Accused rapist Ched Evans to be released from prison

[8ball]

BBC just now
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30727729

Capitalism sort-of wins!

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

She didn't actually say No though did she?, in fact, according to the transcript from the court case she asked him to perform oral sex on her before he had sex with her. The issue is that she was too intoxicated to consent, hence its rape.

Twas a joke, hence: Shamelessly robbed from the new jokes thread

Yet you somehow wish to use that as a platform to show the world you're a cunt. Well done.

 

[The Octagon]

Glad the deal is off, but sincerely hope this bit:

Oldham Athletic have decided against signing convicted rapist Ched Evans following threats to the club's "staff and their families".

is either hyperbole or bollocks.

 

[Athos]

the more that Uk clubs see this shit happening, the less likely it is that he will get a deal anywhere. After this, there's no way that any club can play the faux xupprise/outrage that anyone is complaining. I don't think he will get anywhere now until he can go overseas to some where that hasn't seen massive reporting of this case.

I wish that were true, but, knowing football like I do, I'd not be surprised if some League Two, or even Conference side picked him up cheap, took a hit on losing a few sponsors, gambling that his goals could secure promotion and a big pay-day.

 

[Spymaster]

Bid dropped.

Ha ha!

 

[8ball]

Bid dropped.

Ha ha!

You have to stick to your principles.

 

[Orang Utan]

I bet he ends up at Leeds

 

[toggle]

I wish that were true, but, knowing football like I do, I'd not be surprised if some League Two, or even Conference side picked him up cheap, took a hit on losing a few sponsors, gambling that his goals could secure promotion and a big pay-day.

there's probably quite a few considering it atm. you can probably work out which ones. which clubs both needs the money that desperately and are most likely to treat fan complaints with utter contempt?

 

[andysays]

He is not appealing. His appeal was denied. What is happening is that the criminal review commission is investigating his case to determine if it was carried out correctly.

I thought he had attempted to appeal once, had that denied and was now attempting to appeal again, but I'm happy to concede that I might have got the details of that wrong.

The significant point though is that he still claims he is innocent and is still pursuing legal measures to have himself declared innocent, so he can in no way be considered to have accepted, repented of and begun to be rehabilited for his crime - he doesn't even agree that what he did was a crime, and that he needs to repent/be rehabilitated.

 

[trashpony]

His appeal has been denied twice. He is now asking the CRC to review the case but it's very, very unlikely that will result in overturning his conviction

 

[ViolentPanda]

Did anyone see channel four interview the other day?


Eric Hall comes across as a bit of a patronising cunt...

He was interviewed on R4's "The World at One" or "Today" (can't remember which, soz!) on Tuesday, and came out with much the same shit. Still, it's Eric Hall. The twat has never made any bones about how the only thing that motivates him is making money. One of the things (to paraphrase) that he came out with on the radio was that if he was Evans' agent, then he (Hall) would be losing money, the same as Evans, and people stopping Evans earning a living would also be stopping him earning a living. Cunt deluxe.

 

[ViolentPanda]

What a fucking cock that Hall is, his first words, "I think you'd better be very careful what you say, my darling, he is appealing..."

Yes, wise choice C4!

At least Eric hasn't played the *Plastic Jew card.
Yet.

*When Eric gets into an argument, and thinks he can't win, he often mentions he's Jewish and then insinuates that his interlocutor is anti-Semitic. He really is high-class, is Eric.

 

[Dogsauce]

From the assorted commentary by fuckwits on the Internet you'd be mistaken for thinking that rape convictions were something that could somehow be secured easily.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

From the assorted commentary by fuckwits on the Internet you'd be mistaken for thinking that rape convictions were something that could somehow be secured easily.

It's all evil women setting out to wreck the lives of good old boys.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Glad the deal is off, but sincerely hope this bit:



is either hyperbole or bollocks.

Yeah, it's a bit of face-saving bullshit.

 

[Betsy]

The daughter of one of the board members had been threatened with rape if they signed him....that bit of news has left me flabbergasted.

 

[JTG]

The daughter of one of the board members had been threatened with rape if they signed him....that bit of news has left me flabbergasted.

link please

 

[Betsy]

link please

I don't have a link ..I have just heard it on the radio

 

[JTG]

I don't have a link ..I have just heard it on the radio

Which station? Who said it?

 

[Betsy]

Which station? Who said it?

I am not in court.

 

[JTG]

I am not in court.

No, you're listening to the radio and reporting what it said to us. I'd like some more information please

 

[Betsy]

No, you're listening to the radio and reporting what it said to us. I'd like some more information please

I heard a sports journalist say it on 5 Live about 10 minutes ago.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The daughter of one of the board members had been threatened with rape if they signed him....that bit of news has left me flabbergasted.

I hope I'm right in calling chinny-reckon on that.

Clearly a threat of rape is a serious criminal offence which would draw down some prison time, so if it's not bullshit I'm sure the police are already on to it...

 

[JTG]

I hope I'm right in calling chinny-reckon on that.

Clearly a threat of rape is a serious criminal offence which would draw down some prison time, so if it's not bullshit I'm sure the police are already on to it...

I would expect to hear of a GMP investigation soon, yes

 

[Betsy]

I hope I'm right in calling chinny-reckon on that.

Clearly a threat of rape is a serious criminal offence which would draw down some prison time, so if it's not bullshit I'm sure the police are already on to it...

I think it was Peter Fahey (Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police) who was being interviewed (on the same station) about terrorism was asked about the threats to family members of Oldham FC and he said of course it would be looked into.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I think it was Peter Fahey (Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police) who was being interviewed (on the same station) about terrorism was asked about the threats to family members of Oldham FC and he said of course it would be looked into.

We'll see then. If true I genuinely hope that whoever did it gets sent down, still got a feeling it will turn out to be bollocks though. Maybe I'm just getting cynical.

 

[Wilf]

At least Eric hasn't played the *Plastic Jew card.
Yet.

*When Eric gets into an argument, and thinks he can't win, he often mentions he's Jewish and then insinuates that his interlocutor is anti-Semitic. He really is high-class, is Eric.

Maybe he's a pound shop Alan Dershowitz.

 

[JTG]

 

[Betsy]

That tweet was recorded at 12-20 ...it was after that that Peter Fahey was asked about the threats.

 

[Wilf]

I heard a sports journalist say it on 5 Live about 10 minutes ago.

It was mentioned in the bbc report on the last page. I hope it's bullshit, though it's not uncommon for some twitter moron to throw in such a threat as part of a story like this. If such a threat was made I hope they get caught.