BillyG91 5,510 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 they've put out a statement what a load of waffle. the text if anyone can't see the image for whatever reason (and so they don't get any hits) Quote JAMES McCafferty has pled guilty to offences he committed against young people between 1972 and 1996. celtic Football Club wishes to express its regret and sorrow to those young people. McCafferty, who was employed by celtic Football Club in the mid 1990s, committed these acts many years ago across a number of organisations, and all those who have come forward to report abuse and to give evidence deserve enormous praise for the courage they have shown. We offer our sincere sympathy to those young people, their families and all those involved. These are very sensitive issues, particularly for those who suffered abuse. When the allegations were published in the media in 2016, celtic Football Club encouraged any individuals involved to report all information to the police so that these matters could be investigated fully and the Club continues to encourage any victim of abuse to report these matters to the police. celtic Football Club takes all of its responsibilities seriously, stands by its responsibilities and will continue to do so. The abuse of children has affected many areas of society, including football clubs, sports clubs, youth organisations, educational institutions and religious bodies across Britain. celtic Football Club strongly believes that children and young people involved in football have the right to protection from all forms of harm and abuse and is committed to ensuring this and to promoting their wellbeing through continued cooperation with our children and young people, parents and carers and the relevant authorities. celtic Football Club was the first club in Scotland to appoint a safeguarding officer, responsible for developing our policies for the protection of young people, and monitoring and reviewing our procedures to ensure they continue to reflect best practice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,686 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 18/05/2019 at 07:14, magic8ball said: Would be such a shame if their legends of the past got brought into this and their good name got sullied for ever . Cough *the other 14* cough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic8ball 27,901 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, BillyG91 said: they've put out a statement what a load of waffle. the text if anyone can't see the image for whatever reason (and so they don't get any hits) well does mean they are open to a full investigation and paying full compo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoatbridgeBear 7,113 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Tramps can’t bring themselves tae say sorry cos it makes them liable. Rotten paedo bastards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
murzo 7,446 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 45 minutes ago, BillyG91 said: they've put out a statement what a load of waffle. the text if anyone can't see the image for whatever reason (and so they don't get any hits) A load of whataboutery. The beasts involved were employed or connected to celtic yet no apology from the club. It would seem it’s all about trying to save face for celtic without much thought given to the victims. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic8ball 27,901 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 The moral highground being claimed . shameless bastards. dont expect anything less from that money grabbing cunt lawwel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye 1,039 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 " McCafferty, who was employed by celtic Football Club in the mid 1990s, " ... at the time youth player Lawrence Haggart was murdered by Paedo Brian Beattie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,772 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Malvern said: Shed load of seperate entities in there, would take the fucking ghost busters to catch them all. I know this is a serious matter M, but your post did make me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,772 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 "celtic Football Club was the first club in Scotland to appoint a safeguarding officer, responsible for developing our policies for the protection of young people, and monitoring and reviewing our procedures to ensure they continue to reflect best practice." Yes you may have procedures in place now, but 30 to 40 years too late ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvern 11,329 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bears r us said: "celtic Football Club was the first club in Scotland to appoint a safeguarding officer, responsible for developing our policies for the protection of young people, and monitoring and reviewing our procedures to ensure they continue to reflect best practice." Yes you may have procedures in place now, but 30 to 40 years too late ffs. celtic Football Club was the first club in Scotland to desperately need a safeguarding officer to deflect shit from our door. