astottie Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Athletic officials not available for comment today, according to the Chron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Also reported in the MEN by a reporter called Mr W Ankers! http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/oldham-being-named-league-one-8379869 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I wonder how many of our commercial partners will question their involvement with the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Enrique Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Judging from reactions on this topic it appears that people are more willing to forgive killing somebody as opposed to rape. Both equally as bad as each other that leaves a trail of destruction to the lives of the people involved. Yet it appears that some people will forgive one but not the other - Strange thing morals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It certainly is a difficult topic. Of course one key difference is that Lee Hughes asked for forgiveness. Whereas Ched Evans does not. Until the legal process is over and / or he apologises I am genuinely stunned that any club would go near him. Even in this grubby industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddy_Ender Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Morale high ground of Hughes didnt mean it, you couldnt make it up, having a couple of bottles of champagne and snorting half of Columbia before getting behind the wheel of your car to mow down a group of innocent people who could of been any of our families and running away gets as bad as it gets surely ? Evans to be fair is unrepentant because he says he isnt guilty he is hardly going to ask for forgivness if he feels he is not guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Also reported in the MEN by a reporter called Mr W Ankers! http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/oldham-being-named-league-one-8379869 Ex Rochdale Observer reporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Athletic officials not available for comment today, according to the Chron. Read into that what you will. The Port Vale chairman was straight on the phone when they got round to asking him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grylls Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I've said for a long time that this conviction has, at best, very dodgy foundations. The fact the 'victim' had previously accused 2 rugby players says a lot. I don't blame him for showing no remorse. If you were wrongly jailed for 2 and a half years and wrongly accused of stealing a shag, would you be remorseful? If we do sign him and he does recover his previous form and/or get his conviction overturned, he had best reward is with loyalty if any other club ever comes knocking? It would be a crying shame if it takes an age to be over-turned and he's missed out on playing in the meantime? The most worrying thing in the whole case is the fact he went down on her after his mate had bare backed her!?! WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jac Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 The question has been asked over why one can be accepted but not the other - Hughes vs Evans, causing death vs rape. Maybe it's also a bit of a cumulative effect? The Hughes signing was a first? Maybe signing a second convicted criminal is too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/oldham-athletic-fans-react-fury-8380051 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Underdog, you're in the paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Couldn't give a :censored: mate. They're dead to me if they sign him. This is me. Do this and you are gone. I cannot stick with a club that condones rape. This would be the most depressing day ever. Please, please no. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Are any of the people sticking up for him the same people who were singing 'she said no' at Sheffield United? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/oldham-athletic-fans-react-fury-8380051 Eugh. That's reporting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) It will be very interesting to see how many are there next week. I'm not sure what I'll be doing Edited January 4, 2015 by pukka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nohairdontcare Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 The Press Association are now quoting supporters on this site - so note that any opinions posted on here will probably be in every paper tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footy68 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 How has the club condoned rape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I've supported the club for over 54 years. And it's the club, Oldham Athletic, rather than players, managers, owners, etc that has been the recipient of that support It's the representation of a sense of identity with where I was brought up, and it has always outranked the individuals associated with it. There have been many depressing days, years, but my support has remained. And over those years the club has created a warm reputation amongst most in the game as a decent and friendly outfit. There's been an affection for the club whether we were doing well or not. But the signing of Evans would be unique. It would represent a moral abdication, it would put my Latics on a par with any club that sought short term gain at the expense of what is right. Will I still support Latics? Of course. Although I wouldn't be able to feel nearly as proud to say I did. A piece of my love for the club would have been choked off. It's still not too late Simon Corney.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grylls Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 This is me. Do this and you are gone. I cannot stick with a club that condones rape. This would be the most depressing day ever. Please, please no. Please. I could understand that train of thought if he had admitted to it but he has constantly professed his innocence. Those of you with season tickets that will stop going, I will take it off your hands as in the last few weeks I no longer work Saturdays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I've emailed Neil Joy confirm that I won't ever see Evans play. I really hope the club aren't playing a media game here, the club is being damaged every time the story scrolls across the screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astottie Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Read into that what you will. The Port Vale chairman was straight on the phone when they got round to asking him.[quote nameI'd say that's us nailed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) The press can quote this: Our fans representitive did an article with the BBC a few weeks ago, stating that it was important to "consult the fans" before signing Evans. Well we have not been consulted. No one I know has been. As a season ticket holder of 25 years, I'm considering not going again. I am not sure what I'll be doing. Edited January 4, 2015 by pukka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haribo_man Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I could understand that train of thought if he had admitted to it but he has constantly professed his innocence. Those of you with season tickets that will stop going, I will take it off your hands as in the last few weeks I no longer work Saturdays
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