David Goodwillie could break all known scoring records between now and May and it wouldn't come close to justifying the grief Raith Rovers have brought to their own door.
When a board of directors feels the need to take a vote on a new signing, it says much about the baggage attached to the player in question.
Indeed, Goodwillie - who was ordered to pay damages after a civil court decided he was a rapist in 2017 - comes with a suitcase so full they'd struggle to sneak it past the gates of Downing Street for a lockdown knees-up.
Raith knew the dangers of signing David Goodwillie, and this is a catastrophe of their making
Raith Rovers always knew the dangers of signing him. Yet by Tuesday morning they were embroiled in a public relations catastrophe of their own making and ignorance was no defence.
A vocal and generous club sponsor - not to mention a lifelong supporter - crime author Val McDermid had been warning them for weeks. Say hello to the former Scotland striker and they could wave farewell to her financial backing.
At a board meeting on Monday afternoon, the directors of Raith took a show of hands on whether Goodwillie was a fit and proper figure to play for the club.
Goodwillie could break all scoring records, but it wouldn't come close to justifying the grief
Bill Clark, a former club chairman, adopted the understandable view that he wasn't and fans' director Andy Mill agreed. Outvoted by the other four directors - chairman John Sim operates from a base in Thailand - the board reached a 'football-related decision'.
Goodwillie signed from Clyde before the transfer deadline, with Rovers seeing off competition for his services from League One Falkirk. That one Scottish team failed to read the room is remarkable enough. That two were daft enough to think they could ride out the storm beggars belief.
Any satisfaction or vindication Raith felt at winning the race for Goodwillie's services was short-lived. McDermid confirmed that she would be ending her shirt sponsorship deal with the club.
A series of posts on Twitter read: 'I have cancelled next season's shirt sponsorship over this disgusting and despicable move. This shatters any claim to be a community or family club.
Crime author Val McDermid announced she would be ending her 'lifelong' support of the club
'Goodwillie has never expressed a shred of remorse for the rape he committed. His presence at Stark's Park is a stain on the club. I'll be tearing up my season ticket, too. This is a heartbreaker for me and many other fans I know.
'The thought of the rapist David Goodwillie running out on the pitch at Stark's Park in a Raith Rovers shirt with my name on the back makes me feel physically sick.'
The floodgates were quick to open. Captain of the club's women's team, Tyler Rattray quickly quit in protest.
'After 10 long years playing for Raith,' she Tweeted, 'it's gutting I have given up now because they have signed someone like this and I want nothing to do with it. It was good being captain of Raith while it lasted.'
Goodwillie was ordered to pay damages after a civil court decided he was a rapist in 2017
The club's supporters liason officer, Margie Robertson,
