Carlo Nash, who was banned from driving at Manchester Magistrates Court today after he was caught doing 140mph on a dual carriageway . A former Manchester City goalkeeper has been banned from driving after he was caught doing 140mph on a dual carriageway and telling police 'I am just trying to get home.' Carlo Nash, who also played for Everton, Stoke City and Norwich City, appeared in court today in connection with two speeding offences and was handed a 34 week driving disqualification, although it was suspended pending an appeal by his lawyer. The 40-year-old told Manchester Magistrates Court that he is now on jobseekers allowance after retiring from professional football and is going through an expensive divorce. The court also heard how he has sold his car and is in negative equity on his mortgage. Nash was pulled over in a Mercedes Benz courtesy car in Wymondham, Norwich, doing 140mph on February 2. Three weeks earlier he had been stopped doing 88mph on January 17. Both offences took place on the same stretch of the A11 dual carriageway. The court heard that, having been through an 'acrimonious and bitter' divorce with his wife and subsequent battle to see his two daughters, aged two and four, he had driven at speed on his return journey from Cheshire where they lived with their mother. Shilpa Chauhan, prosecuting, said: 'At approximately 22.49 the officer was travelling along the A11 northbound. There was a vehicle travelling in lane one and then another vehicle in lane two in excess of 70mph. 'Travelling in lane two was a black Mercedes saloon. The Mercedes pulled away from the officer's car. 'The Mercedes travelled along the A11 at 140pm for 1.5 miles. He was driving at double the 70mph speed limit.' 'The marked police car then pulled Nash over and having been told he had been stopped due to speeding he replied "I was just trying to get home."' Gwyn Lewis, representing Nash, said: 'Carlo Nash is a retired footballer. He was the former goalkeeper with a number of clubs including Manchester City, Everton and most recently Norwich City and it was when he was at Norwich City that this offence was committed. 'Whilst at Norwich City unfortunately his marriage broke up and because of this it placed him in a difficult situation. The goalkeeper was at Norwich City, when the offences took place on the A11 dual carriageway in Wymondham, Norwich . 'He absolutely dotes on his two girls and if it wasn't for that fact he wanted to maintain a relationship with these girls, this would never have happened.' The court heard that following a costly divorce with his wife he had to go to court numerous times to fight for access to the girls. Mr Lewis added: 'To see the girls he had to come up to Cheshire where they were living with his former wife. It is right to say the divorce is extremely traumatic because everything was argued about.' Nash is also set to go to trial after his wife filed a Section 4 harassment case against him. Mr Lewis continued: 'It is talking about the high end of harassment and there is going to be a trial in relation to that. He absolutely denies the fact of being involved in any harassment. 'He admits both parties have not covered themselves in glory. It is an acrimonious and bitter divorce. Many court cases have been enormously expensive. He is also receiving Job Seeker's Allowance - that's how bad it's got.' 'He has fought and fought for custody of his children. 'He was travelling from Norwich to Cheshire because it had to be him who did the transfer with the children. Nash, who formerly played for Manchester City, said he drove at speed because he was just 'trying to get home' 'After one of these visits on his way back to Norwich he was going far too fast.' Nash, who has now moved back to Manchester, drives his mother's Skoda Yeti, the court was told. Mr Lewis said: 'He is in negative equity with his property. There are no savings, nothing to rely on. In order to keep his relationship going which he is desperate to do he has to pick the girls up from where they are living near Lancaster. "His mother has to pick them up. That would not have been a problem because until recently she could drive so she could pick her son up, then the children, transfer them back to him which happens at least twice a week. 'However on September 2 her vision was tested and it was discovered that her eyesight was below the driving standard. He can no longer rely on his mum.' The court heard how Nash had to drive a 50 mile round trip to see his daughters and that any disqualification would hamper his ability to visit them . The court also heard that Nash now had to drive a 50 mile round trip to see his daughters and that any disqualification would hamper his ability to visit them . It also heard how he is now intending to do his coaching badges in November in a course at St George's Park, the national football centre. The court was told the goalkeeper already incurred nine points on his driving licence for two previous speeding offences in March 2013 in which he received an £800 fine and six points and another in 2013 in which he received a fixed penalty. The chair of the bench, Adrian Curtis, said: 'Because of the level of the 140mph offence and taking into account the circumstances in which it took place we really have no alternative but to impose a discretionary disqualification immediately. 'This speed in fact goes way off the scale of our guidelines so we feel we have no alternative to impost the discretionary disqualification for a period of 34 weeks. For the other offence it will be a concurrent disqualification of six weeks.' 'We have to take account of your very limited means. If it were not for this the financial penalty would have been a lot higher.' Nash was ordered to pay £400 in total, £210 for the speeding offences and another £170 for court costs and a £20 victim surcharge. He will pay the fine immediately however his lawyer appealed the disqualification. Speaking after the case Mr Lewis said: 'We are appealing because it is too long and unfair.'
Carlo Nash was caught doing 140mph on the A11 in Wymondham, Norwich .
Just three weeks earlier he had been stopped doing 88mph on same road .
Court heard he had been speeding when returning from visiting his children .
Said he was going through an 'acrimonious and bitter' divorce with wife .
Told the court he is now on jobseekers allowance due to expensive split .
Was handed a ban disqualifying him from driving for 34 weeks .
