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Clyde AXE rapist footballer David Goodwillie – two days after he re-joined on loan

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CLYDE will axe David Goodwillie – after being told he was BANNED from entering Broadwood.

The Bully Wee announced they were terminating the shamed striker’s loan deal from Raith Rovers.

David Goodwillie will have his loan agreement with Clyde ripped up

Their statement came after stadium owners North Lanarkshire Council told Clyde he couldn’t see foot inside the ground.

And in a shock move, they also revealed they were serving notice on Clyde after 29 years in Cumbernauld.

Goodwillie, who was ruled to be a rapist in a 2017 civil court hearing, returned to Clyde on loan this week after a move to Raith caused outrage.

He previously spent five years at the club – but has now been left in football limbo.

A Clyde statement said: “The club are tonight in the process of terminating the loan agreement for David Goodwillie.”

A North Lanarkshire statement said: “We have exercised our rights under the terms of our contract with Clyde FC for their use of Broadwood Stadium, in particular the clause which entitles the council to refuse entry to the stadium to any individual on the grounds of undesirable behaviour.

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“We have informed the club that David Goodwillie must not be permitted access to the stadium, for any purpose, with immediate effect.

“Should Mr Goodwillie enter the stadium, we will consider the contract to have been breached and we will take immediate steps to terminate it.

“In addition, we have informed Clyde FC that the council intends not to renew the lease with the club when the contract for the use of Broadwood Stadium expires in May 2023.

“The council utterly condemns all and any violence towards, or abuse of, women.

“We offer a range of services to support women who experience abuse, through Rape Crisis Lanarkshire and Aura, and we would urge anyone in this position to make contact.

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“The council believes in rehabilitation, and has services which provide this.

“However, Mr Goodwillie has not expressed any contrition in relation to the rape which the court found he had committed in the civil action against him.

“In re-signing Mr Goodwillie, Clyde FC has not acknowledged that background or community concerns, instead choosing to focus on enabling Mr Goodwillie to play football.

“We regret that this action is necessary.

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“However, the council has a responsibility to the wider community to act, and to send a clear signal that abuse must not be tolerated.

”Council chiefs also claimed the only reason they didn’t act during Goodwillie’s previous Clyde spell between 2017 and this year was due to the ownership of Broadwood.

They said said: “For clarity, the stadium was previously under the control of North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd which, while previously paid by the council for management of a range of services and facilities, is a separate legal entity.

“The council was unable to direct the company in relation to this matter.

“The stadium, and all the services of the company, have reverted to direct council control.”

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