mob rule prevents ched evans rejoining sheffield united..the AA grumpy column
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:51 pm
hello..yes its that time of night again time to settle down with a cup of cocoa
and a bedtime story from the AA grumpy column.
Sheffield United left themselves open to more criticism on Friday night after their co-chairman said he was ‘angry and upset’ that they had been forced to withdraw their offer to allow convicted rapist Ched Evans to train with them.
The League One club bowed to pressure on Thursday after their decision to welcome back their former striker sparked a furore, with Jessica Ennis-Hill demanding her name be removed from a stand at Bramall Lane should the club re-sign Evans, and four high-profile patrons resigning.
But co-chairman Jim Phipps reignited the controversy on Friday night when he argued the decision was unfair on Evans, who was released from prison last month having served half of a five-year sentence for raping a woman in a hotel room. ‘I’m angry we are not able to get a chance to do for this footballer what should be done,’ said Phipps.
‘I’m upset that we are not able to do what we wanted to do, but I acknowledge that my view is not the only view. My principles and the board’s principles are not the only thing that matter.
‘The influence of mob-like behaviour has made it difficult to take the simple step of allowing Ched to train. I will acknowledge that our decision to not let Ched train is probably a decision that will make it harder for him to get on with his football career.
‘The people who believe Ched should be punished for the rest of his life might call that a victory. I think of it as a defeat for the principle that punishment under the justice system should be left to those that are authorised by law.
Jessica Ennis-Hill wanted her name removed from the stand named after her if Evans was offered a deal
‘We are a community and family club and we had our people at each others’ throats and the promise was that things weren’t going to get better.’
Phipps’ view is sure to anger the supporters who took a stand over Evans, not to mention more than 150,000 people who signed a petition opposing the Welsh international striker’s return to football.
Evans will receive support from the Professional Footballers’ Association in trying to find a club. Having made an application to the criminal cases review commission for an appeal against his conviction, it could be Evans has to wait until after that process has been completed.
But in a statement the PFA insisted 25-year-old Evans has the right to ‘return to the job he is trained to do’.
‘We fully understand the opposing views to Ched’s return and clearly part of the issue related to him returning to the club he was previously with at the time of his imprisonment,’ said the statement. ‘It may be of benefit for Ched to look for a different club.
‘We do not agree society should impose different rules for footballers which go beyond the position of the law.’
Read more: Mob-like behaviour prevented Ched Evans return to Blades training and is a defeat for principles, says Sheffield United chief | Daily Mail Online
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AAG
absolutely correct ched evans should never be allowed to professionally kick a football about again what sort of role model would he be and what sort of club would sheffield united be if they allowed evans to train with the team and play professional football.
bearing in mind he has only completed half of his sentence the rest will unfortunately be served in the community and he is on the sex offenders register for life and subject to constraints untill 2016 which technically still makes him a serving prisoner and the fact that its a job is a total joke working 40 + hours in industry is a job not kicking a ball around for a couple of hours a week.
WELL DONE to jessica ennis hill (:yh_clap:yh_worshp) and patrons for standing up to the club when evans was even offered the training sessions.
the PFA are supporting evans but as yet no club has approached evans with an offer.
he even thought about going to ireland to play for one of the eire teams
but this was blown out of the water as evans cannot play abroad as it is in breach of his licence.
there is one way out your girlfriends rich daddy has offered him a job at one of his companies which means doing some honest manual work
which is an oppotunity not available to most criminals when they leave jail
as they find themselves ostrocised by employers so a word of advice ched hang up your boots and jersey lad its over.
and a bedtime story from the AA grumpy column.
Sheffield United left themselves open to more criticism on Friday night after their co-chairman said he was ‘angry and upset’ that they had been forced to withdraw their offer to allow convicted rapist Ched Evans to train with them.
The League One club bowed to pressure on Thursday after their decision to welcome back their former striker sparked a furore, with Jessica Ennis-Hill demanding her name be removed from a stand at Bramall Lane should the club re-sign Evans, and four high-profile patrons resigning.
But co-chairman Jim Phipps reignited the controversy on Friday night when he argued the decision was unfair on Evans, who was released from prison last month having served half of a five-year sentence for raping a woman in a hotel room. ‘I’m angry we are not able to get a chance to do for this footballer what should be done,’ said Phipps.
‘I’m upset that we are not able to do what we wanted to do, but I acknowledge that my view is not the only view. My principles and the board’s principles are not the only thing that matter.
‘The influence of mob-like behaviour has made it difficult to take the simple step of allowing Ched to train. I will acknowledge that our decision to not let Ched train is probably a decision that will make it harder for him to get on with his football career.
‘The people who believe Ched should be punished for the rest of his life might call that a victory. I think of it as a defeat for the principle that punishment under the justice system should be left to those that are authorised by law.
Jessica Ennis-Hill wanted her name removed from the stand named after her if Evans was offered a deal
‘We are a community and family club and we had our people at each others’ throats and the promise was that things weren’t going to get better.’
Phipps’ view is sure to anger the supporters who took a stand over Evans, not to mention more than 150,000 people who signed a petition opposing the Welsh international striker’s return to football.
Evans will receive support from the Professional Footballers’ Association in trying to find a club. Having made an application to the criminal cases review commission for an appeal against his conviction, it could be Evans has to wait until after that process has been completed.
But in a statement the PFA insisted 25-year-old Evans has the right to ‘return to the job he is trained to do’.
‘We fully understand the opposing views to Ched’s return and clearly part of the issue related to him returning to the club he was previously with at the time of his imprisonment,’ said the statement. ‘It may be of benefit for Ched to look for a different club.
‘We do not agree society should impose different rules for footballers which go beyond the position of the law.’
Read more: Mob-like behaviour prevented Ched Evans return to Blades training and is a defeat for principles, says Sheffield United chief | Daily Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
AAG
absolutely correct ched evans should never be allowed to professionally kick a football about again what sort of role model would he be and what sort of club would sheffield united be if they allowed evans to train with the team and play professional football.
bearing in mind he has only completed half of his sentence the rest will unfortunately be served in the community and he is on the sex offenders register for life and subject to constraints untill 2016 which technically still makes him a serving prisoner and the fact that its a job is a total joke working 40 + hours in industry is a job not kicking a ball around for a couple of hours a week.
WELL DONE to jessica ennis hill (:yh_clap:yh_worshp) and patrons for standing up to the club when evans was even offered the training sessions.
the PFA are supporting evans but as yet no club has approached evans with an offer.
he even thought about going to ireland to play for one of the eire teams
but this was blown out of the water as evans cannot play abroad as it is in breach of his licence.
there is one way out your girlfriends rich daddy has offered him a job at one of his companies which means doing some honest manual work
which is an oppotunity not available to most criminals when they leave jail
as they find themselves ostrocised by employers so a word of advice ched hang up your boots and jersey lad its over.