Chinahand Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Seeing the men struggling to come to terms with what was done to them as children has been pretty shocking TV. When it came on the evening news with my children watching my first instinct was to turn it off, but the Missus said no, this is something to discuss. So we did, telling our kids to speak out if anyone ever touched them and not to suffer or repress it. Seeing the footballers release emotions bottled up for years and the suffering that is causing them shows the terrible damage done. I hope their coming together to try to deal with it helps them and allows them and others to get help. And the perpetrator? The sooner he is convicted and in a cell the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 There's more than one perpetrator here, China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 There's a new and extra dimension to paedophilia within football though; and it's the culture within the game that until now has prevented these men from talking about their horrific childhood experiences with scum like Bennell. Even now - and we'll see it this afternoon on terraces up and down the land - the laddish and infantile machismo within the game, on and off the pitch, will turn the courage these men have shown into double-entendre and mockery. Football's awash with it, and the tribal identity 'humour' that goes with 'following' a team runs deep. It's football's twelfth man. It may be a minority, but it's what's stopped them speaking out before now. I salute Andy Woodward and his fellow players for what they've revealed this week. Good on yer lads. The real fans should cheer them to the rafters at every club this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 The Telegraph now reporting that various clubs have been paying hush money to victims for years. Police investigating 2 suicides, one being that of Gary Speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkle Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 We have one who lives on the island who i believe has been convicted fore kiddie fiddling,served his time etc,but read some of his tripe on fb "honey darling blah blah" and you would not believe he was up to this kind of thing,well i have loved ones who are being coached in different sporting disciplines,and i just hope the "vetting" protocols the government have in place are routinely spot checked and none of these animals cannot molest our young ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I seem to remember that recently Chief Constable Roberts commented on an upsurge locally, of historical sex abuse allegations which were putting pressure on his workforce. Nowhere is immune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkle Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I seem to remember that recently Chief Constable Roberts commented on an upsurge locally, of historical sex abuse allegations which were putting pressure on his workforce. Nowhere is immune.yes,thats what worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrydandridge Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 My view is that this story has gone out now to be a distraction for pizzagate... Join the dots....Clinton...Podesta....Madeline McCann...Spirit cooking, don't you just love Wikileaks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Yeah but to be fair, you have the view of a deranged paranoid lunatic so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Forgive me as I'm clueless about football and training for it, but what age range were they when these offenses were committed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nine was the youngest age mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 The Telegraph now reporting that various clubs have been paying hush money to victims for years. Police investigating 2 suicides, one being that of Gary Speed. It is still really sad about Gary Speed. What a fucking waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I understand people still in the game might be reluctant to speak out but people like Paul Stewart left the game 15 years ago. I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Forgive me as I'm clueless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 "we are all ignorant but in different subjects" however even "I am not young enough to know everything". just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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