Raith Rovers

[Moulin Yarns]

https://twitter.com/valmcdermid/status/1488423803998846977?t=GI5QD396gk2UnxP2hDkULA&s=19

https://news.stv.tv/sport/raith-rovers-spark-controversy-with-signing-of-david-goodwillie

Has to be the worst signing of the transfer window. Raith could be playing in front of very low crowds because of this.

[Northernhibee]

Lots of their fans saying they’ll not be there when he’s there.

[hibby rae]

I have nothing but ill-will towards Goodwillie. If someone gave him a leg breaker, then I'd not feel the slightest bit sorry for him.

Obviously Raith are gambling whatever losses they make are nullified by promotion. Hope they crash and burn.

[Onceinawhile]

Losing your sponsor for next season, to sign a player who hasn't played at that level for a number of years, seems like madness.

That's before you even think of the wider impact.

[JohnM1875]

They'll cancel his contract, surely?

[Danderhall Hibs]

If he scores goals and helps get them promoted I bet those in uproar will drift into the background.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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They'll cancel his contract, surely?

From what I was reading they tested the water over the month and chose to go ahead with it anyway.

[Vault Boy]

Abhorrent. Credit to their fans for an almost unified condemnation.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Abhorrent. Credit to their fans for an almost unified condemnation.

It’ll be interesting to see how it impacts their attendances.

[JohnM1875]

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From what I was reading they tested the water over the month and chose to go ahead with it anyway.

Wow, that is really poor decision making from Raith then. Fair play to their fans for letting them know their feelings on it.

[Smartie]

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From what I was reading they tested the water over the month and chose to go ahead with it anyway.

I certainly heard a fairly public discussion over the month of January and knew, for example, Val McDermid’s strength of feeling.

That Raith have gone ahead and said “f it” and signed him after all that is pretty astonishing.

If he was a player of Lionel Messi’s ability then I can maybe understand why they’d maybe prepared to accept some collateral damage. I just don’t get it for him, even accepting that he was a decent prospect in his youth.

Seems a huge own goal to me and even with the backlash I don’t see how they can backtrack now.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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I certainly heard a fairly public discussion over the month of January and knew, for example, Val McDermid’s strength of feeling.

That Raith have gone ahead and said “f it” and signed him after all that is pretty astonishing.

If he was a player of Lionel Messi’s ability then I can maybe understand why they’d maybe prepared to accept some collateral damage. I just don’t get it for him, even accepting that he was a decent prospect in his youth.

Seems a huge own goal to me and even with the backlash I don’t see how they can backtrack now.

It would be some backtrack - they knew this would be the reaction so can’t see why they’d backtrack. He’s scored a load of goals for Clyde (why wasn’t there as big a backlash when he signed for them?)

Massive own goal by RR. Massive distraction for them that could hinder the promotion push rather than help it.

[hibby rae]

Their last league win was 11 December. Must be panicking.

Best of luck to Arbroath, Killie, Caley, and Partick.

[hibby rae]

Shaughan McGuigan (@ShaughanM) Tweeted: Not sure what to say about this really, but I’m genuinely upset. The club has done so many good things on and off the park recently, and for the decision makers to rip up all that good work to make this signing makes absolutely zero sense. A bewildering and appalling move. https://twitter.com/ShaughanM/status...mMzNqducD14zmw

He's also shared Rape Crisis Scotland's tweet about it

[jacomo]

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If he scores goals and helps get them promoted I bet those in uproar will drift into the background.

They might go quiet but they might drift away from the club for good.

They are playing with fire here.

[Diclonius]

The Raith Women's captain has now quit.

[JamesHFC]

The signing really wasn’t worth it, guys a beast ffs.

[500miles]

The only defence of the signing to me is that Declan Gallagher was forgiven for a baseball bat attack that could have killed the victim.

[JeMeSouviens]

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The Raith Women's captain has now quit.

And their "Supporters' Director", Andrew Mill, has now quit the board.

And their Supporters Liaison Officer has now also quit.

[mayo hibee]

I wouldn't be any more comfortable with Gallagher being signed than with Goodwillie. Both are a blight on Scottish football. How Gallagher was capped for Scotland, let alone picked in the Euros squad is beyond me. I couldn't support any team with him in it.

[Paul1642]

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The only defence of the signing to me is that Declan Gallagher was forgiven for a baseball bat attack that could have killed the victim.

And David Martindale spent a one in prison for involvement with serious crime groups including supply of cocaine. None these people have any place in Scottish football IMO.

[hibee1875]

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The only defence of the signing to me is that Declan Gallagher was forgiven for a baseball bat attack that could have killed the victim.

There is no defence of it

[Danderhall Hibs]

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And David Martindale spent a one in prison for involvement with serious crime groups including supply of cocaine. None these people have any place in Scottish football IMO.

What about drink drivers?

[500miles]

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And David Martindale spent a one in prison for involvement with serious crime groups including supply of cocaine. None these people have any place in Scottish football IMO.

I'm no comfortable with drawing parallels with someone selling gear to willing buyers with potentially deadly beating and rape.

[hibby rae]

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I wouldn't be any more comfortable with Gallagher being signed than with Goodwillie. Both are a blight on Scottish football. How Gallagher was capped for Scotland, let alone picked in the Euros squad is beyond me. I couldn't support any team with him in it.

Levein also picked Goodwillie for Scotland after the police said they didn't have enough evidence for criminal proceedings.

[BoomtownHibees]

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The only defence of the signing to me is that Declan Gallagher was forgiven for a baseball bat attack that could have killed the victim.

I’d rather have him on my team than an apparent rapist tbf. Maybe just me

[hibby rae]

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I'm no comfortable with drawing parallels with someone selling gear to willing buyers with potentially deadly beating and rape.

Yep, if there's scale, which there kind of is, sexual assault crimes are worse. Being a footballer is a privilege, some crimes you can atone for, others you can't and you give up a right to that position. Being a rapist is one of those crimes.

If he had been found guilty of sexual assualt against a minor in a civil court, there wouldn't even be a conversation.

[500miles]

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Yep, if there's scale, which there kind of is, sexual assault crimes are worse. Being a footballer is a privilege, some crimes you can atone for, others you can't and you give up a right to that position. Being a rapist is one of those crimes.

If he had been found guilty of sexual assualt against a minor in a civil court, there wouldn't even be a conversation.

I think we're happy to talk about degrees of assault and murder, less so for sex crimes. Gallagher could have killed that boy.

[GordonR]

All eyes on their most famous lifelong fan (and shareholder in the club) the very moral and upright Gordon Brown.

[Steven79]

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All eyes on their most famous lifelong fan (and shareholder in the club) the very moral and upright Gordon Brown.

He's a self serving c##t.

Should have been kicked out of Scotland after his guff in 2014.