Raith Rovers confirm David Goodwillie will be leaving after controversial signing скачать в хорошем качестве

Raith Rovers confirm David Goodwillie will be leaving after controversial signing

David Goodwillie will not play for Raith Rovers and will be leaving the club following his controversial signing. Raith's decision to re-sign 32-year-old Goodwillie - who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil court case in 2017 although no criminal proceedings were instructed - has generated widespread criticism. An online petition has been set up, calling for the club's reputation to be restored by the removal of Goodwillie, while the transfer has already seen the club lose its main sponsor, with author Val McDermid - whose name is on the club's shirts and on one of its stands - withdrawing her support. A statement from outgoing Raith chairman Bill Clark, who quit his role on Wednesday, said: "I firstly want to apologise wholeheartedly to our fans, sponsors, players and the wider Raith Rovers community for the anguish and anger caused over the past few days. "We got it wrong. "In reaching our original decision, we focused far too much on football matters and not enough on what this decision would mean for our club and the community as a whole." ► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub #SkySportsNews #SkySports More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf