Did Liverpool fans care that Suarez was a racist bastard?
Did we care that Giggs fecked his brothers wife and was a prick?
Do we care if Neymar has a sick relationship with his sister?
Do we care if Mata is gay? Is he? Would our religious fans care?
How many women did Cristiano Ronaldo rape and payed off for silence? How much does it cost?
Whataboutery. Rhetorical question whataboutery. The worst kind.
Has Mason Greenwood been found guilty of anything?
Your problem is he hasn't been found innocent of anything. Charges have been dropped. Not disproved.
At the same time, the high profile nature of this case means it's not your standard domestic abuse case. The CPS investigated for over a year before dropping the case, MUFC then did another internal investigation and concluded that Greenwood is not guilty - this verdict was supported by both her and, more importantly for me, her parents.
The CPS 'dropped the case' as their chances of securing a conviction fell. This was because key witnesses withdrew and 'new evidence', the nature of which is not disclosed, had come to light.
Again, crucially, this is not evidence of innocence.
As for the club, though its belated statement claimed Greenwood was innocent, it acknowledged the player 'made mistakes he takes responsibility for' without advising what these mistakes are and why it's sufficient for them to want him removed, when they clearly wanted him reintegrated.
Think it's quite clear their 'internal investigation' was a ploy to bide time, they rode on the CPS and only due to a fan backlash did they proceed as they did.
One more: this isn't about Greenwood should be allowed to rehabilitate, that's what he should be doing anyway.
It's more about a precedent for player behaviour and until Greenwood can prove the evidence we've seen about him is false, and
proven innocence is an incontrovertible fact, he should be removed for both footballing and moral reasons.
