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Crime writer Val McDermid has ended her sponsorship of Raith Rovers over the signing of David Goodwillie.

McDermid, a former Raith director whose name adorns the club’s home shirts, had warned against the signing several weeks ago and her stance has been backed by Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.

The captain of the club’s women’s team, Tyler Rattray, announced she was quitting playing for the team.

Crime writer Val McDermid has ended her sponsorship of Raith Rovers over the signing of David Goodwillie.

In a tweet, she said: “After 10 long years playing for Raith, it’s gutting I have given up now because they have signed someone like this and I want nothing to do with it!”

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Tue, 01 Feb, 2022, 13:31 BST

Ian Rankin has also hit out at the signing of David Goodwillie calling the move “Short-sighted, wrong-headed and plain inexcusable from Raith Rovers.”

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022, 13:28 BST

Crime writer Val McDermid has ended her sponsorship of Raith Rovers over the signing of David Goodwillie.

Rovers have faced a backlash from some supporters after buying Goodwillie, who was ruled by a judge in 2017 to have raped a woman.