This is probably because spare a brief statement prior to the loan, Greenwood has been on radio silence about the matter for two years (probably after receiving legal advice to STFU), whereas Antony did a dramatic, Piers Morgan style interview. It should be noted that United in their statement about him, are keeping Antony's case under constant review, which means further action could still be taken.
Yes, this too.
As has been pointed out many times in this thread, if Mason and his girlfriend had done a grand interview, explaining what happened, addressing the "mistakes" he has made (by his own admission) - and so forth - of course that would have made a big difference with regard to how he's currently perceived by United fans.
But what we have is radio silence, as you say.
Which brings us back to: why? What are they hiding?
A: The fact that he was stitched up?
B: Or the fact that he actually did threaten her and give her a beating or two?
I think B. Most people who don't want him back think B.
Obviously - why would we think otherwise? Because they had a child together?
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* Anyone who knows anything about abusive relationships knows that this is a nonsensical argument, yet it's being brought up again and again: "She forgave him, they even had a kid, why - oh why - can't we forgive the poor lad?"
ETA And to be clear, if he came out and stated that he
did threaten her and beat her up, I wouldn't condemn him forever. I'd be open to "forgiving" him (an absurd enough concept, I'm a random dude on the Internet) if he explained himself. I'm not against second chances, very far from it. But you can't expect me to give a second chance to someone who hasn't done
anything to explain himself.