Women’s captain and sponsors cut ties with Raith Rovers after David Goodwillie transfer

dailystar.co.uk:

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.