Big Willie wrote:
Clrnc wrote:
Ok he's now further arrested for threatening to kill the girlfriend. Dead man walking. He can do one in jail
Can you actually be further arrested?
My guess is it’s a technical thing to do with time limits and new charges.
Topical but on a much lower level, is that lower league Scottish club Raith Rovers are facing a backlash at the moment because they signed David Goodwillie, who had spells at Blackburn and Blackpool so the name might be familiar.
In 2016 he was found guilty in a civil trial of rape, in a case brought by the victim after a criminal case didn’t go ahead. The burden of proof in the civil case was lower, and the judge ruled Goodwillie and another had raped the victim and she was awarded compensation. It was also later upheld in an appeal court.
Clubs still signed Goodwillie and faced criticism for it. Raith Rovers are just the latest, and their statement today in response to the backlash is quite staggering.
As announced on our website last night, Raith Rovers FC can confirm that we have signed David Goodwillie from Clyde FC.
David is a proven goal scorer, and this will be his second stint with the club, having previously played for us on loan from Dundee United during season 2007-08.
As with all new signings, the club has carefully considered our position as a Community Club and we completely respect the differing views among fans and stakeholders, many of whom we have spoken to directly in the past 24 hours and are continuing to engage with.
As David has previously played for Raith Rovers earlier in his career, we consider him to be part of Raith Rovers Football Club. The management team is familiar with David’s career and background and – in particular – his footballing ability. That is our foremost consideration, and we believe that he will strengthen the Raith Rovers playing squad.
Please be assured that as a community football club we fully acknowledge this signing has divided opinion amongst our loyal fans and commercial stakeholders; We aim to rebuild that trust.
While acknowledging the gravity of what happened ten years ago, as a club we fully support and encourage rehabilitation, and many factors influenced our signing.
First and foremost, this was a football related decision.
