Ched Evans set to sign deal with Sheffield United after release from prison

[Sheebo]

Sorry. Misread your post. He must have something about him.

They may not have been together at the time or on a break etc - it took ages to go through court I think.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

They may not have been together at the time or on a break etc - it took ages to go through court I think.

What attracted you to the alleged rapist?

I'm being cruel. It's perfectly reasonable that he is a nice guy and has various traits about him that would mean he is a man in demand.

 

[Kazenga <3]

At £18k a week, I assume there was some sort of competition for his signature or do boards just pluck a figure out of nowhere?

Prison were desperate to hang on to him, Sheff U forced offer a big wage increase.

 

[Goldstone1976]

What attracted you to the alleged rapist?

I'm being cruel. It's perfectly reasonable that he is a nice guy and has various traits about him that would mean he is a man in demand.

He's been convicted. Thus, he's a rapist. Few people would describe a rapist as a "nice guy".

If there has been a miscarriage of justice, the conviction will be overturned. Unless and until then, he's a rapist.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It's a v interesting case - I read a website proclaiming his innocence & was v interesting. Clearly one side of the story but intriguing...

It's unusual to keep protesting innocence once the sentence is served and is still going to appeal his conviction.

 

[Dan Aitch]

Evans, 25, from Rhyl, is due to be fully released in October after serving half of his five years for raping a 19-year-old woman at the Premier Inn in Rhuddlan in April 2012.

He admitted having sex but has always claimed it was consensual and plans to appeal against his conviction.

Still planning to appeal after two and a half years? Sounds a bit strange to me - wouldn't you appeal straight away?

From my perspective, sentence-served or not, it shows a pretty appalling attitude towards women (when you accept that he is absolutely and beyond a shadow of a doubt guilty, as demonstrated by his conviction) and with so many efforts to encourage equality in the game, this sends a rather mixed signal... to me.

Sack him.

Edit - read some of the website now -

Ched now has new counsel, David Emanuel of Garden Court Chambers who is preparing a submission to the Criminal Complaints Review Commission which is the first step towards a second appeal. We believe that due to Ched’s profession, information that was not used by his original defence and other information that has been gathered since his conviction will in time overturn a wrongful conviction.

So his first appeal failed and he now wants a CCRC review hoping to find material non-disclosure that would allow a new appeal.

I remain unconvinced. I'm sure Counsel is happy to take his money to launch such an action.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

He's been convicted. Thus, he's a rapist. Few people would describe a rapist as a "nice guy".

If there has been a miscarriage of justice, the conviction will be overturned. Unless and until then, he's a rapist.

Oh, I agree. It was a scenario based on Ched and his girlfriend getting together whilst the case was on going and had not reached court stage.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Oh, I agree. It was a scenario based on Ched and his girlfriend getting together whilst the case was on going and had not reached court stage.

I misunderstood your point - apologies...

 

[Driver 8]

With what I know of this case, which I am not going to elaborate on here but it was very local to me, I have a lot of sympathy with Evans.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I misunderstood your point - apologies...

It wasn't well represented.

 

[albion534]

Someone I know who is heavily involved with the club tells me they are almost certain he will win his appeal and clear his name

 

[Goldstone1976]

Someone I know who is heavily involved with the club tells me they are almost certain he will win his appeal and clear his name

He's lost one already. The club would kinda have to say that in order to provide some validity to what I believe is a shocking decision, wouldn't they? How many other employers would re-employ a convicted rapist?

 

[Sheebo]

What attracted you to the alleged rapist?

I'm being cruel. It's perfectly reasonable that he is a nice guy and has various traits about him that would mean he is a man in demand.

Don't think they were arrested til a good 6 months after said incident so I was more thinking in that period they may have met who knows. You're prob right though, likelihood is she forgave him for cheating on her etc

 

[Worthingite]

Just read through the website, I've got a lot of sympathy for the fella to be honest. It wasn't that long ago that some of our lads had "similar" issues, and by the grace of god, it could have been a different story for them. If he's served his time, let him be. I won't be jeering him if they come to the Amex with him playing, that's for sure.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Just read through the website, I've got a lot of sympathy for the fella to be honest. It wasn't that long ago that some of our lads had "similar" issues, and by the grace of god, it could have been a different story for them. If he's served his time, let him be. I won't be jeering him if they come to the Amex with him playing, that's for sure.

I'm not sure "sympathy" is quite the word.

As was the case with our players: they put themselves in that position in the first place, so they left themselves vulnerable to such accusations.

Regardless of the outcome of the case involving the Albion players, not one of them came out of it with any credit. What went on- lawfully as has since been determined as far as Cook, Dunk, Rodgers & Barker were concerned- was nonetheless seedy & disreputable at best.

 

[The Camel]

I didn't think a prisoner could be released on parole if he still maintained his innocence of the crime?

 

[Juan Albion]

How long will he be signing the sex offenders' register for?

 

[keaton]

It's unusual to keep protesting innocence once the sentence is served and is still going to appeal his conviction.

Not if he wants to join a bigger club

 

[clippedgull]

Effectively 2 and a half years for a rapist is a joke. Starting point should be 10 years minimum then having to apply for parole.

 

[Gritt23]

do boards just pluck a figure out of nowhere?

I think it's safe to say that newspapers pluck the figures out of the air.