Tyler Rattray: Last News

Tyler Rattray's first love has always been football and for a decade she took great pride in pulling on her Raith Rovers jersey every week. But the 23-year-old's pride turned to shame and disgust when the Starks Park side made the catastrophic decision to sign rapist David Goodwillie.

Crime writer Val McDermid has dedicated her latest novel to the “heroic” female players who quit Raith Rovers FC after the club signed David Goodwillie.

Clyde forward Gregory Tade says he's sad to see David Goodwillie leave for ex-club Raith Rovers - despite a furious reaction to his transfer.

David Goodwillie was spotted sitting dejected in the stands at the Raith Rovers game as the club continue to back him despite backlash.

Raith Rovers continue to come under fire for their Transfer Deadline Day acquisition of David Goodwillie on Monday.Goodwillie was ordered to pay £100,000 in damages by a judge in a civil court case in 2017 after it was ruled that he raped a woman.The crown declined to prosecute Goodwillie and fellow footballer David Robertson due to insufficient evidence, so the woman took it to a civil court.Val McDermid, a Scottish crime writer with 18 million book sales worldwide, has cancelled her sponsorship of Raith.While the captain of Raith Rovers's women's team, Tyler Rattray, has also confirmed she has left the club as a result of the signing.Rattray tweeted: "After 10 long years playing for Raith, it's gutting I have given up now because they have signed someone like this."I want nothing to do with it!"It was good being captain of Raith while it lasted."McDermid had warned the club about signing the striker, and she described it as “a disgusting and despicable” action.McDermid also took to Twitter: “I have this morning ended my lifelong support of Raith Rovers over their signing of the rapist David Goodwillie.“I have cancelled next season’s shirt sponsorship over this disgusting and despicable move. This shatters any claim to be a community or family club.“Goodwillie has never expressed a shred of remorse for the rape he committed."His presence at Stark’s Park is a stain on the club.