I think if he was Joe Bloggs, people would have a more sceptical view of the whole incident. He made a very big mistake that night by turning up at the Premier Inn, but at the end of day it weren't even her word against his.
I do wonder if the circumstances about the case affect people's opinion. Does the factor he is a footballer and that his girlfriend and her family have stood by him make people feel more strongly against him?
So if he signed for another club (eg Port Vale), When we next play Port Vale you wouldn't take your kids incase we sung songs with the words rapist in? Bollocks.
This is off topic, but I was reading this earlier which I thought was interesting -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2308323/Manchester-United-police-cast-doubt-claims-16-000-added-official-crowd-figures.html
Just have the small section of the RRE as the permanent home section, get the club to invest in a few banners like they have at Accrington Stanley and have that as our Ultras section. No one is being upset then.