David Goodwillie has seen a move to Australia collapse after the club he was set to join performed a transfer u-turn after a furious backlash from fans.
The former Dundee United, Blackburn and Aberdeen striker was convicted of rape by a civil court in 2017. Goodwillie, who was club captain at Clyde, controversially signed for Raith Rovers in January last year. However, the Fife club were forced into a climb down after staff quit the club and fans vowed to stay away as a result of the signing. Goodwillie never made an appearance for Rovers and they reached an agreement to end his contract two months later.
Now Sorrento FC have backtracked on their plans to add the former Scotland international to their squad. The semi-pro club, based in Western Australia, are managed by former St Mirren and Motherwell favourite Steven McGarry and were set to sign Goodwillie and announced it on their Facebook page. But they've now done a 180 after it became clear that his arrival would not go down well.
