Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
So... I have heard very differing views on us possibly signing Ched Evans
Where do you stand?
Where do you stand?
No thanks, not at any price.
This basically will come down to whether you think he is or isn't a sex offender, right? People will say 'he was retried, a jury found him not guilty on retrial, everyone deserves a second chance' etc, but the circumstances around the evidence put forward in the retrial were very suspect ("The main new evidence included was from other men who had had consensual sex with the woman, who testified that her sexual behaviour was similar to that which Evans described... The prosecution accused the witnesses of having received this information from Evans' defence campaign, and being motivated by the £50,000 reward offered for information leading to his acquittal" - Wiki). I am also highly sceptical of the legal principal that appears to have been used to achieve the acquittal, which seems to say that a woman cannot claim to have had unconsensual sex with a man (or in this case men) if she has exhibited similar behaviour in sexual encounters with other men. Surely every new instance of sexual activity must be treated as distinct?
None of us really know what happened that night, and, while I have general criticisms with how our justice system deals with instances of sexual offences, I suppose that isn't really Ched Evans' fault. It would be unfair to make him a scapegoat. At the same time though, is he THAT good that there really isn't anyone else we could go after to avoid this dilemma?
This basically will come down to whether you think he is or isn't a sex offender, right? People will say 'he was retried, a jury found him not guilty on retrial, everyone deserves a second chance' etc, but the circumstances around the evidence put forward in the retrial were very suspect ("The main new evidence included was from other men who had had consensual sex with the woman, who testified that her sexual behaviour was similar to that which Evans described... The prosecution accused the witnesses of having received this information from Evans' defence campaign, and being motivated by the £50,000 reward offered for information leading to his acquittal" - Wiki). I am also highly sceptical of the legal principle that appears to have been used to achieve the acquittal, which seems to say that a woman cannot claim to have had unconsensual sex with a man (or in this case men) if she has exhibited similar behaviour in sexual encounters with other men. Surely every new instance of sexual activity must be treated as distinct?
None of us really know what happened that night, and, while I have general criticisms with how our justice system deals with instances of sexual offences, I suppose that isn't really Ched Evans' fault. It would be unfair to make him a scapegoat. At the same time though, is he THAT good that there really isn't anyone else we could go after to avoid this dilemma?
From a pure footballing perspective, 17 goals in 39 appearances last season in L1 is pretty prolific.Guilty or not he is a horrible c bomb, so yes we need a striker but I would rather go after other targets. Plus since returning to professional football he hasn’t been as prolific.
Of course he smashes in the winner in playoff final we all go bonkers and shout his name in glory!!!
Without wanting to go over old ground relating to his trial again, I encourage everyone to read this. It’s very easy to fall into a few traps in relation to the trial to justify your line of acceptance or criticism of the defendant.
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10 myths busted about the Ched Evans case
Footballer Ched Evans was today acquitted after a retrial of one count of rape. The jury at Cardiff Crown Court returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty, Mr Evans’ solicitor read out a stat…thesecretbarrister.com
On a purely footballing perspective, I’m a bit sceptical overall. Evans’s first good season in terms of goal return since his release from prison. was last season with Fleetwood. Admittedly he was with a poor Chesterfield side before that and in a good Sheffield United team where he struggled to get a game prior to his loan move so chances were harder to come by. Is he still a force to be reckoned with?
Not sure myself.
Oh look another one,bet you backed chappers tho aye and he was guilty,ched Evans is innocent ffsNo thanks, not at any price.
Oh look another one,bet you backed chappers tho aye and he was guilty,ched Evans is innocent ffs
Yes he did at the open end and I seem to recall that in getting in for the goal he was blatantly pulling back our defender by his shirt but this went unoticed and/or unpunished by the referee.I seem to remember him scoring at the Kassam in his "comeback".
That was his goal at that end for Fleetwood last season. His comeback game was for Chesterfield three years ago, when he drilled in a free kick from 25+ yards that went under the wall. He’s scored both times he’s played here down at that end.Yes he did at the open end and I seem to recall that in getting in for the goal he was blatantly pulling back our defender by his shirt but this went unoticed and/or unpunished by the referee.