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.Just minutes after hearing about the signing, the footballer announced she was stepping down as Raith Rovers Women's captain via a heart wrenching statement on Twitter.
Thousands of people around the world backed her decision and congratulated her on taking a stand against violence towards women.Along with the rest of the ladies' team, they made the unanimous decision to sever all ties with Raith Rovers and set up an independent side of their own.Rising out of the ashes came McDermid Ladies - named after their No1 fan and sponsor crime writer Val McDermid, a lifelong Rovers fan who withdrew her support for the club over the Goodwillie signing.The inspirational team, who have been nominated for the Scotland's Champions sports award, have won five matches and are sitting at the top of their league.Tyler, from Glenrothes, said: "I will never forget waking up to the news that Raith had signed David Goodwillie.
My heart sank. I was in shock. My mum asked me what I was going to do? I went for a shower and when I came out I sent the tweet saying I was quitting."I was expecting one or two likes but within minutes there were thousands of folk tweeting me their support and thanking me for taking a stand.
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