So i read a very touching article about Greenwood today and have been thinking about United's decision to ditch greenwood which was the only decision they could have made given the circumstances. However, i do feel that on a purely human level, we should give his situation a closer look and should seriously consider signing him after proper evaluation.
Before i proceed, i want to clearly state here that in no way, shape or form do i support what he did and how irresponsible he was. That being said, my suggestion that we should consider signing him is based on 2 reasons.
1. His talent is unquestionable and a player like him would elevate the quality of our attack to another level.
2. The human side of things.
As stated earlier, the footballing reason need no further discussion which is why this suggestion is clearly based on a human consideration.
From the statement united put out, their CEO stated that
"While we were unable to access certain evidence for reasons we respect, the evidence we did collate led us to conclude that Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with"
Now, I don't know whether from the above statement he was speaking from a purely legal point of view of or being overly technical or politically correct, but he also went further to state that
"We were provided with alternative explanations for the audio recording, which was a short excerpt from a much longer recording, and for the images posted online.
Regardless of the aforesaid, i think we can all agree that Greenwood acted in a manner that fell short of what is expected of someone in his position. No excuses there. This infact, brings me to point I'm trying to make.
Since we all agree that his actions were despicable, does this mean that he should never be given another chance? If Mason was your son, would it be fair to condemn him to retirement from the only thing he has ever done in his life and is good at doing at the age of 21?
If convicted criminals can serve time, return back to society, get jobs and live regular lives, why is Greenwood such an exception?
What do we expect that he does with his life going forward if he is forced into retirement? How would he cater to his family especially now he has a child?
We all have at some point in our lives let ourselves and our loved ones down and were happy to be given second chances.
What if this situation has actually made him grow up quickly and made him a better and more responsible person. Sometimes in life, you need to go through hell just to get to heaven.
If everyone of us at some point in our lives desired and were given second chances, I don't think he should be an exception. I know that this is on a much bigger scale, but still.....
I understand the risks of signing him and the fall out it would generate but i believe that we can actually spin this in a positive light and send a message with it.
There's no better place for him to thrive than the family atmosphere we share at the club. I believe he'll do really well here. This is a troubled young man who made a grave mistake that he has already paid for and is still paying for
Finally, society is very fickle and if in the near future he is seen to be conducting himself very well and refrains from anything that will further dent his public persona, you could even start seeing articles on how he turned his life around and how this setback changed him for the better.
In summary, if the club carefully evaluates the situation and decide to rehabilitate him and sign him, I'd never oppose it for the simple reason that he is only human and probably deserves a second chance. We all have skeletons in our cupboard.
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