Neale Hanvey comments on Goodwillie controversy
For Immediate Release: Thursday 3 February 2022 DAVID GOODWILLIE Reacting to the news that Raith Rovers Football Club will not now sign David Goodwillie, Neale Hanvey MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath said: “This is the right decision by Raith Rovers Football Club. They have heard the widespread public anger and acted accordingly. This has been a sorryContinue reading "Neale Hanvey comments on Goodwillie controversy"
For Immediate Release: Thursday 3 February 2022
DAVID GOODWILLIE
Reacting to the news that Raith Rovers Football Club will not now sign David Goodwillie, Neale Hanvey MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath said:
“This is the right decision by Raith Rovers Football Club. They have heard the widespread public anger and acted accordingly. This has been a sorry chapter in the history of the Club which was facing an open rebellion from its fan base and the wider community.
“The decision will be warmly welcomed across the whole community and particularly among the many women and girls who expressed their disgust at the decision to award a playing contract to the individual in question.
“However it should not have taken senior figures associated with the Club to withdraw their support and a major public backlash for them to see sense.
“Serious questions must now be asked of the Board and senior management of the Club who have brought us to this sorry place. The club must make strenuous efforts to repair damaged relationships and work to reinstate those who took the courageous decision to resign from the club in protest”.
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