The Football News Thread 2022/23

[Tredman]

It's all over Twitter, seems like Ole helped hush it up - who'd have thought that.

 

[Tredman]

Not all footballers are cunts, nice to see Defoe back at Sunderland.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488278576063414274

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Got told something at work today, which is easy to Google about what Utd knew and covered up dating back to November 2020

He was unexpectedly missing from United's squad when they played Everton in November 2020 after being filmed at training the day before.

Ole said he was "ill"

 

[Tredman]

In other unrelated news from November 2020

Premier League star arrested on suspicion of rape

The incident in question is alleged to have taken place at his home last month. The player was arrested there by police on Wednesday morning and later released pending further enquiries.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Bulderdash]

In other unrelated news from November 2020

Premier League star arrested on suspicion of rape

The incident in question is alleged to have taken place at his home last month. The player was arrested there by police on Wednesday morning and later released pending further enquiries.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Not that I want to defend him but would greenwood have been in his 20s at the time?

 

[PuntsWolf]

No just turned 19

 

[AndyWolves]

Raith Rovers..bunch of cunts

 

[Tredman]

Not like the Mail to get small details wrong..

 

[darlowolf64]

Raith Rovers..bunch of cunts

Their sponsor thinks so too

Val McDermid ends Raith Rovers support over David Goodwillie deal

Crime writer Val McDermid protests at the signing of David Goodwillie who was ruled a rapist in a civil case.

www.bbc.co.uk

Raith are my Scottish team and Im not too impressed but I wouldn’t single the club out as “a bunch of cunts”.
Since 2011 he has played football for Blackburn, Palace, Dundee Utd, Blackpool, Aberdeen, Ross County, Plymouth and Clyde… but hey, what a bunch of cunts that tiny Scottish team are for signing him 11years after.
I do commend the stance taken by Val, the Women’s team Captain and the other 2 board members but that is their personal decision

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You can only pin that on Clyde and Raith as the civil case concluded in 2017.

 

[The Bear]

Fair play to her for standing by her principles.

 

[Sniffer]

Mason Greenwood released on bail.

 

[BGreenWolf]

Torching your reputation, alienating the women's team so profoundly that they actively try and break away from the club, and driving off your biggest supporters and sponsors for literally nothing. Cracking job all round.

David Goodwillie: Raith Rovers says rapist will not play for them - BBC News

 

[Lupo]

Mason Greenwood released on bail.

United are offering any fans with Greenwood's name on their shirts a free replacement

 

[MARKakaJIM]

United are offering any fans with Greenwood's name on their shirts a free replacement

Seems a bold statement from the club. Don't clubs tend to just sit quietly doing nothing when players are under seriously legal/criminal scrutiny until matters are resolved one way or another? I mean they'll suspend players and such but don't remember anyone making a move like this which appears to push Greenwood away in such a public fashion.

Comes across to me like United have very much made their mind up on him.

 

[Alan]

Fair play by United.

 

[Sniffer]

Raith Rovers have binned Goodwillie.

Edit - BGreenWolf beat me to it.

 

[lemonjelly]

Sorry, fair play by United? No fucking way.
If the club and Solskjaer knew about his behaviour and attempted to cover it up, they are fucking COMPLICIT.
This is a PR exercise. A marketing strategy, to make utd look better than they are.
Brass neck on these fucks, honestly.

 

[Alan]

Sorry, fair play by United? No fucking way.
If the club and Solskjaer knew about his behaviour and attempted to cover it up, they are fucking COMPLICIT.
This is a PR exercise. A marketing strategy, to make utd look better than they are.
Brass neck on these fucks, honestly.

We don't know that yet, do we?

Obviously if anyone at the club knew then that changes things significantly in regards to the shirt gesture.

 

[lemonjelly]

No, we don't absolutely know that, of course.
However Solskjaer has form for hiding rapists. And united are a commercial enterprise who will protect what they think is an asset until it is not cost efficient, or to brand damaging to do so.