https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/16/andy-woodward
Really sad read on how it affected him
Really sad read on how it affected him
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Paedophilia within the game/City launch redress scheme
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lancs blue
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That's grim reading, despite the assurances mentioned in the article it does make you wonder about whether Gary Speed was also a victim, I doubt I'd be taking Bennell's word on anything.
inchy14
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The worse part was the **** marrying the abuseds sister!! Fuck me how could anyone do that to a family?
Yeah it really is shocking that this went on, sad reading about him having panic attacks during games.That's grim reading, despite the assurances mentioned in the article it does make you wonder about whether Gary Speed was also a victim, I doubt I'd be taking Bennell's word on anything.
Thanks for posting that, would never have seen it otherwise. It got me thinking about Speed as well. I might be wrong, but I don't think there's any official reason yet Speed committed suicide. Its been covered he and his wife had a row, but thats just circumstantial, and doesn't point to much. Whether he was a victim or not, and it may have led to it, we'll probably never know.
toffee balls
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Barry Bennell.
I played for Whitehill for 1 year when he was the manager.
Bad man from a bad family .
Google him or his brother Ronnie.
I mentioned this in the David White bankrupt thread.
Bluesince1979
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ive a mate who played junior
Football for Crewe and i think made one or two first team appearances.
He named one or two high up people at the club who along with Bennel were bang at it with kids and the hierarchy encouraged younger players to stay at bennels house to 'save travelling on the day of the game'.
My mates dad saw right through this, 'no thank you, I'll make sure he's there on time'.
Disgusting his sentence was , in my opinion, lenient
Football for Crewe and i think made one or two first team appearances.
He named one or two high up people at the club who along with Bennel were bang at it with kids and the hierarchy encouraged younger players to stay at bennels house to 'save travelling on the day of the game'.
My mates dad saw right through this, 'no thank you, I'll make sure he's there on time'.
Disgusting his sentence was , in my opinion, lenient
Does make you wonder about that whole Crewe system where Dario Gradi was in charge for so long, it seems unlikely they didn't know what was going on. You see this sort of thing in the news about US colleges and the way they all cover up abuse from long serving staff and it does make you wonder what's wrong with people.
Good on Neil Warnock though, he's spoken well about it and I don't imagine too many other managers of his era would have taken him to Sheffield United with him after he'd had a nervous breakdown, all seemingly to try and help the lad.
Good on Neil Warnock though, he's spoken well about it and I don't imagine too many other managers of his era would have taken him to Sheffield United with him after he'd had a nervous breakdown, all seemingly to try and help the lad.