Ched Evans

I'm not saying he didn't do it but from what I read it seems like an absolute shit decision to send him to jail. Sets some precedent, any girl can just claim she got raped

It is with great sadness that today I have withdrawn from talks with Oldham Athletic. I would like to thank the Club, and those who have supported me in my lawful quest to find work. I apologise to the clubs supporters, sponsors and all those effected by the last 72 hours.

Sadly the ‘mob rule’ tactics employed by the more radical elements of our society and the constant media reporting has had the desired influence on some sponsors and the club would face significant financial pressure if I joined them. The most significant issue for me was that owing to the threat of funding opportunities being withdrawn which may jeopardise the building of Oldhams new stand it would mean that workers would lose their jobs and others would be put at risk - that would simply not be fair.

Upon legal advice, I chose not to discuss the events in question. My silence has been misinterpreted as arrogance and I would like to state that this could not be further from the truth.

I do remain limited at present by what I can say due to the ongoing application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and whilst I continue to maintain my innocence, I wish to make it clear that I wholeheartedly apologise for the effect that that night in Rhyl has had on many people, especially the woman concerned.

Finally, it has been claimed that those using social media in an abusive and vindictive way towards this woman are supporters of mine. I wish to make it clear that these people are not my supporters and I condemn their actions entirely and will continue to do so.

Ched Evans

For me it is not about if Ched Evans did or did not rape the girl as in court he was found guilty and has served 2 and half years.

My problem is the media hype as in 2008 Luke McCormick the then Plymouth goalkeeper causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol killed two brothers and served 4 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7654430.stm

In 2012 on his release he signed for Truro then by 2013 Oxford Utd and is now back at Plymouth.

I myself can not remember any public outcry for Luke McCormick to not be allowed to return to football and his case was clear cut unlike Ched Evans who has always protested his innocents.

Now I am not against Luke McCormick returning to football as he served the time he was told to do but 4 years for killing to brother where Ched Evans got 2 and half years for rape.

Are we now at a point that rape should carry a harder sentence and more of a media backlash than murder even if it was by accident or stupidity.

Well he wouldn't be the first person or persons to have been found guilty and to maintain their innocence and then been proved right. If we're talking about thngs in football, we know what happened, what was alleged to have happened at Hillsborough, and it's now unravelling, and we're finding that it was very different to how it was portrayed at the time, indeed by the police at the time.

Blames 'mob rule' rather than his actions during 'that night in Rhyl' for not being able to work. Though no one is actually stopping him from working, just play football at a professional level and rightly so. That statement was only made because of the PFA and Gordon Taylor is one of the biggest cunts around who as long as he is getting paid will defend a player no matter what they have done.

All i'll say on the matter is, while he's a convicted rapist, I wouldn't want him at my club, no remorse, an apology that effectively said "Sorry, can I have a job now?" And for the "He's served his time argument" he's still out on license, if he gets done for anything for the next two years then he goes back inside.

Neither of them demanded an apology?

He comes across as a knob for this statement because it's only because a club pulls out of signing him. Why couldn't he have said this before, and not just bunging it in with whinge about how he can't get a job?

Blames 'mob rule' rather than his actions during 'that night in Rhyl' for not being able to work. Though no one is actually stopping him from working, just play football at a professional level and rightly so. That statement was only made because of the PFA and Gordon Taylor is one of the biggest cunts around who as long as he is getting paid will defend a player no matter what they have done.

Vercoe my point in using The Luke McCormick case was just to highlight that Luke McCormick has returned to football and that as you say there was a media outcry but nothing on this scale over his case.

When it comes to facts about both cases the main problem here as to be Luke McCormick returned to football were it looks very much like Ched Evans will not at least until he has severed his sentence if at all.

Also you may be able to correct me but I do not think any sponsor's of both Oxford or Plymouth pull out of the club due to Luke signing.

So do the sponsor's see rape as a worse crime than killing the brother's.

Both should be allowed to continue there career's once they have served there time.

(although he did go down on her, can't see him doing that from his own accord?)