Over to you Mr Regan

[Uilleam 5,409]

Again, just hugely depressing. Firstly the crime, but also the cover up. Who do Celtic think they are? The wellbeing of children is a bit more important than a, let's face it, run of the mill sports team.

 

I'd say the same about Rangers by the way.

 

You don't buy that rasellik is "More Than a Club"?

[aweebluesoandso 290]

Mark Daly when asked by Jackie Bird on the BBC news, ''has there been any other allegations of child abuse before this current one'' Daly replied ''No''

 

Now today he's saying he was contacted by someone who was abused, but he was too busy on another project. Then he changed his story again and said this previous report of abuse '' slipped through the net''

 

Well make up your mind Mark, was there previous reports of child abuse before the current ones, did it slip through your net, or were you busy on another story, or did you just turn a blind eye?

[Norris Cole 0]

You don't buy that rasellik is "More Than a Club"?

 

What can you do but laugh. They are a middling sports team in a wee backwater of a country, reviled by far more than actually like them. The odd glory period but on the whole a more than sordid history, from Maley to Torbett. Add on a liberal spreading of psychological illness and you have Celtic FC.

 

I will always love Graeme Souness, because he treated them as they deserved. Like shite on his shoe.

Edited December 11, 2016 by Norris Cole

[JFK-1 1,671]

A decade past, a couple of cleaners at Sellik Park opened a cupboard in ra Sellik View office and discovered over 300 pornographic photographs of children involved in Celtic Boys Club. Some of the shower scenes were in black and white, other more recent posed images were in colour. The pictures spenned over 20 years. Long term Sellik View photographer, John Cullen took said photos. He was arrested, tried, convicted, and received a nominal sentence. I think six months suspended?

 

The important thing is continuity and mutual support. Cullen was there as part of the Torbet/Cairney ring. The continuing demand in main stream media to preserve the good name of ra Sellik, leads to convenient collective amnesia reference those involved. Mark Daly should be shining a light into a most dark corner, both Torbet and Cullen remain alive today. Expose the ring.

 

A photographer with Celtic Football Club has admitted a charge of indecency against boys aged as young as 10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3505864.stm

[Uilleam 5,409]

What can you do but laugh. They are a middling sports team in a wee backwater of a country, reviled by far more than actually like them. The odd glory period but on the whole a more than sordid history, from Maley to Torbett. Add on a liberal spreading of psychological illness and you have Celtic FC.

 

I will always love Graeme Souness, because he treated them as they deserved. Like shite on his shoe.

 

A peculiarly sanctimonious brand of shite, I would contend. Therein lies its "speshul" status.

[chilledbear 16]

Deputy first minister John Swinney has called on the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to set up an independent inquiry into historic child abuse.

 

STV

[RANGERRAB 3,255]

Mark Daly when asked by Jackie Bird on the BBC news, ''has there been any other allegations of child abuse before this current one'' Daly replied ''No''

 

Now today he's saying he was contacted by someone who was abused, but he was too busy on another project. Then he changed his story again and said this previous report of abuse '' slipped through the net''

 

Well make up your mind Mark, was there previous reports of child abuse before the current ones, did it slip through your net, or were you busy on another story, or did you just turn a blind eye?

 

Daly wouldn't investigate anything which showed Celtic in a bad light.

Thought we'd all have realised that by now

[BEARGER 1,829]

Deputy first minister John Swinney has called on the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to set up an independent inquiry into historic child abuse.

 

STV

 

Scotland's deputy first minister has said the Scottish Football Association (SFA) should set up an independent inquiry into historical child abuse.

Police Scotland is among a number of UK forces investigating allegations.

John Swinney told BBC Scotland he would not extend the Scottish government's inquiry to include football clubs but said that the SFA should consider a review.

The SFA said it was "open minded" to an independent inquiry.

A spokesman for the governing body added that any review must have the "right scope and terms of reference".

The SFA is due to hold a meeting with Police Scotland on Monday to discuss the issue of sexual abuse in football.

 

Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, Mr Swinney ruled out extending the remit of the government's inquiry looking into the historical abuse of children in care in Scotland.

He said: "I won't do that.

"Survivors group want that [the inquiry] to proceed. They don't want the timescale extended, which would be an inevitable consequence of extending into other sectors, whether that was football or any other sector."

But asked whether the SFA should look at establishing its own inquiry, Mr Swinney said he thought it should.

"I think first and foremost the police have got to be given the time and the space to address any complaints made by any individual who has had the whole experience of being affected by child abuse within football," he said.

Respected figure

"They must go to the police, there are helplines available to assist people to make that contact, and I encourage people to do that.

"I think the SFA should recognise the extent of the actions that various clubs have taken individually to examine previous conduct in handling these issues.

"But I think the existence of that information is now so widespread that I think the SFA has got to consider setting up an independent inquiry that will satisfy that these issues have been properly and fully addressed by everyone in football."

He said any inquiry set up by the SFA should be fully "independent".

He added: "It should be conducted by an authoritative, independent, respected figure who will be able to look at these issues without fear or favour, and to examine all of the issues to the satisfaction of the wider debate within Scotland."

"I think that's a necessity of the current situation that football in Scotland finds itself in."

Youth coach

The English Football Association has commissioned an independent investigation into the way it dealt with abuse allegations.

Earlier this week, former SFA chief executive Gordon Smith called for an inquiry into historical sexual abuse.

He said it should look at how clubs and national bodies responded to allegations.

His comments came after Partick Thistle confirmed that physiotherapist John Hart, who died in 1995, was dismissed from Firhill in 1992 after allegations of abuse were made.

A BBC Scotland investigation has also revealed that former youth coach and referee Hugh Stevenson was allowed to carry on working in football for several years after being reported to police and the SFA over child sex offences.

Edited December 11, 2016 by BEARGER

[RANGERRAB 3,255]

When the Torbet scandal broke at Celtic criminal prosecutions took place but the SFA took no action towards the club that I'm aware of. No football punishments were administered.

 

That is now coming back to haunt the SFA with a vengeance. By not dealing with Celtic how can they hand now out punishments to any other clubs ?

 

All of these past allegations now emerging within Scottish football must be the SFA's worst nightmare because of their inaction towards Celtic previously. The SG will surely want retrospective action taken against clubs who tried to cover this up won't they ?

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Everyone will surely?