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Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon slam Raith AGAIN as rapist football star David Goodwillie loaned out

VAL McDERMID and Nicola Sturgeon have slammed Raith Rovers again after they signed off on a deal which will see shamed star David Goodwillie rejoin Clyde on loan.

The Kirkcaldy side's decision to snap up the rapist footballer sparked fury among their supporter base earlier in the window, with crime writer and celebrity fan McDermid leading the charge.

Val McDermid isn't happy
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Val McDermid isn't happyCredit: SNS
David Goodwillie is rejoining Clyde on loan
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David Goodwillie is rejoining Clyde on loanCredit: SNS

She said she was ending her association with the club and cutting short her shirt sponsorship over the deal.

Raith, who originally said they were standing by their decision, were forced into an embarrassing climbdown in the wakie of the backlash.

And now both parties to the deal have confirmed that they agreed a deal before last night's loan deadline which would see the player return to Broadwood.

civil case ruled in 2017 that Goodwillie and former Dundee United team-mate David Robertson raped Denise Clair after a drunken night out in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 2011.

While there has been speculation about a permanent deal in the summer, there is no confirmation from either club as yet that that is the case.

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McDermid was horrified, writing: "Disgusted doesn't even begin to touch it.

"All that mealy-mouthed stuff from the board about contract-ending negotiations?

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"Do @RaithRovers think we'll all have forgotten about this by the end of the season?"

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also condemned Clyde's signing of Goodwillie.

She tweeted: "For the record, I think this is as wrong as the signing by Raith Rovers.

"I strongly support rehabilitation but it must start with remorse.

"Someone who has shown none for the trauma he caused cannot be a sporting role model."

Raith wrote in a statement: "The club can confirm that we have agreed terms with Clyde FC for a loan arrangement for David Goodwillie until the end of the current season.

"We would like to thank Clyde FC for their cooperation."


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A Clyde statement read: "Following an initial approach by Raith Rovers, and subsequent agreement between the two clubs, we can confirm that David Goodwillie has returned to Broadwood on loan until the end of the 2021-22 season.

"This enables David to return to first team activities including training and playing and, in doing so, continue his career in football at the current time."

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