Fa Chair Greg Clarke Pledges Support For Abuse Victims

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38099840

The flood gates have opened, and not before time.

[EDDIE51]

Looks like this one is going to be huge! Several stories running already.
Added onto the ongoing and ill fated enquiry into child abuse, makes you wonder just how widespread and common it was!

[agchristie]

Don't know about floodgates but let's see what the floodlights show. Where will it all end?

[Peter Pedant]

where will it all end ?

why didnt it begin twenty years ago when Bennell was convicted the first time round. why did they keep silent - especially as it concerns Bennell....

They cant very well say - oh I didnt think I would be believed

[mikey4444]

Another two footballers have spoken up overnight, and its beginning to look like a partial cover-up at least. George Ormond, of Newcastle United was jailed in 2002, and yet in the intervening 14 years, no mention of any "drains-up" exercise to find out if more boys were involved.

Its beginning to look like the usual old, old story...lets bury our heads in the sand and hope it will go away.

[mushroom25]

let's hope this doesn't lead - like operation yewtree did - to our tick box KPI chasing police to very publically humiliate innocents on the say-so of a few vindictive score settlers.

[youngmafbog]

And that is the probem Mushroom, which is why plod must not release the names of those they are interviewing.

And especially not tip off the BBC.

[mikey4444]

Its difficult to keep one name out of the Media though YMG....Bennell must be "helping Police with their enquiries" as it used to be worded, even as we type.

[Peter Pedant]

No Bennell is still free

and the police have taken his computer today ( but surely that is twenty y too late ?)

The Met were told today that on audit 100% of their child abuse cases were 'crap' or 'completely crap' so we can expect it All to be Done Again ....


I still dont know why Bennell other victims didnt come forward once he had been convicted - he has clocked up three ....

[mikey4444]

PP.....If you listen to what these chaps have said this week, it will be obvious
why they didn't come forward once he had been convicted.

When you see grown men cry on live TV, you get some idea of the extent to when they were terrified by the outcome.

[Peter Pedant]

// PP.....If you listen to what these chaps have said this week, it will be obvious why they didn't come forward once he had been convicted. //

erm sorry no missed that

there was one lady who was ignored at the time, when she asked that the safeguarding arrangements were - and she had her 15 mins on teevee earlier today...

[DTCwordfan]

Be careful with any accusation, just remember the Yates case, mikey and how the Press and individuals got this wrong - ching ching to the bank account of some.....

[mikey4444]

DTC....Barry Bennell was convicted on three separate occasions, of horrendous abuse of dozens of boys. George Ormond was also convicted of similar offences.

Publish and be damned.....I couldn't give a toss.

[DTCwordfan]

Be it on your bonce, mon ami......

[mikey4444]

Crewe were warned about Barry Bennell but he stayed on, says former board member :::::

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/25/crewe-barry-bennell-former-board-member

A cover up, if ever I saw one.