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax399 3,689 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 They’re obviously pinning their hopes on being able to defend their separate entity (and therefore no liability I assume) stance in court. Private prosecutions to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam69 26,864 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 celtic's statement on the latest case was published on the club's website at 16:10 on Friday. It comes on the eve of the Scottish Cup Final which will see the club take on Hearts at Hampden. Mr McGuire, of Glasgow-based law firm Thompsons, condemned the timing as "cynical in the extreme". He said: "The conviction and sentencing of McCafferty was over a week ago. "To put this statement out late on a Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend on the day the prime minister resigns and before a potential Treble Treble weekend for the club is appalling. "It is insult to everyone who suffered abuse and to their families. "It is the worst kind of PR low cunning and casts the club in an even worse light than before. Every member of the celtic board should hang their heads in shame. " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcosseBear 614 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Isnt that the exact same statement as the last one, with the McCafferty bit added on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Siam69 said: celtic's statement on the latest case was published on the club's website at 16:10 on Friday. It comes on the eve of the Scottish Cup Final which will see the club take on Hearts at Hampden. Mr McGuire, of Glasgow-based law firm Thompsons, condemned the timing as "cynical in the extreme". He said: "The conviction and sentencing of McCafferty was over a week ago. "To put this statement out late on a Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend on the day the prime minister resigns and before a potential Treble Treble weekend for the club is appalling. "It is insult to everyone who suffered abuse and to their families. "It is the worst kind of PR low cunning and casts the club in an even worse light than before. Every member of the celtic board should hang their heads in shame. " Mr McGuire seems on the ball, not just here but in previous interviews as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneva_ger 9,331 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I think they have linked themselves quite categorically with the events. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
middli 1,579 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Good to see them being called out on their conduct with the delay and timing of the statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,348 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Is it true wee Petey Lawwell was on the board in 90-91? Complicit in the cover up at the time if so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvern 11,329 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Prso's headband said: Is it true wee Petey Lawwell was on the board in 90-91? Complicit in the cover up at the time if so. Director of Finance if I remember correctly but he wasn't allowed a phone so couldn't tell any cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The New Era 339 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 From Twitter CBC played in Penn State in 1990 with Cairney. google Sandusky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvern 11,329 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 1 hour ago, The New Era said: From Twitter CBC played in Penn State in 1990 with Cairney. google Sandusky Penn State must have asked the experts how to cover up kiddy fiddling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 12,905 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 5 hours ago, The New Era said: From Twitter CBC played in Penn State in 1990 with Cairney. google Sandusky Coupon buster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonok 1,245 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Nothing Less Than Judicial Inquiry Will Do Judicial inquiry definition - A formal legal investigation conducted into a matter of public concern by a judge, appointed by the Government. Back in the mid 90’s, when Billy McNeill stated under oath in a court of law that “It was an open secret at Parkhead”, it was also fast becoming an open secret on the football terraces around Scotland. For over 20 years now, ordinary fans of our beautiful game the length and breadth of the country have been demanding that the relevant authorities take action with regards to the sexual abuse of children in the care of celtic FC. Shamefully, and until this day, requests to the Scottish Football Association to carry out the proper investigation required against one of their member clubs has been completely ignored. In the name of ‘sporting integrity’, this lack of action from the SFA is inexcusable. Latterly, similar requests to Police Scotland and their predecessor (Strathclyde Police) were also met with reluctance to get involved. When Jim Torbett was first tried in 1998, Hugh Birt (former celtic Boys Club Chairman) revealed in court that he had attempted to block Torbett’s return to the club in 1980 by reminding the then celtic FC board of Directors of the sexual abuse previously carried out by Torbett (between 1967-74), behaviour which led him to being kicked out of the Boys Club by the then celtic FC board of Directors and club Manager Jock Stein. Torbett’s criminal activity, which occurred between 1967-74 was never disclosed to the police by those in charge at celtic. In 1995, a celtic fan by the name of Gerry McSherry was given a list of 14 active paedophiles at celtic FC and celtic Boys Club by Hugh Birt who was by then so sickened by the continued cover up at celtic FC. Mr McSherry presented this information to Strathclyde Police who in turn only arrested 2 individuals, Jim Torbett & Frank Cairney. It took the bravery of several professional football players in England speaking out in November 2016 on the sexual abuse that they