I always feel conflicted about the Greenwood thing. On one hand, that recording is pretty hard to ignore, on the other hand
I feel these clubs have a duty of care and responsibility for academy graduates - especially so because often times they spend more time at the clubs than they do with their families during their formative years - and reportedly some of the alleged offenses occurred before he was even an adult. By all intents and purposes these clubs are "legal guardians" to/for these kids
and there's also the angle of "rehabilitation" or w/e to be considered - the alleged victim has reportedly been consulted in the manner - granted victims aren't and shouldn't be made to bear the weight of being character witnesses, but in a delicate situation such as this - it's to be considered, I mean, she has started a family with him. Any damage inflicted on him career/financial wise will be a direct hit to said family
Ultimately, contrary to what most people on social media will have you believe, I don't think it's an easy decision to make either way - especially that, with no conviction, it opens the club to potential litigation and sets a dangerous precedent - were United to just rip his contract up.
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