Ched Evans

He was convicted of a crime. He served his sentence. He should now demand the same rights and privileges of any free person.

I'm in no way condoning what he did (though he still denies it) but this witch hunt is pathetic and negates all notions of rehabilitation and reform.

Leave the guy alone, let him play football and let him try and create some semblance of a normal life again.
 
Abooie said:
He was convicted of a crime. He served his sentence. He should now demand the same rights and privileges of any free person.

I'm in no way condoning what he did (though he still denies it) but this witch hunt is pathetic and negates all notions of rehabilitation and reform.

Leave the guy alone, let him play football and let him try and create some semblance of a normal life again.
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But he's in the public eye and and he's a role model and won't someone please think of the children!?

Agree with above. He's done his time, leave him to get on with his life. His case is under review anyway.
 
Yes and No.

No because footballs like him think they can do what they want and not get in trouble for it. If they do they will be given a bit a slack because of how famous they are. They should not let him play again as he will most lightly think he is untouchable again if he plays again. Same goes with most famous footballers. You see on the news them getting arrested for drink driving all of the time

Yes because he is not going to get another job most lightly
 
I have no problem with Evans seeking employment.

I would not want him to sign with my club, club rivalries aside, as I have a big enough issue with Sheffield Wednesday continuing to pay the wages of a player convicted of assault (and arson).

I would not let any player convicted of a serious criminal conviction play football in the football league, that applies to the likes of King, Hughes and Evans. No problem with them looking for work, but I think collectively the football league should tell them to go away.

I think the FA should revoke their license to play football.
 
William-Mathew said:
Yes and No.

No because footballs like him think they can do what they want and not get in trouble for it. If they do they will be given a bit a slack because of how famous they are. They should not let him play again as he will most lightly think he is untouchable again if he plays again. Same goes with most famous footballers. You see on the news them getting arrested for drink driving all of the time

Yes because he is not going to get another job most lightly
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Make a decision. Should he be able to do the only job he's qualified to do or not? It's not like the job he does is in any way related to the crime in question which is, as mentioned above, still under review/appeal anyway.

There are a lot of suspicious circumstances around the event he was subsequently tried and found guilty over, but any one of them alone wouldn't be enough to convict. CPS thought there was enough in this case and were right but even having said all that he's been released back into society having served his (probably more difficult than most because he was a known name) time and should be allowed to earn his living.

If this one person is stopped earning a living then yes, the likes of Lee Hughes and so on should have been treated the same way.
 
The appeal Evans attempted was refused. It is currently being referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
 
There is a wider issue here too, besides that of a rapist footballer wanting to play 'the beautiful game' again.
 
I wouldn't want a rapist playing for my club unless he had gone out of his way to show genuine remorse, either upfront now, or after their appeal was rejected. If his appeal is upheld then of course there would be no issue. Unfortunate for him he has to wait for the appeals process to run its course in order to appease the likes of me. That is my opinion. I don't care if some other club wants to sign him before or after the appeal as that is their business.
 
If he really is guilty then no I don't think he should be allowed to play football again. Surely a doctor or a teacher wouldn't/couldn't go back to their professions after such a conviction.

However, he is appealing so if it turns out he wasn't guilty after all then obviously there would be no problem with him continuing to play football.
 
Tummy said:
There is a wider issue here too, besides that of a rapist footballer wanting to play 'the beautiful game' again.
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Which is? How is it different to Lee Hughes who killed a man and fled the scene?

PudWud said:
If he really is guilty then no I don't think he should be allowed to play football again. Surely a doctor or a teacher wouldn't/couldn't go back to their professions after such a conviction.

However, he is appealing so if it turns out he wasn't guilty after all then obviously there would be no problem with him continuing to play football.
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Doctors and teachers wouldn't be able to as there are checks in place for such professions that would stop it. Those checks are not in place for footballers.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act states that he is employable again. It's only the fans stopping it now.
 
Gilly said:
Which is? How is it different to Lee Hughes who killed a man and fled the scene?



Doctors and teachers wouldn't be able to as there are checks in place for such professions that would stop it. Those checks are not in place for footballers.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act states that he is employable again. It's only the fans stopping it now.
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Yes but i'd be in agreement if these types of checks should be in place for a position in the public eye. Especially such a high paying one, criminals don't deserve a big salary.
Rape is a very serious crime, it's not like he just punched someone in a club, he raped someone (again, if the appeal doesn't come off).
 
He's not as mainstream but this is Luke McCormick who killed two children drink driving. Now plays for Plymouth, it barely broke the news when he came back into football, certainly not all the media hype/bandwagon jumping Evans has caused.
 
Gilly said:
Which is? How is it different to Lee Hughes who killed a man and fled the scene?
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I have no idea why the comparisons to Hughes. I have never agreed with Lee Hughes playing football again, let alone not being in prison still.

The wider issue is the 'rape debate' and the issues surrounding it. Part of my issue is that Evans maintains he has done nothing wrong. He raped a drunk woman. There have been some horrible comments made by people in the public eye in relation to this. Evans is not sorry for what he has done, because in his eyes he has done nothing wrong.


Gilly said:
Doctors and teachers wouldn't be able to as there are checks in place for such professions that would stop it. Those checks are not in place for footballers.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act states that he is employable again. It's only the fans stopping it now.
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He is employable again, but there is no act that states he has to return to his previous employment or that a potential employer employ him.

I think the FA should stop him playing football, and I think collectively that the football league clubs should refuse to sign him. Before the comments are made about Hughes, I think the same of him too, I have been vocal about Sheffield Wednesday sacking Madine following his assault charges too. I do not think that the 'well Hughes can play so blah blah' is an excuse either.
 
Andybtsn said:
He's not as mainstream but this is Luke McCormick who killed two children drink driving. Now plays for Plymouth, it barely broke the news when he came back into football, certainly not all the media hype/bandwagon jumping Evans has caused.
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What is your point?

McCormick is another example of someone who should not be playing professional football. Football is an absolutely abhorrent sport at times.

Serious question, how would it make parents on here feel if they took their son/daughter or whatever to the football and had to sit and explain why people are singing 'rapist' or 'murder' at these footballers?
 
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