing it." |
| He said Demontagnac's arrest at the weekend was the culmination of several serious incidents. | He said Demontagnac's arrest at the weekend was the culmination of several serious incidents. |
| He added: "The club felt that enough is enough." | He added: "The club felt that enough is enough." |
| Demontagnac was chosen for the England Under-18 squad in November 2005 and played for the England Under-19s against The Netherlands at Walsall's Banks's Stadium in September 2006. | Demontagnac was chosen for the England Under-18 squad in November 2005 and played for the England Under-19s against The Netherlands at Walsall's Banks's Stadium in September 2006. |
| But his career at the club has been controversial and he was sent off twice for violent conduct in the 2005/6 season. | But his career at the club has been controversial and he was sent off twice for violent conduct in the 2005/6 season. |
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| Ishmel Demontagnac has had a controversial stint with the club |