HUDDERSFIELD Town are to keep Adam Hammill in the wake of his conviction for attacking two paramedics.

But they have not said if his loan period will be extended beyond January.

Huddersfield Town’s Chief Executive Nigel Clibbens commented: “Rather than the good things that Huddersfield Town and its players and staff are doing to ‘make a difference’, we have been associated with this incident – it is damaging to our club. As a Board of Directors we consider this a very serious matter.

“We quickly took steps to impose a maximum fine and stand Adam down from playing in the immediate aftermath of his arrest because of his admitted misconduct which led to the paramedics being called, but kept our options open for further action pending the enquiries of the police and the outcome of his trial.

“In advance of the completion of the judicial process, the Board has been considering carefully how to respond.

“After long deliberations, the Board have decided that we will allow Adam’s loan to continue until its scheduled end date on January 13, 2013. That decision should not in any way detract from our condemnation of his behaviour and was not taken lightly.

“As a club we always seek to face up to difficult issues and tackle them head-on. We feel strongly as a responsible club we should always try to ‘do the right thing’, even if it might not be the easiest or most popular decision.

“In this case, in our view, we need to do what we can to give him the help he needs, rather than pass a problem on to somebody else or leave these issues unaddressed. That is the responsible thing for our club to do.

“From the outset Adam has not sought to excuse his actions or hide from them.

“Adam fully accepts the mistakes he has made and understands the damage he has done.

“He has demonstrated genuine remorse to us, his manager and our chairman. With the help of the club he has already started to take the first steps to ensure he learns the lessons. These are all important in starting to repair the damage and slowly rebuild a degree of trust again.

If Adam had not responded in that way he would not had even a short term future at Huddersfield Town.

“It has been made very clear to Adam that he must grasp the opportunity given to him by us in the right way and do all he can to rebuild his reputation. It’s now down to him to show what he is made of.”

Hammill added: “I would like to apologise to the people involved in this incident, as well as to the club and its supporters for letting them down. I’m thoroughly embarrassed by the whole affair and regret what happened.

“I would also like to thank the Board and management at Huddersfield Town, as well as my family and friends, for their support during this time.

“I now want to repay that faith through my performances on the pitch and my conduct both on and off the field.”

The 24-year-old winger who is at Town on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided jail for a “despicable” drunken assault on two women paramedics. He was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months at Liverpool Magistrates Court yesterday.

He was arrested after a 15-pint binge outside a bar in Liverpool during the early hours of October 7.

Paramedics were called after the former Liverpool FC youth player collapsed inside Moniques nightclub and was carried outside by security staff where ambulance staff Sky Armstrong and Tracy Northey came to his assistance.

He had a black eye and blood around his mouth but when they attempted to put him in a wheelchair he became aggressive, lashing out with his hands and spitting blood.

The court heard that Hammill, who pleaded guilty to two counts of assault at an earlier hearing, also used foul language towards the women who called police to the scene.

Lionel Cope, prosecuting, said Ms Northey was left with a bleeding nose after Hammill “threw his arms out and struck her.”

Ms Armstrong was left “shaken and angry” by what happened.

Hammill, of Hall Road East, Bootle, Merseyside, had been celebrating a friend’s birthday and had consumed up to 15 pints of lager and several shots of vodka or Amaretto.

In his police interviews Hammill was apologetic and said he had been assaulted inside the nightclub and when he came to he did not know where he was and thought he was still being attacked.

In mitigation, Phil Moy, defending, told the court the defendant was “distraught” about his behaviour.

“The defendant has written to the North West Ambulance Service to express his deepest and sincerest apologies to the paramedics and their families,” the solicitor said.

“He cannot remember the incident in any detail.

“The fact that the paramedics were female is something that was entirely lost on the defendant – at that time, he simply didn’t know.

“He had been the victim of an assault.”

Mr Moy said Hammill had been fined two weeks wages by Huddersfield Town following an internal investigation.

The solicitor also said Hammill has not had an alcoholic drink since the assault took place.

Passing sentence, Deputy District Judge Brian Begley said he accepted that Hammill’s behaviour was out of character.

But he added: “The paramedics were simply going about their business and duty and do not expect to be assaulted, particularly in this despicable way – spitting.”

The judge said that only a prison sentence was appropriate to “send out a message” but suspended the term.

“You have shattered an image for many young people and that is something you will have to live with,” he told the footballer.

Hammill, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and blue tie, was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work, pay £350 compensation to both his victims and pay £80 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Hammill started his career at Liverpool’s Youth Academy and played for both the youth and reserve teams during his time at Anfield.

He was part of LFC’s 2006 FA Youth Cup winning side.

He signed for Wolves in January 2011 and was loaned to Huddersfield in August 2012.