Brett Molloy - East Stirling player

[GovanAllan 0]

5 years? More like £500 fine.

 

GA - if someone has reported it to the police then they act upon it.

 

Second sentence wasn't connected to the first mate, sorry if you thought I was having a pop at the police. I'm sure he will be getting his collar felt.

 

Second sentence was more the fact they feel they can say whatever they like because they get told that Hun isn't bigoted and its ok to slag the disaster, I mine they sit and read prominent journalists do it so why can't they.

[Gazza_8 233]

You have to wonder about the mentality of these people. People have been done by the police before for comments on social networking sites yet some don't take heed and post their own bigoted vile.

[bigy 0]

I'm in two minds about this to be honest, although may get slated for it.

 

I think the biggest problem is the lack of condemnation of these types of instances from both sides. Had this been a 19 year old Rangers fan playing for a small club and saying 'f-e-nian' bastard and mocking the death of Celtic fans or players, then Rangers would be asked to comment and would quite rightly slate it. Similar to the GB parade, had that been Rangers fans in the same position we would have been criticised by one and all and rightly so. But again, the lack of condemnation and total silence from one side (whether you see that as Celtic or the RC church) is deafening.

 

So the question has to be is it not to be expected that 19 year old idiots (and not just this one) think it's acceptable to use such language and mock such happenings when their peers support such behaviour through their lack of condemnation?

 

Ordinarily i'd say rather than being punished the boy needs to be educated and shown the error of his ways. We've all been young and daft once, and all said things we shouldn't have - although without twitter these mistakes wouldn't have been so public. The problem is this 'education' would need to come from a platform of everyone acknowledging the behaviour is wrong and condemning it. While you have Celtic, the RC church and prominent RC politicians, lawyers and terrorist sympathisers supporting such behaviour education (which imo is the right course of action) can never work.

 

So I do have some sympahty for the boy, not for the comments but for the boy, because he'll have been brought up surrounded by bigots who think it's ok to behave in such a way, and will watch as leading politicians and lawyers actively encourage such behaviour. It's no wonder then that he's turned out as he has.

[Mountain Bear 0]

He's claiming his account has been hacked.

 

Presumably he has been hacked on a weekly basis for some time now, based on the history of anti Rangers tweets which have been pasted on RM.

[Mountain Bear 0]

absolutely disgusting comment about the ibrox disaster. surely this is the sort of thing the league should be stamping out.

 

typical in slagging someone else's spelling/grammar, he makes a mistake...

 

Amusingly, when he claimed he'd been hacked, he tweeted that he was now getting "hate male". You couldn't make it up!

[der Berliner 3,231]

Statement From The Chairman

 

The chairman of East Stirlingshire Football Club, Tony Ford, has issued the following statement after receiving correspondence regarding social networking posts made by one of the club’s players.

 

“I have been contacted by a number of people regarding posts made on social networking sites by one of our under-19 youth team players and I would like to thank those people for bringing this matter to my attention.

 

“Having read these comments I share your sense of shock and revulsion. Furthermore, I am horrified that a player connected with our club can express such opinions. I am sure all Shire supporters will join me in condemning these words.

 

“On behalf of everyone at East Stirlingshire Football Club I would like to apologise for the actions of this individual.

 

“As chairman of the club I would like to express deep regret for the distress these words will have caused the families of those who lost their lives in the Ibrox Disaster.

 

“I would like to say sorry to all Rangers supporters for the grossly offensive nature of the descriptions used.

 

“And I would also like to apologise to the officials, staff, coaches and players of Rangers Football Club, who we have spent this season building warm and cordial relations with.

 

“The player concerned has already been spoken to by club staff and has been told he will be the subject of a disciplinary procedure which will begin tomorrow (Wednesday).

 

“I will not prejudge this but I believe the individual concerned understands the possible implications and potential outcomes.

 

“At the start of the season all of our players were spoken to about dealing with the media and using social networking sites. In addition they were given material prepared by the Professional Footballers’ Association in Scotland outlining the potential risks in contributing to these sites.

 

“In the almost 18 months I have been chairman I, and the rest of the board, have worked extremely hard to make East Stirlingshire a welcoming club for everyone. We have participated willingly and positively in initiatives to combat sectarianism, bigotry and hate.

 

“A main aim has been to try and use football to promote community, harmony and tolerance. Coming to a Shire match is a social experience above all and many who have participated in that have commented how much like a family the Shire support is.

 

“I know I speak for the entire board of directors when I say we are proud to be a fan-owned and fan-run club. Likewise, I know my fellow directors are saddened and ashamed by these recent events which have brought no credit to the supporters, coaches and playing staff of our club. To those people too we owe an apology.”

 

East Stirlingshire FC