And which shit northern club it is. The boards of these clubs appear to exist in some kind of grim 70's-based moral vacuum where rape is treated more lightly than is acceptable in the 2nd decade of the 21st century. Takes the rest of the country - and their own sponsors - to tell them the good...
Excellent to see those football clubs just GAGGING to sign the convicted rapist being forced to confront their lack of morals and then being forced to back down.
And destroy any thoughts of the Albion as a family club in the process. Besides, TB explicitly ruled out signing the convicted rapist at the Seagulls Over London meeting a month or two back. So the proposition is a non-starter.
Sadly though, football seems to think it lives in its own little bubble with its own moral code. Takes society to give it a good slap now and again to remind it that football is part of the wider world.
Sheffield United are obviously GAGGING to re-employ the convicted rapist. By letting him train, they're testing the water as to the reaction. With patrons disassociating themselves from the club and sponsors threatening to pull out, they now have a pretty good idea what the reaction would be if...
Well played Charlie Webster :clap2:
'Television presenter Charlie Webster has resigned as a patron of Sheffield United after the club allowed convicted rapist Ched Evans to train.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30015701
Same. I find the very professional (and no doubt very expensive) website of the convicted rapist distasteful in the extreme. Won't give the link any more publicity but it smacks of denial at best or disgusting spin at worst. 'FAQ' FFS. If the Albion ever sign the convicted rapist in question...