Sheffield United's Ched Evans jailed five years for rape

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3. I agree that some of the comments have been vile -

and I'm a Blades supporter myself (and female).

The remarks are nasty, and entirely expected - unfortunately. There are a lot of not-very-bright people in the world. I'd imagine that equally vile remarks were made about the women who have created negative press (even if deserved) for other footballers; it seems to be the nature of some supporters, regardless of the situation.

Personally, I can't have an opinion on the case, other than to feel that it was an odd decision by the court. I wasn't at the trial, didn't hear the testimony. Just the press reports.

I can - and do - think it's a prime example of piss-poor decision making by everyone involved, and I sincerely hope that a good many lessons have been learned.