His solicitor says they are to appeal the ban saying it is 'long and unfair'
Carlo Nash, who was banned from driving at Manchester Magistrates Court today after he was caught doing 140mph on a dual carriageway . A former Manchester City goalkeeper has been banned from driving after he was caught doing 140mph on a dual carriageway and telling police 'I am just trying to get home.' Carlo Nash, who also played for Everton, Stoke City and Norwich City, appeared in court today in connection with two speeding offences and was handed a 34 week driving disqualification, although it was suspended pending an appeal by his lawyer. The 40-year-old told Manchester Magistrates Court that he is now on jobseekers allowance after retiring from professional football and is going through an expensive divorce. The court also heard how he has sold his car and is in negative equity on his mortgage. Nash was pulled over in a Mercedes Benz courtesy car in Wymondham, Norwich, doing 140mph on February 2. Three weeks earlier he had been stopped doing 88mph on January 17. Both offences took place on the same stretch of the A11 dual carriageway. The court heard that, having been through an 'acrimonious and bitter' divorce with his wife and subsequent battle to see his two daughters, aged two and four, he had driven at speed on his return journey from Cheshire where they lived with their mother. Shilpa Chauhan, prosecuting, said: 'At approximately 22.49 the officer was travelling along the A11 northbound. There was a vehicle travelling in lane one and then another vehicle in lane two in excess of 70mph. 'Travelling in lane two was a black Mercedes saloon. The Mercedes pulled away from the officer's car. 'The Mercedes travelled along the A11 at 140pm for 1.5 miles. He was driving at double the 70mph speed limit.' 'The marked police car then pulled Nash over and having been told he had been stopped due to speeding he replied "I was just trying to get home."' Gwyn Lewis, representing Nash, said: 'Carlo Nash is a retired footballer. He was the former goalkeeper with a number of clubs including Manchester City, Everton and most recently Norwich City and it was when he was at Norwich City that this offence was committed. 'Whilst at Norwich City unfortunately his marriage broke up and because of this it placed him in a difficult situation. The goalkeeper was at Norwich City, when the offences took place on the A11 dual carriageway in Wymondham, Norwich . 'He absolutely dotes on his two girls and if it wasn't for that fact he wanted to maintain a relationship with these girls, this would never have happened.' The court heard that following a costly divorce with his wife he had to go to court numerous times to fight for access to the girls. Mr Lewis added: 'To see the girls he had to come up to Cheshire where they were living with his former wife. It is right to say the divorce is extremely traumatic because everything was argued about.' Nash is also set to go to trial after his wife filed a Section 4 harassment case against him. Mr Lewis continued: 'It is talking about the high end of harassment and there is going to be a trial in relation to that. He absolutely denies the fact of being involved in any harassment. 'He admits both parties have not covered themselves in glory. It is an acrimonious and bitter divorce. Many court cases have been enormously expensive. He is also receiving Job Seeker's Allowance - that's how bad it's got.' 'He has fought and fought for custody of his children. 'He was travelling from Norwich to Cheshire because it had to be him who did the transfer with the children. Nash, who formerly played for Manchester City, said he drove at speed because he was just 'trying to get home' 'After one of these visits on his way back to Norwich he was going far too fast.' Nash, who has now moved back to Manchester, drives his mother's Skoda Yeti, the court was told. Mr Lewis said: 'He is in negative equity with his property. There are no savings, nothing to rely on. In order to keep his relationship going which he is desperate to do he has to pick the girls up from where they are living near Lancaster. "His mother has to pick them up. That would not have been a problem because until recently she could drive so she could pick her son up, then the children, transfer them back to him which happens at least twice a week. 'However on September 2 her vision was tested and it was discovered that her eyesight was below the driving standard. He can no longer rely on his mum.' The court heard how Nash had to drive a 50 mile round trip to see his daughters and that any disqualification would hamper his ability to visit them . The court also heard that Nash now had to drive a 50 mile round trip to see his daughters and that any disqualification would hamper his ability to visit them . It also heard how he is now intending to do his coaching badges in November in a course at St George's Park, the national football centre. The court was told the goalkeeper already incurred nine points on his driving licence for two previous speeding offences in March 2013 in which he received an £800 fine and six points and another in 2013 in which he received a fixed penalty. The chair of the bench, Adrian Curtis, said: 'Because of the level of the 140mph offence and taking into account the circumstances in which it took place we really have no alternative but to impose a discretionary disqualification immediately. 'This speed in fact goes way off the scale of our guidelines so we feel we have no alternative to impost the discretionary disqualification for a period of 34 weeks. For the other offence it will be a concurrent disqualification of six weeks.' 'We have to take account of your very limited means. If it were not for this the financial penalty would have been a lot higher.' Nash was ordered to pay £400 in total, £210 for the speeding offences and another £170 for court costs and a £20 victim surcharge. He will pay the fine immediately however his lawyer appealed the disqualification. Speaking after the case Mr Lewis said: 'We are appealing because it is too long and unfair.'
Carlo Nash, who was banned from driving at from driving after he was caught doing 140mph on speeding offences and was handed a 34 week that he is now on jobseekers allowance after Mercedes Benz courtesy car in Wymondham, Norwich, doing 140mph on February 2. Three weeks earlier he had been stopped doing 88mph on January 17. the A11 dual carriageway. The court heard that, having been through an 'acrimonious and bitter' divorce with his wife and subsequent battle to where they are living near Lancaster. "His mother long and unfair.'