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c0burn
Sep 2, 2003

The KKKing
Absolute wrongun

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The Perfect Element
Dec 5, 2005
"This is a bit of a... a poof song"
'further arrested' is a weird phrasing.

'you thought you you were arrested before, Greenwood? Well you're even MORE arrested now!!!'

Sandwolf
Jan 23, 2007

i'll be harpo


All that hippy crack did him in

sebzilla
Mar 17, 2009

Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.


The Perfect Element posted:

'further arrested' is a weird phrasing.

'you thought you you were arrested before, Greenwood? Well you're even MORE arrested now!!!'

Second pair of handcuffs and stuffed into a box inside a cell.

PST
Jul 5, 2012

If only Milliband had eaten a vegan sausage roll instead of a bacon sandwich, we wouldn't be in this mess.
Raith Rovers (currently 4th in the Scottish Championship) decided to hire a known rapist, David Goodwillie, for 'footballing reasons' over the objection of directors of the club.

Notably, while their board statement has a piece about rehabilitation, at no point has he acknowledged or apologised for what he did.

This has led to multiple resignations of staff, and sponsors withdrawing their support.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/six-longterm-raith-rovers-staff-26110607

Chas McGill
Oct 29, 2010

loves Fat Philippe
He's a piece of poo poo.

Vinestalk
Jul 2, 2011
Family name was originally Wrongunwillie but it was too Germanic during WW1

FullLeatherJacket
Dec 30, 2004

Chiunque può essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett

that Raith Rovers press release has some impressive Dave Whelan energy

tbh they could absolutely have turned around and said that he's never been convicted of a criminal offense, and so therefore they consider it right and proper that he should be able to make a living as long as he upholds the high professional standards of raith fuckin rovers yadda yadda

what they actually said was "uhhh, we hired him because he's good at football not because he's a rapist, I don't even know what yous are all mad about" and then something about gay snakes

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


that dave whelan statement about malky is one of the best worst things that ever happened in football

“i don’t see what the big deal is, it all happened a long time ago and anyway jews do love money”

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003

hiring a footballer because they’re a rapist

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




PST posted:

Raith Rovers (currently 4th in the Scottish Championship) decided to hire a known rapist, David Goodwillie, for 'footballing reasons' over the objection of directors of the club.

Notably, while their board statement has a piece about rehabilitation, at no point has he acknowledged or apologised for what he did.

This has led to multiple resignations of staff, and sponsors withdrawing their support.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/six-longterm-raith-rovers-staff-26110607

If the club directors are against it, how did the rapist still get hired? The directors dont have the power to tell the coach/football ops guy to gently caress off?

Cannon_Fodder
Jul 17, 2007

"Hey, where did Steve go?"
Design by Kamoc

Jel Shaker posted:

hiring a footballer because they’re a rapist

Christ, at this point I'm starting to think it's a job requirement.

:gonk:

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

If the club directors are against it, how did the rapist still get hired? The directors dont have the power to tell the coach/football ops guy to gently caress off?

The majority of directors did support the signing. The ones resigning were a minority.

Simone Poodoin
Jun 26, 2003

Che storia figata, ragazzo!



The captain of their women's team resigned as well

Mechafunkzilla
Sep 11, 2006

If you want a vision of the future...
You're all talking like it's just so easy to find a footballer who isn't a rapist

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

PST posted:

Raith Rovers (currently 4th in the Scottish Championship) decided to hire a known rapist, David Goodwillie, for 'footballing reasons' over the objection of directors of the club.

Notably, while their board statement has a piece about rehabilitation, at no point has he acknowledged or apologised for what he did.

This has led to multiple resignations of staff, and sponsors withdrawing their support.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/six-longterm-raith-rovers-staff-26110607

If there is a worst part of this, it's the casual reference in their statement to "what happened ten years ago". Like he dropped a bag of chips in the staff canteen and didn't clear it up properly rather than you know, raped a woman.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
Mendy charged with another rape

https://twitter.com/paddyhurst/status/1488859998927171585?s=21

the sex ghost
Sep 6, 2009
Without wanting to go all Big Pep Knew surely at some point someone's got to be asking the club or his teammates some questions. 9 times with 6 women feels like maybe words would be had in ears

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

the sex ghost posted:

Without wanting to go all Big Pep Knew surely at some point someone's got to be asking the club or his teammates some questions. 9 times with 6 women feels like maybe words would be had in ears

Wasn't he still playing while on bail or is that just an internet rumour?

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



TheRat posted:

Wasn't he still playing while on bail or is that just an internet rumour?

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2021/manchester-city-chose-not-to-suspend-mendy-following-november-2020-arrest/

They even tried to offload him during this whole thing, definitely on the up and up

CyberPingu
Sep 15, 2013


If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-60223802

Speaking of footballers being released on bail

c0burn
Sep 2, 2003

The KKKing
All these trials are gonna be nuts

Flayer
Sep 13, 2003

by Fluffdaddy
Buglord
Both of those guys are very likely going away for a long while. Mendy is now up to 6 victims which seems like far too many to explain away and Greenwoods accuser has all that explicit evidence.

Troy Queef
Jan 12, 2013




jesus WEP posted:

that dave whelan statement about malky is one of the best worst things that ever happened in football

“i don’t see what the big deal is, it all happened a long time ago and anyway jews do love money”

wasn't that also the presser where he said "yeah I call Chinese restaurants 'chingalings', it was what everyone Oop North called them"

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Troy Queef posted:

wasn't that also the presser where he said "yeah I call Chinese restaurants 'chingalings', it was what everyone Oop North called them"
it was, op

a true classic in the genre of Very Old Very Out Of Touch Man With Live Mic

Vinestalk
Jul 2, 2011
Raith Rovers eagerly watching these court proceedings, hoping to land some big transfers

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003

Vinestalk posted:

Raith Rovers eagerly watching these court proceedings, hoping to land some big transfers

they could get mendy and that coach who wants to bring in gang rape as a warm up before games

Chas McGill
Oct 29, 2010

loves Fat Philippe
Rape Rovers

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
Ole is currently unemployed if Raith need a new manager

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


alan pardew too

e: kinda depressing how many suggestions we can come up with :sigh:

Reprisal
Jul 20, 2001

Its not a crime in their country, it was all very confusing

CyberPingu
Sep 15, 2013


If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.

Reprisal posted:

Its not a crime in their country

Lets not do this

Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

Clearly all nine....times..... it was completely consensual sex and everyone's just misunderstood. Pep just wanted him to go somewhere he could have lots of sex without being confined to doing it in his own mansion.

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Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



Crazy Ted posted:

Clearly all nine....times..... it was completely consensual sex and everyone's just misunderstood. Pep just wanted him to go somewhere he could have lots of sex without being confined to doing it in his own mansion.

What

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

Chas McGill posted:

Rape Rovers

A guy called "Good Willy" playing for "Rape Rovers".

Like this couldn't be more perfect apart from you know, the fact that they hired a literal rapist and their women's team and half the board left.

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
https://twitter.com/raithrovers/status/1489192578666876929?s=21

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
I mean, good that they finally did the right thing but everyone involved in the initial decision should still be sacked

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


put big val on the board instead imo

Bacon Terrorist
May 7, 2010

to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022
David Badwillie

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Vegetable
Oct 22, 2010

The dude’s still gonna get a nice payout either by sitting out his contract or having it terminated. Good to see at least they had the sense to change their mind, though. This is based on nothing but I assume this wouldn’t even have been a controversy a few decades ago.

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