MisterC 12,272 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 From the BBC, cut and paste job with no link so they dont get the hits!Former Rangers players Maurice Edu and Kyle Bartley have told a court they were "intimidated" and "shocked" after receiving racist tweets.The players - who have since left the club - were sent the messages by Michael Convery on Twitter after a game against St Johnstone in Perth on 14 January, 2012.Convery, from the Linthouse area of Glasgow, was found guilty of sending the racist remarks.The players gave evidence at his trial.Bartley, 22, told Glasgow Sherriff Court he found the messages "intimidating" and thought that "society had got over these sorts of comments".US international Edu, 27, described feeling shocked on seeing the messages he had been sent.Although none of the messages were read out in full in open court, it was heard that Bartley was sent a direct comment from Convery and mentioned in a second one and Edu was sent two direct comments.The players saw the tweets while travelling home from the match on the team bus.'So much hate'Bartley said: "I actually re-tweeted the tweet. It allowed the public eye to see the comments, and I reported it to David Martin, who is head of security at Glasgow Rangers."The court heard the word "monkey" was used. Bartley said it was "a comment he was used to".Procurator fiscal depute Jonathan Kemp asked how he felt on receiving them and the witness said: "I just felt a little bit hurt and disappointed really."I thought it's 2012, I just thought society had got over these sorts of comments."Obviously I don't know Michael Convery, I didn't understand why he would have so much hate for me."Bartley was asked about another racist comment which mentioned his name, but wasn't sent directly to him.He said he found it "very insulting".Blamed sonEdu said he was shocked and embarrassed when he saw the first message that was sent to him.He told the court that later that day, after receiving another message, he was still shocked and said: "I think that time was when I re-tweeted".The court heard that, in his police interview, Convery told officers he had been suffering from food poisoning and was drifting in and out of sleep in his house on the date of the offence.He told the court he suspected his teenage son was to blame, although claimed he did not see any comments being posted.But he accepted the messages came from his Blackberry phone and his Twitter account.The court heard that there had been searches on Google, hours after the tweets were sent, for "How to delete Twitter".Convery was branded an "unreliable" witness by Sheriff Valerie Johnston.She deferred sentence until next month and continued bail.Tell you what is curious. And that is, that it doesnt say in the report what team this Michael Convery supports. Can anyone think why? I mean if it had been a bear doing this to say, a celtc player then I am sure it would have been stated from the outset of the report. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERITAS VOS LIBREBETS 3,321 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Binocular Loyal Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kplfishtank 4,656 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 pity they didnt make out convery is a fan of a green and white hooped team and its not Yeovil.from not far from me this scumbag Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Michael Convery is a Celtic fan. Sorry lads, but the BBC couldn't bring themselves to say it, so I had to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Food poisoning, in and out of sleeps etc etc What a total fannySee these cunts who commit the crime but can't do the time, do my nut right in Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,481 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Grassing his son and blaming the shits, mmmmm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Grassing his son and blaming the shits, mmmmm.Pretty low Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,532 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Speak up sonny! Did you say sellic, son? Mhanky little bastards, son. Away and get me a cuppa tea and a biscuit, son. Can you put Matt Monro on when you're up, son. Biscuits, son!? Top cupboard, above the sink, son! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,481 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Pretty lowLower than a snakes balls, mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis 1,011 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Is this cunt from homefaulhead drive in linthouse? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Manticore* 1,893 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Blaming his son.They really are scum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,272 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 pity they didnt make out convery is a fan of a green and white hooped team and its not Yeovil.from not far from me this scumbagracism from tgfitw? Surely not! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Dirty racist celtic bastard! OT what has happened to Edu? He was on loan from Stoke to a Turkish team but i think that was last season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig53 326 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Dirty racist celtic bastard! OT what has happened to Edu? He was on loan from Stoke to a Turkish team but i think that was last season.He's back on Stoke's bench, if even the bench. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Blaming his sonHad the shitsNo mention of his teamThen......provoked my plain clothed police officers"Scottish fans arrested"Some media we have here eh?Take it the trams attacked them too and Dam square magically got wrecked by itself?Liewell really has them in his pocket eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanther22 443 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 reading that bbc piece if you didnt know better you would think he was a st johnstone fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,272 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 reading that bbc piece if you didnt know better you would think he was a st johnstone fan.Well, he could be, I mean isnt Linthouse known as a hotbed of St Johnstone supporters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right_To_Censor 1,951 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Over the weekend the good name of our club and our support was dragged through the mud with a halfwit on Twitter sending racist abuse to Rangers players and a group of thugs on a train beating up a young lad. I’m happy to say that these incidents have been whole heartedly condemned by the Celtic Family on line. I say on line because these days that is were the hub of social chat takes place I dare say that many off line are equally disgusted by this behaviour.In the case of the halfwit on Twitter there was a feeling that the account which had very few following or followed could have been the work of someone outside the Celtic family trying to tarnish the good name of the club and support. On further investigation it appears that Michael Convery, 41, from Govan, is according to an ex -girlfriend a Celtic fan albeit an “armchair” fan as his girlfriend describes him. In the grand scheme of things it should not matter who he supports or who he abuses the fact is that he is a piece of racist scum and these type of people should always be reported to the authorities.5 seconds on google and you get that, bu bu bu but bbc refused to name his supported team i wonder why........hmm Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 He's back on Stoke's bench, if even the bench.Didn't begrudge how he left but really not worked out for him so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKIP BEAR 370 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Imagine standing in a courtroom and blaming your son.What a fucking scumbag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersfc77 170 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 BBC are so corrupt and biased they are incapable of reporting anything free of septic bias. I will not take the moral high ground as racism is a sensitive issue that is addressed so wrong in this country. We seem obsessed with one form and yet totally disregard it various forms and so often muddy the waters by mis-labelling things racist when they are not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenger 10,242 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 they blame everyone and anyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Negri's Beard 1,423 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Blaming yer son, thats fucking desperate. What a sad world some people live in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Negri's Beard 1,423 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 living up to the Celtic motto - 'Always cheated. never defeated' Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,150 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The press is this country have no shame with their cover ups.This guy seems one piece of scum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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