Give Evans A Chance

"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Don't be scared guys lol I'm not preaching I will be talking about football but in this week's blog it might get a little spiritual. (Don't worry this is not a sermon and we won't be singing Ohh Happy Day.) I'm not a vicar, neither am I a pastor. But I am a Christian that strongly believes human beings deserve a second chance even a thousand! I know I've messed up in life I'm not perfect and I'm very grateful for God giving me grace and those people who I've wronged in past forgiving me. But when I think of the Ched Evans case this Bible verse from Luke chapter 6, verse 37 came to mind. Don't judge and you won't be judged as simple as that! The fomer Norwitch and Man City striker may be a convicted rapist, but the 13 cap former Welsh international has done his time. whether or not it sends out a bad message to fans, public alike. The clear fact is that he's done his time for his crime let him carry on his football career.

The general public have partitioned, moaned even threatened to boycott their respective lower league clubs matches if Evans is to be given a second chance in English football. With the case of 20,000 Oldham fans signing a online petition urging the club not to sign the convicted forward. He's already been rejected by a club in Malta and Sheffield United with sporting greats such as Olympic heptathlon champion
 Jessica Ennis saying he shouldn't be allowed back in football and even threatening for her name to be taken off her own stand in Bramall Lane if United employ Ched Evans. But how many players were ex convicts and went to prison in the last footballing era? Many, I'm not here saying what he did was excusable if he did rape the woman which is highly questionable, (From doing extensive research and looking at proof looks like she wanted to make a quick pound sign from a footballer. But I can only assume as I can't fathom what really happened that night.) But I want everyone and anyone who read's this blog to answer me this, if it was Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi that did such vile attack & they employed the best defence team money can buy and was acquitted of chargers would they get as much flack as Evans? I highly doubt it.

From reading the headlines, doing research and speaking/debating about the Ched Evans case on my social networking sites. Many don't want to see a guy who maybe didn't even commit the the crime get given a chance. I disagree it sends out a wrong message to world football. It will send out a GREAT message to world football, that football is not judgemental, football accepts you for who you are, not your pasts or the mistakes that you made. This is why I fell in love the game because no matter who you are in this world you're not judged on the football pitch you're accepted. As long as you've got talent, heart  and the passion to play the game. I hope Oldham Athletic give Evans a second chance because at the end of the day like I said in the opening of this blog we're all humans whether you've raped or wronged (which I'm not comparing!) someone we've all made mistakes how would you feel if you was judged for a mistake or something you didn't do and people wouldn't give you a second look? It's easy to be a couch critic if we're not walking a mile in the protagonists shoes.