Frankie 8,148 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/club-statement-120321/2KQAVADoJ1CebFCF3Mzj0c WE are in receipt of the report published by the SFA following the review of sexual abuse in Scottish Football and have taken some time to consider its lengthy findings and recommendations. We are firmly committed to ensuring openness and transparency in relation to this issue and agree on the uninterrupted ethical obligation of clubs over time, irrespective of changes. We express our sincere sympathy to all individuals who have suffered abuse within the Scottish game and commend the bravery of all survivors who have come forward. With regard to the specific instances referred to, as the report states, these concerned one former employee. We note the report accepts that when former senior managers were provided with a direct allegation this was taken seriously and dealt with promptly. The report commends the action taken and acknowledges Rangers have previously said publicly the matter was reported to the police at the time. Today, Rangers is at the forefront of child safety and well-being in football. We believe it is a moral obligation to ensure that Scottish Football is beyond reproach and all safeguarding measures are strictly adhered to. We agree that it is time for all of Scottish Football to learn from and take responsibility for mistakes made in the past. We fully acknowledge the impact of these events and the enduring effect on individual lives. We apologise to anyone personally affected by abuse within Scottish Football. The Rangers Football Club Limited 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 My Gersnet editorial from a month for reference is here: https://www.gersnet.co.uk/index.php/news-category/current-affairs/1319-gn-editorial-there-but-for-the-grace-of-god 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 you do wonder why something this simple has taken so long to come up with but good to see us take responsibility and apologise without caveats. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevision 1,442 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 A clever and concise response albeit a bit late. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MacK1950 2,231 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, the gunslinger said: you do wonder why something this simple has taken so long to come up with but good to see us take responsibility and apologise without caveats. Maybe because instead an immediate knee jerk reaction of an apology we instead formulated ,correctly,the apology now issued. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 6,779 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Very clever response from Rangers. Read the report, digested it and now responded to it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Arguably we could have issued a more immediate response and followed up in due course, but this was considered and strikes the right tone for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 23 hours ago, stewarty said: Arguably we could have issued a more immediate response and followed up in due course, but this was considered and strikes the right tone for me. Some of those who immediately responded wouldn't have barely had enough time to even read the report, let alone digest it. I think we handled this well. Calm, measured, hit the right spots, had the right tone. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,124 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Next on the agenda will be the compensation lawyers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,409 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) RANGERS CHARITY FOUNDATION Rangers Charity Foundation, with the support of Rangers Football Club, intends to create the ability for anyone who has suffered sexual abuse in Scottish Football to access specialist confidential counselling services. This will be offered via the Foundation’s new appointment of a Trauma Counsellor who will also offer holistic counselling, advice and one-to-one support across a range of life-enhancing Foundation community programmes and activities to augment the Foundation’s service delivery and outcomes for young people and adults who may have experienced trauma and challenge." I expect the media will be all over this, hailing (ahem) this initiative. But in case they are not.... the full announcement is here: https://www.rangerscharity.org.uk/news/trauma-counselling-service-to-be-available-for-scottish-football-abuse-victims Edited March 13, 2021 by Uilleam 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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