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Prick with his wishy washy bs and scared to name the club with convictions where pedophilia was endemic 
 

Scottish football clubs urged to apologise for historical child sex abuse

By Chris McLaughlin
BBC Scotland sports news correspondent pedo enabler 

The SFA ordered the review after allegations of historical child sex abuse in Scottish football

Scottish football clubs should issue an unequivocal public apology to those who have been affected by historical child sex abuse, a report has found.

It heard personal accounts from 33 people stretching back to the 1970s.

In the majority of cases, the Scottish FA-commissioned review found no-one in the game had concrete evidence of abuse at the time.

But it said there were varying levels of suspicion that could have been acted on.

The harrowing sex abuse allegations in the report concerned team officials, scouts and coaches.

SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell said the content of the 191-page review had left him "deeply upset".

Senior clubs including Rangers, Hibernian, Motherwell and Partick Thistle were all named in the testimonies.

Celtic Boys Club also featured in often distressing personal accounts of sexual abuse.

A number of those accused in the report have now been convicted but others have since died.

The review also expresses dismay "that some young people may have been exposed to risk and abuse because adults did not do everything they could to ensure their protection and wellbeing despite reasonable cause for suspicion that abuse was possible."

And it revealed the team received accounts "with specific information concerning possible organised sexual abuse".

It confirmed these are now subject to criminal investigation in Scotland and are also reported to the English FA Independent Review.

The review was commissioned by the SFA following allegations of abuse in Scottish football and beyond and was led by former children's charity executive, Martin Henry.

His interim report, first published in 2018, said Scottish football's child protection protocols were not fit for purpose and that children in the game were still at risk.

That led to an apology from Mr Maxwell who described what happened in the past as "abhorrent".

'Traumatic experiences'

A total of 97 recommendations have been made, including calls for individual clubs to make apologies to those who were affected, in a bid to help them move on. 

The review also calls for Scottish football to do more to tackle homophobia in the game.

The SFA chief executive said: "I am deeply upset by the contents of the final report into sexual abuse in Scottish football and, in particular, by the deeply personal, traumatic experiences endured by young players who were abused by people in whom they and their families placed their trust. 

"I reiterate my sincerest apology on behalf of Scottish football to all who have experienced abuse in our national game."

Mr Maxwell believes great progress has been made in recent years and said 80% of the original recommendations are either completed or in progress. 

He concluded: "As the report also states, football provides a tremendous outlet for young people in Scotland and it is the responsibility of everyone involved in Scottish football to protect and cultivate that for future generations."

https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/final-independent-report-into-non-recent-sexual-abuse-in-scottish-football-published/?rid=13929

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they fucking name us, hibs, motherwell, partick but when it comes to celtic it's the "celtic boys club". so will celtic need to make an apology or not??? surely if they have to then they are liable...which goes against the separate entity nonsense. i doubt they will be made to apologise because it ruins their defence.

the cunt is tip toeing around the whole celtic situation and trying to smear the name of us and other clubs (not that i care about them but cmon)

 

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Absolutely raging at Gollum’s comments here.  Names several clubs (including Rangers) but refuses to name the Scum CHOOSING to use Scum Boys Club instead.  If you’re reading this thread you little shit, hang your head in shame - open and honest journalism in this broken land is dead.

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10 minutes ago, 6superbarry6 said:

Seen the headline in the record online also mentions us, what do we have to apologise for exactly? what wrong doing has our club ever committed, “journalists” once again avoid naming and shaming a certain club and are intent on making it a Scottish football issue instead. 

Several of the witness testimonies specifically detail abuse that took place at Rangers.

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Just now, 6superbarry6 said:

Hope the club are on top of this and file charges against these “journalists” when our club has never been found guilty of anything. 

Thats the biggest joke , the club are never on top of any of this shit , they will bend over and take it once again.........

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2 minutes ago, The Dude said:

Several of the witness testimonies specifically detail abuse that took place at Rangers.

celtic (or boys club) - 6 convicted in court of law - 35 mentions

Rangers - zero convictions - 25 mentions

Hibs - knew a paedo existed but informed no one. Jim McCafferty worked for Hibs too. Convicted - 17 mentions

The BBC summary article is an utter disgrace to journalism. 

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Posted this in the other thread:

 

This isn’t about a whitewash IMO. The majority of cases against that lot are still subject to ongoing criminal proceedings and can’t be mentioned in the document.

What the document does highlight, disgustingly, is the culture at the time was not a safe environment for children almost across the board. It’s a learning point, for sure, and apologies have to be made, but holy fuck life was made easy for these sick individuals.

This can’t be a point-scoring exercise and we have to admit to our own shortcomings in relation to these issues and not apportion blame on others. Yes, Hibs should have notified us and whilst it’s good that we sacked the perpetrator immediately , we should have concrete evidence of a report being made and the article after his departure is almost an attempt at whitewash itself. The poor lad’s treatment after the fact and the realisation that this may have stopped other people coming forward with their own issues is just such a sad indictment of how the debacle was handled.

All clubs involved should IMO be punished, even us. I understand there wasn’t a history of holding on to documentation in the 90s and that could easily explain our situation but it’s not good enough. I hold out club to the highest standards and we’ve fell short of them here.

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1 minute ago, graeme_4 said:

celtic (or boys club) - 6 convicted in court of law - 35 mentions

Rangers - zero convictions - 25 mentions

Hibs - knew a paedo existed but informed no one. Jim McCafferty worked for Hibs too. Convicted - 17 mentions

The BBC summary article is an utter disgrace to journalism. 

I don't disagree with your final sentence. However, in regards to the question I answered, that's what our club have to apologise for.

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2 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

celtic (or boys club) - 6 convicted in court of law - 35 mentions

Rangers - zero convictions - 25 mentions

Hibs - knew a paedo existed but informed no one. Jim McCafferty worked for Hibs too. Convicted - 17 mentions

The BBC summary article is an utter disgrace to journalism. 

There are kids who were abused have spoke about the filthy 14 NAMES.
There is one in particular who ran a c****c boys club team who abused an 18 month old child,and who i would have gladly stood on his windpipe till he croaked and that slimy cretin want's apologies. 

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