The future of Ched Evans has been a divisive issue, and never was this illustrated better than when a couple thrashed out the issues on the radio this morning.
BBC Radio 5 Live were asking local people what they thought about the possibility of convicted rapist Evans signing for Oldham, when they happened across one couple who had very different views.
The pair then launched into the debate people have been having up and down the country.
An online petition criticising Evans’ potential return to football had attracted more than 20,000 signatures by this morning after news broke that the 26-year-old was set to join League One club Oldham.
Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor revealed yesterday a League One club will hold a press conference today in relation to the signing, though he did not say which one.
Evans wants to return to football after being released from prison in October.
He served two-and-a-half years of a five-year sentence after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2011 but has still protested his innocence. Oldham were not available for comment.
Source: SNAPPA
