Neville Kneville
Well-Known Member
Surely you must think it’s slightly alarming though if City chose to ignore warnings that an alleged (at the time) paedophile was working on their behalf with young boys?
As @Prestwich_Blue says, the precise nature of the relationship between Bennell and City isn’t clear yet, and I’m sure the truth will out over the coming months, but I find it odd when people seek to absolve City of any blame in this.
I'm not absolving City of any blame. I have no idea who at City knew what & what guidelines they would follow in those days.
I don't know what the rules would be as regards employing or not employing someone on the strength of hearsay.
I do know that if a bunch of people in football knew that City were about employ a terrorist, I would expect them to go straight to the police, irrespective of whether City believed them or not rather than waiting til he blew the place up, then mentioning it 20 years later.