101 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 38 minutes ago, SLClyde said: Goodwillie banned from broadwood and the council not renewing the lease in May 2023. Well done Clyde. Lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Don't understand the " what's changed now?" brigade. Humans are by their very nature hypocrites, including the people who are shouting about it this time. Whether it be on a tiny level like moaning at an opposition team time-wasting as if it was a criminal offence to then lap it up when your team is doing it to hold on to a win, to the much more serious issues like how we are all following the news intently regarding Ukraine but by and large don't give a f**k about bombings in Syria etc or even the fact that we as a country ourselves have been involved in unjust wars in our lifetimes. Like it or not public perception and public outcry is a major factor in life and perception is reality. The people who didn't know or particularly care about Goodwillie a month ago now making deemed hypocritical decisions are entitled to do so, because the outcry of being so publically associated with a rapist in a case that you're much more educated about than you were a month ago is much different world than the 5 years previously when you didn't seem to care. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGuire Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 One minute you're sitting in the boardroom thinking, "Ah Raith got all that bad press, but I'm SURE nothing like that will happen to us! We'll fly right under the radar. Let's get him back, he'll score loads of goals." Then the next minute you've got your local council saying you've to choose between your stadium and your rapist. Welcome back to reality, Clyde FC! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Do Clyde train at Broadwood as well as play home matches there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 I've no idea about the structure of NLC but as I understood it, NLL was essentially a subsidiary of the council which specifically operated Broadwood - in that sense, you'd imagine the council could've pulled a move like this if they ever wanted to. I could be wrong in saying that, but if I'm correct then they could've done better than trying to cover their own backs with that statement. If they could've, it's understandable that they didn't take action before now though - Goodwillie's first spell at Clyde largely flew under the radar and any noise was pretty much strictly confined to those in lower-league circles, so evicting Clyde on that basis wouldn't have made a great deal of sense. The landscape has now changed drastically, Clyde's name is now ubiquitously - and deservedly - caked in the thickest of muck and any sort of public or business association with the club at present is complete PR suicide for all involved. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks about any hypocrisies, inconsistencies or the arguments about Goodwillie's suitability to play football - the baseline fact is that the entire game has changed as a result of the Raith move and the sheer body of critical public opinion that followed. That the people who made this return happen didn't see any of this coming is just completely and utterly mind-blowing. It was a complete inevitability. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MacLean Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Assuming that NLC aren't just calling Clyde's bluff and they do indeed fail to renew the lease in May 2023 (am I right in thinking that there isn't a great relationship between NLC and Clyde in any case?) then exactly what do Clyde do next? There's own goals then there is this. A small cabal of Clyde supporters have essentially forced the hand of their club to bring Goodwillie back to their club. That small cabal of Clyde fans have placed the future of their club at serious risk. At the very least there has to be a severe root and branch restructuring of the key decision making positions at Clyde. And thorough review of the ownership structure. How the hell have a football club allowed themselves to get into this position? The Clyde BoD must be in breach of their fiduciary duty. Criminal stupidity. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Do Clyde train at Broadwood as well as play home matches there?Yes we do and we deserve everything we get.Well done to the Glasgow Branch and the sponsor, bunch of fucking morons, and the board for being utterly spineless and bowing to their demands.You only had to look at the reaction to Raith Rovers to see what was coming. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 The only way out now is for Clyde to make a Raith-style apology Tweet confirming that DGW will neither train with nor play for the club. Even avoiding the moral argument, because the club don't seem to have any, trying to beg, steal and borrow stadiums for the rest of his stay is financial suicide. Take your medicine, Clyde. You fucked up, the bare minimum you can do is apologise and not pick him again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, John MacLean said: That small cabal of Clyde fans have placed the future of their club at serious risk. I'm struggling to believe a fan base that have a Donald Trump flag, turn out not to be the brightest bunch of folk. Everyday really is a school day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys McCabe Hype Train Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 18 minutes ago, the_bully_wee said: I can't see him playing for us after this. Unless, of course, someone who chucks in five figures in donations every year demands that Goodwillie plays for Clyde even if it's at Glasgow Green in a Sunday pub league. I hope the decision will immediately be undertaken to terminate the loan agreement before trying to build bridges with the council. Eviction from Broadwood next year would be the end of us in any meaningful sense, unless some moneybags appeared and wished to finance a stadium for us. At least you’ll get what you want now. Playing at Shettleston or Rutherglen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, 101 said: I'm struggling to believe a fan base that have a Donald Trump flag, turn out not to be the brightest bunch of folk. Everyday really is a school day. That's Airdrie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Jack Burton said: Yes we do and we deserve everything we get. Well done to the Glasgow Branch and the sponsor, bunch of fucking morons, and the board for being utterly spineless and bowing to their demands. You only had to look at the reaction to Raith Rovers to see what was coming. So, you’ll be losing your training facilities and home stadium, have certainly alienated a portion of your own support and have, probably irreparably, damaged the perception of the club in Scottish society, all for a guy who’ll, at most, be able to play in away games without training with the team at all? An absolutely splendid move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John MacLean Posted March 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2022 Just to try and address the issue of why people didn't do/say anything when Goodwillie first turned up at Broadwood, boots in hand. People's attitudes are allowed to change. I don't quite remember what my response at the time was. I know I would have been uncomfortable with it but maybe I also thought that people deserve a second chance. I honestly can't remember. I do know that I watched him play against Thistle a few times and didn't think massively about it. Knew the circumstances and the background obviously but not much more. That's perhaps a failing on my behalf. As a result of his transfer to Raith Rovers I now have a greater understanding of what happened. I've read the Civil judgement. It's utterly, utterly appalling. My attitude has changed, matured even, because I am better informed. That's allowed. Your views on something don't need to stay consistent over time. 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salute Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Been saying for years those idiots from the so called Glasgow branch would be the undoing of us. They have and always will be a disgrace to the already tarnished name on Clyde FC. I wish the councils of every team in our league would take the decision to refuse entry for every single one of the reprobates. Clueless dumb stupid fkn clowns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 We reap what we sow. Fucking shambles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde85 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Well done to the Glasgow Branch and the sponsor absolute knuckle draggers of the highest order. You’ve destroyed my club and in a few years wouldn’t be surprised if I’ve got a team left to support. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover the Moon Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I have no sympathy for Goodwillie, Clyde and Rovers in this situation and I fully accept people’s right or ability to change their minds on an issue. But to the casual observer who will just see the headlines regarding NLC and the Clyde ladies team, it does seem a case of jumping on the outrage bandwagon years too late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempes Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I wonder who will step forward from the board to explain why they made such a mess of this over the last five years. They ruined a cracking wee club who were respected throughout football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Shambles all round. I’m genuinely interested with this. Why did it not go to criminal court? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Aufc said: Shambles all round. I’m genuinely interested with this. Why did it not go to criminal court? IIRC the CPS PF didn't believe that the case would be successful. ETA: From this article the CPS said there was insufficient evidence to bring the case to court and days later charges were dropped. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/courts/2867958/goodwillie-civil-rapist/ Denise Clair in her recent interview with the Sunday Post mentioned the dropping of the charges and how that left her feeling: https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/david-goodwillie-criminal-case/ Edited March 3, 2022 by RiG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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