had suffered in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s to finally spur Police Scotland and the SFA to start taking complaints seriously. This, largely being down to the fact that it was fast becoming clear that there were many links between celtic FC and paedophile activity in English football. To date, the following 6 paedophiles connected to celtic FC have been convicted of sexual abuse of children in their care: Jim Torbett - (celtic Boys Club) John Cullen - (celtic FC) Neil Strachan - (celtic East Boys Club – Edinburgh) Jim McCafferty - (celtic FC) Gerald King - (celtic Boys Club) Frank Cairney - (celtic Boys Club) The further recent revelation that Jim McCafferty confessed to Belfast Live in 2016 that John Hughes (former celtic FC football player 1995-96) had also indulged in the sexual abuse of children during his time as Manger of Hibernian FC (1996-2000) makes you wonder just who was on that list of 14 names handed over and how many more lives may not now lie in ruins if the police had taken the necessary action at the time. It is no surprise to those that have been calling on action for decades that the sexual abuse of children at celtic FC and celtic Boys Club, which included sexual assault on celtic FC’s premises by celtic FC employees and others, is now being classed as a ‘paedophile ring’ and further investigations are ongoing into cross-border sex trafficking crimes between those paedophiles connected with celtic FC and Barry Bennell at Crewe and Bob Higgins at Southampton. What is equally frightening and disgusting is the growing list of people in positions of power at celtic FC who knew of the ongoing sexual abuse of children at the club yet refused to take the correct and moral action of reporting these crimes to the police. Robert Kelly - Chairman Desmond White - Chairman Jack McGinn - Chairman Kevin Kelly - Chairman Fergus McCann - Chairman Jock Stein - Manager Billy McNeill - Manager Liam Brady - Manager Lou Macari - Manager Tommy Burns - Manager All of the above people knew what was going on. Billy McNeill admitted it was an ‘open secret’ and Jock Stein instructed others to ‘keep the name of the club clean’. Why have the police at the very least never investigated these people? Every one of them still living should currently be facing charges of failing to report the systematic sexual abuse of children to the authorities. They have knowingly aided and abetted the continued sexual abuse of children. The Scottish mainstream media have also failed to act responsibly in this whole sorry mess. There has been a distinct reluctance in the media to firstly investigate the issue to the degree required and secondly, rather than do the job they are paid to do, some journalists(?) like Neil Cameron find the bizarre need to make crass comments accusing victim’s families of “exploiting the situation for financial gain”. The utterly repulsive Graham Spiers further suggests that football fans speaking out against the sexual abuse of children are only doing so in an attempt at “point scoring against celtic”. Such is Spiers’ media history of defending paedophiles, he may well soon be receiving a knock on the door from East Ayrshire Social Services department given the increasing concern he generates over the wellbeing of his children. If the media in Scotland had been doing their job properly your average member of the public wouldn’t have needed to campaign for over 2 decades for action to be taken. The media inaction has also facilitated the ongoing needless continued abuse of children in what is now widely regarded as the greatest sporting scandal in European (if not world) history. The Scottish Government have fared no better. The SNP, who have long coveted the Catholic/Republican vote in Scotland in an effort to boost their failing drive for independence at all costs have absolutely no desire to get involved in the celtic FC scandal as it is not in their best interests. That they would rather strive for independence than investigate a decades long known paedophile ring in Scottish football with links to sex trafficking across the UK tells you all you need to know of that party and their lack of scruples. The only way to reach full closure on the sordid history of celtic FC is for a full judicial inquiry into the paedophile ring that has been operating in and around celtic FC for the last 40 years. The truth needs to come out on the scale of the operation and who at celtic FC knew about it yet decided to cover it up. All individuals (still living) identified as covering up these abhorrent crimes should face criminal prosecution for their inaction. On completion of such an inquiry, the SFA, in the interests of sporting integrity, should impose suitable punitive measures against celtic FC. If the SFA are unwilling to do so then UEFA must step in and impose the required punishments on both celtic FC and the SFA. Nothing less will do. https://www.vanguardbears.co.uk/article.php?i=267&a=nothing-less-than-judicial-inquiry-will-do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyscott1963 18,224 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 On 24/05/2019 at 17:25, magic8ball said: well does mean they are open to a full investigation and paying full compo It's just one "WHATABOUTERY" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvern 11,329 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 32 minutes ago, scottyscott1963 said: It's just one "WHATABOUTERY" Certainly is if you vote SNP and abide by dignified silence and get your arse to away grounds to watch a match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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