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Raith Rovers Women’s Team Want To Change Their Name, Have Removed Club Crest From Their Shirt

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Updated 14:14 2 Feb 2022 GMTPublished 13:59 2 Feb 2022 GMT

Raith Rovers Women’s Team Want To Change Their Name, Have Removed Club Crest From Their Shirt

They're choosing to take a stand.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Raith Rovers women's team have printed new shirts without the club crest on them and are seeking a name change amid David Goodwillie's recent transfer to the club.

Scottish Championship side Rovers signed the striker from Clyde on Monday and the transfer has been slammed by fans.

Goodwillie was ruled a rapist in a civil case back in 2017 and ordered to pay damages, but never faced a criminal trial after prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence.

Women's team captain, Tyler Rattray, quit the club in protest on Tuesday and author Val McDermid withdrew her sponsorship.

David Goodwillie (centre) playing for Aberdeen. (Image
Alamy)

Margot McCuaig has reported more developments and the women's team are now intending to distance themselves from the men's team with help from McDermid.

"Raith Rovers women’s team having new shirts printed without the club crest, seeking permission to change their name and will play elsewhere," she wrote.

"Val McDermid helping them in their efforts to distance themselves from the club and move forward in a new direction."

Rattray has ended a 10 year association with Rovers over the incident and took to Twitter to explain her choice.

She said: "After 10 long years playing for Raith, it’s gutting I have given up now because they have signed someone like this and I want nothing to do with it!

"It was good being captain of Raith while it lasted."

The club's supporter liaison officer, Margie Robertson, has also stepped down from her position in protest.

Directors Bill Clark and Andy Mill voted against the signing and after seeing it go through, they also stepped down.

The decision to sign Goodwillie has seen Rovers release a statement, defending the transfer.

It's claimed the move has been made for 'footballing decisions' and the 32-year-old was called a 'part of the football club' after a loan spell earlier in his career.

The statement has gone down horrifically online and social media users have been critical of Rovers' conduct.

Goodwillie scored 11 times in 20 games for Clyde and was in the crowd for Rovers' 3-3 draw with Queen of the South on Tuesday evening.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Scotland

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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