Evans signs for the nobbers

SirHarryThomson said:
That was always on the cards he lives in Wrea Green so a good move for him. I had a feeling that Pilley might have wanted him to go back to the Cods as that was the catalyst for Barton going. For what its worth I think he's a good player and will do well at the nobbers unfortunately
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I've got to say I disagree, I think it is a terrible transfer for them as Ched Evans is a 32 year old who has played most his career in League One. He's only ever had 4 seasons in the Championship and there are only 2 of them you could argue he did well in and they were over a decade ago (07/08, 10/11).

Irregardless of moral implications I'd be fuming with this transfer if it was Blackpool who were a lower mid-table in the Championship with aspirations of the play-offs, as this is definitely not the transfer that will get you there.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
Why? Why not? jumped up a higher level of league no doubt a decent uplift in salary, and living in Wrea Green it’s on his doorstop.
He’ll do well there I think sadly.
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On loan so not necessarily a pay hike. Agree with the other factors.
 
Just think PNE have a slight whiff of desperation about them at the moment - reminds them of us a few years back.
 
If I was a knobber and thank fck I am not - I would think that is an awful signing and a clear intent of investment. Guess they will be moaning like fck
 
Bob Hatton said:
If I was a knobber and thank fck I am not - I would think that is an awful signing and a clear intent of investment. Guess they will be moaning like fck
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I remember a good few of them said the same when they signed Tom Barkhuizen from Morecambe, he’s scored some mightily important goals for them in the time he’s been there.

Anyone going to start an Evans watch? 😂
 
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32 year old loan signing from the division below, with all of the added baggage of the moral implications brought with it (and whatever you think about the court outcome, a cursory glance at the trial details tells you all you need to know about the type of man Ched Evans is).

Grim signing, even for that lot, and all for a 6 month loan. Hope it comes back to bite them in the arse.
 
I have some sympathy for the Nobbers. I had similar regrets when we signed Lee Hughes not only for the baggage that came with him but also that idiotic dance he did after scoring.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
What baggage does Evans have why is everyone making out he's some sort of devil incarnation

He's a professional footballer, proven at this level and above
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Footballing talent aside - he's a scumbag, pal. Re the trial: he lied to the front desk in order to get a key for the hotel room, didn't speak to the woman before, during or after and left afterwards via the fire escape. His lawyers' defence rested on drunken consent is still nevertheless consent. There's more too, just grim stuff IMO.

Have you seen the comment section on Preston's Twitter feed? Lots of fans taking issue with it; that in itself constitutes as baggage. The club is getting pelters for it and all for a six-month loan.
 
thefutureistangerine said:
Footballing talent aside - he's a scumbag, pal. Re the trial: he lied to the front desk in order to get a key for the hotel room, didn't speak to the woman before, during or after and left afterwards via the fire escape. His lawyers' defence rested on drunken consent is still nevertheless consent. There's more too, just grim stuff IMO.

Have you seen the comment section on Preston's Twitter feed? Lots of fans taking issue with it; that in itself constitutes as baggage. The club is getting pelters for it and all for a six-month loan.
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It sounds like you were there that night at the Morfa Rhuddlan

I'm guessing you weren't

I know someone that was
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
It sounds like you were there that night at the Morfa Rhuddlan

I'm guessing you weren't

I know someone that was
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No, it sounds like I'm capable of reading court case reportage.

The text messages on record and the fact it has been proven he lied to get a key for the hotel room is enough to tell me what kind of man he is and the kind of men he associates himself with.

And the type of people who stick up for him aren't people I'd associate with, so I'll leave it there.
 
Evans may well have been acquitted but he is a loathsome character, I can't think of a better match than him and Nobbers.
 
thefutureistangerine said:
No, it sounds like I'm capable of reading court case reportage.

The text messages on record and the fact it has been proven he lied to get a key for the hotel room is enough to tell me what kind of man he is and the kind of men he associates himself with.

And the type of people who stick up for him aren't people I'd associate with, so I'll leave it there.
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Absolutely this
 
To be fair it was always a spurious conviction and the female involved texting kerching the next day does put a different light on things...the footballer behaved in a pretty unacceptable way for a man with a long term girlfriend but he was demonised even before the trial. I dont know him well enough to describe him as loathesome.
 
thefutureistangerine said:
32 year old loan signing from the division below, with all of the added baggage of the moral implications brought with it (and whatever you think about the court outcome, a cursory glance at the trial details tells you all you need to know about the type of man Ched Evans is).

Grim signing, even for that lot, and all for a 6 month loan. Hope it comes back to bite them in the arse.
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I do love the comeuppance some of their fans are now receiving, as I've seen many of them act whiter than lily-white on twitter. Pointing the finger at us as a fanbase because of Owen Oyston's transgressions (who was immediately prosecuted and removed from our club for them), claiming we were fine with it and it is a reflection of the club/us as fans..

