My wife just sent me a picture of my 2 year old daughter playing with my Xbox controller. How cute...

2 minutes later I get an email saying that I've bought a film called Divergent for £7.99.

God, those pictures are huge! Sorry. Blame Trooper.

You didn't have to resize them though, did you. Personal convenience triumphs all.

It's three mouse clicks to have the forum do it for you.

Well yeah it is, you just put the image url in the upload attachment box.

Can't on my dishwasher either.

*care*

10 shot dead in Paris after gunmen storm satirical newspaper! Christ on a bike.

Jesus. Seems to be IS related?

It's a city in the South of England but that's not important right now.

Grim... doesn't really have a solid opinion one way or the other (yet).

I can see why a club wouldn't want him as it would be bad for them financially (oh no!) what with losing sponsors and all. But what is the reasoning of the people that are signing the petitions?

So, about that - Ched has done his time (not what he was originally meant to do - he was released two years into a five-year sentence). He maintains he's innocent, but let's ignore that for the time and say that the lady in question was indeed too drunk to consent and he broke the law.

Presumably he's not deemed a danger any more - hence he's out of prison. I fully understand that what he did was wrong (the idea of "too drunk to consent" is a different discussion), but why shouldn't he be allowed to play football again?

Note that I don't have a deep understanding of him as a person - he might be an arsehole for all I know.

And how he is still saying he is innocent.

On 29 May 2011 the complainant finished work shortly before midnight. She drank some alcohol, went home, showered and then went to a bar, where she arrived at just after 1.30am. She drank vodka and left at about 3am. She said that she could not recall leaving the bar. She had a vague recollection of being in a kebab shop and of a large pizza box. CCTV footage, which was recovered, showed her outside the bar, inside and outside a kebab shop, and eventually her arrival at the hotel where the offence with which the court is concerned took place. The CCTV footage showed that while she was inside the kebab shop she was unsteady on her feet, at one point she fell over and landed on the floor. On the other hand, outside the kebab shop she could be seen eating pizza from a large box, although she was also seen to stumble, squat, lose her balance, and walk unsteadily. Indeed, she left her handbag in the shop. Based on this evidence, the prosecution case was that she was very drunk.

As a footnote to that, the lady he raped has had to change her name and move home five times since the case because of continued abuse from Evans' fans. Some of whom are utterly demented. Take a look at some of the replies to this: https://twitter.com/hrtbps/status/552506886143377409

So, about that - Ched has done his time (not what he was originally meant to do - he was released two years into a five-year sentence). He maintains he's innocent, but let's ignore that for the time and say that the lady in question was indeed too drunk to consent and he broke the law.

Presumably he's not deemed a danger any more - hence he's out of prison. I fully understand that what he did was wrong (the idea of "too drunk to consent" is a different discussion), but why shouldn't he be allowed to play football again?

Note that I don't have a deep understanding of him as a person - he might be an arsehole for all I know.

While that's properly shit, that's not his fault. Well, you know what I mean.

Hello again! There are a a few misconceptions about Ched Evans which are detailed here: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/com ... 57849.html

So slow, so sad. I imagine the cold has addled your brains, what with you not having a coat and all.

Here's a good summary of the case against him playing football: http://linkis.com/independent.co.uk/7o2Pg

Ched has served his time
Well actually, he hasn’t. Evans has been released under licence, but his sentence isn’t finished yet, it’s only the custodial aspect that is over.

But a footballer isn’t in charge of children or vulnerable people, he is not a threat. Why shouldn’t he be allowed to play?
Not a threat directly, no, but footballers are idolised, and – rightly or wrongly – presented as role models.

[...]he denies that sleeping with a woman almost comatose drunk isn't rape.

Also, I still feel little good has come of twitter

If you are trying to clear your name, you would not say sorry.

Also, I still feel little good has come of twitter