Now they sign Ched Evans.
 
Not a PNE fan, but maybe a shrewd signing, won’t cost much as far as championship standards go and maybe just maybe can score some useful goals. He isn’t a mug in front of goal, although I think Ganders May have been a better option on a similar deal 🤔
 
I bet the Nobbers will soon come around to loving him when he starts knocking goals in for them.
Football fans eh don’t you just love em. 😂
 
Devonshire said:
Not a PNE fan, but maybe a shrewd signing, won’t cost much as far as championship standards go and maybe just maybe can score some useful goals. He isn’t a mug in front of goal, although I think Ganders May have been a better option on a similar deal 🤔
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Haven't they got David Nugent as an immobile forward who hasn't scored in ages?
 
TangerinePeel said:
I do love the comeuppance some of their fans are now receiving, as I've seen many of them act whiter than lily-white on twitter. Pointing the finger at us as a fanbase because of Owen Oyston's transgressions (who was immediately prosecuted and removed from our club for them), claiming we were fine with it and it is a reflection of the club/us as fans..

Now they sign Ched Evans.
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Was Oyston immediately prosecuted and removed from the club? I think you need to look back and check the facts.
 
Wizaard said:
Haven't they got David Nugent as an immobile forward who hasn't scored in ages?
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Really not sure what your point is when responding to my thread, Evans or Big Gnanders could be a cheap option that could work out well, and both have at least a decent scoring record in League 1 so worth a punt in the Championship on a short term deal.
 
Seainsea said:
Was Oyston immediately prosecuted and removed from the club? I think you need to look back and check the facts.
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I think you are being a bit pedantic.

Did I mean he was immediately prosecuted and removed from the club in the LITERAL sense that as soon as he committed the act he was arrested and thrown into court to begin legal proceedings? Obviously not, he of course went through the standard legal procedure which takes a while, found guilty and removed from Blackpool FC..
 
TangerinePeel said:
I think you are being a bit pedantic.

Did I mean he was immediately prosecuted and removed from the club in the LITERAL sense that as soon as he committed the act he was arrested and thrown into court to begin legal proceedings? Obviously not, he of course went through the standard legal procedure which takes a while, found guilty and removed from Blackpool FC..
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Vast majority of our fan base at the time thought Oyston was innocent and stitched up by the tories tbf.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Some right bollux on this thread

Evans is guilty of cheating on his girlfriend

Nothing more
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His mate shags an out for the count drunken young lady then texts Ched got one here fancy a go. Ched races down there to do her too. Whether guilty or not of rape I wouldn’t want him anywhere near my daughters or my club.
 
Could have been a very sly 6 month signing for us because the last time I looked we were the leagues second lowest goal scorers and crying out for someone who knows where the net is. 🙄
 
Hazi said:
His mate shags an out for the count drunken young lady then texts Ched got one here fancy a go. Ched races down there to do her too. Whether guilty or not of rape I wouldn’t want him anywhere near my daughters or my club.
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So what did you and your daughter think when the Oyston’s were here? Did you explain what he had been up to with a minor?
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
Could have been a very sly 6 month signing for us because the last time I looked we were the leagues second lowest goal scorers and crying out for someone who knows where the net is. 🙄
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How many has he scored in the last 18 months that aren't penalties? I'm not sure he knows where the net is. Against us he did absolutely nothing despite playing more minutes in the two games than any other Cod player.
 
Wizaard said:
How many has he scored in the last 18 months that aren't penalties? I'm not sure he knows where the net is. Against us he did absolutely nothing despite playing more minutes in the two games than any other Cod player.
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Like I said ‘could have’ surely a 6 month gamble to look at him give him a chance wouldn’t have broke the bank and maybe just maybe he could have found a bit of form and notched a few goals that helps us get in to the play-offs? Because boy oh boy right now we need to start scoring a good few more goals irrespective what Critchley tells us about he’s happy in the striker department.
I’am sure that’s all the Nobbers are doing take a look at him if he’s not up to it then off he goes nothing lost other than 6 months wages.
 
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He could turn out to be a good signing for them in fairness and as it’s a loan wouldn’t really harm them if it doesn’t work out.

In relation to his court case, I always believed he was innocent at the time and they were trying to either make money out of him being a footballer or make an example of him due to his job, the fact it got to retrial and he was acquitted makes me not change this view but I must admit I haven’t read anything about it for years if more things have come out about it.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
So what did you and your daughter think when the Oyston’s were here? Did you explain what he had been up to with a minor?
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Been shouting Oyston out for many many years certainly since he was a convicted rapist if not before.
 
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