Understanding the perpetrators walked among us

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We will never know the scale of sexual abuse in our institutions, or how far back in history they go; “historic” covers a lot of ground.  What we know for sure is the lifelong damage caused by this abuse.  Yesterday’s SFA review, apologies from clubs and the Association, and many criminal convictions, cannot repair the damage done, but it vindicates those who brought the issue to light.

It is hard to understand that the perpetrators walked among us, lived otherwise normal lives and held positions of respect.  It could be decades before we know if the problems of the past persist today, such is the imbalance of power between abuser and victim.  As a society, as families or as parents, we cannot be complacent.  Boys clubs, churches and youth organisations were targeted in the past, but if these types still walk among us, and they almost certainly do, they will look where vigilance is less.

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  1. lets all do the huddle on

    so the government have an advert on the telly that shows various folk from occupations like the NHS staring into the camera with the voice-over asking whether we can tell them we are doing everything we can to stop the spread of covid?

     

     

    what a shower of sanctimonious c*nts

     

     

    we are a year into this shite and still under house arrest

     

     

    the only light we can see at the end of the tunnell is because scientists have came up vaccines, fk all to do with anything politicians have done

     

     

    meanwhile decisions the government has taken have cost tens of thousands of lives, tens of thousands of jobs and have burdened us with debt for decades to come

     

     

    what a shower of f*ckers

     

     

    ive said before the one lesson out of this shite is that if it happens again then the emergency situation should be outsourced away from politicians

     

     

    fkin ar*eholes

  2. Sftb

     

    Another good jump

     

    Ronaldos looks minimum 4.5ft

     

    Motherwell dude 4ft

     

     

    Two good jumps though

  3. . LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on

     

     

    Don’t post if you’ve been on the sherbet . As you’ll inevitably come across as a bit odd … read back your contribution to your sum of human knowledge slowly..

     

     

    Dontshotthemessengercfc

  4. lets all do the huddle on

    LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on

     

     

     

    Don’t post if you’ve been on the sherbet . As you’ll inevitably come across as a bit odd … read back your contribution to your sum of human knowledge slowly..

     

     

    Dontshotthemessengercfc

     

     

     

    feel free to tell me which parts of my post you disagree with

  5. SFTB

     

     

    I don’t watch American sports any more. Superbowl, World Series if I am home and the TV is on and I usually know who I want to lose rather than who I want to win. It’s a fault of mine, I get it.

     

     

    Tennis and golf majors I’ll devote a Sunday afternoon. The individual stuff though…….. The Olympic sports I love are the individual disciplines. I think that was the reason behind X Games stuff really taking off. Just like in fitba we want to see the dribble. Individual sports you see in Olympics and X-Games are always a welcome break. Watching the guy you want to see dribble, dribble.

     

     

    Again, good link. Cheers.

  6. Goooooooooooood happy morning all from a matchday in a still snow covered Garngad ❄❄❄

     

     

    So if its Welsh out then either Duffy or Bitton in, none of these 2 would ever be in my starting 11 and I was one hoping Duffy would come in and shore up our defence but needs must, so probably Bitton for me.

     

     

    Same other starting 10.

     

     

    COYBIG

     

     

    D :)

  7. Good morning and a happy match day from a slightly milder 3deg North Staffs.

     

     

    Prestonpans

     

    Yes 10 short – forgot my 33vtimes table 😞

     

     

    Off to Mass

  8. GEEBEE1978 on 13TH FEBRUARY 2021 10:51 PM

     

    !!BADA BING!! on 13TH FEBRUARY 2021 10:09 PM

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I think he almost certainly will. Reid’s been with him since his Östersund days.

     

     

    Billy Reid and his tattoo won’t be welcome….

  9. GEEBEE1978

     

    I said when Potter was at Swansea in 2019 that he was worth a shout.

     

     

    Present Swansea manager Steve Cooper is also doing a good job. He used to manage English youths and ran Liverpool academy for a few years . So has good experience

  10. !!BADA BING!! on 13TH FEBRUARY 2021 10:46 PM

     

    Ex Bournemouth and Spurs Sporting Director David Webb,linked with DoF role

     

     

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    You know that’s Jason Bourne’s born name?

     

     

    Sounds just about what we need!

     

     

    HH jg

  11. JAMESGANG on 14TH FEBRUARY 2021 10:06 AM

     

    !!BADA BING!! on 13TH FEBRUARY 2021 10:46 PM

     

     

     

     

    Ex Bournemouth and Spurs Sporting Director David Webb,linked with DoF role

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    You know that’s Jason Bourne’s born name?

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sounds just about what we need!

     

     

     

     

     

     

    HH jg

     

     

     

    The Sporting Identity….

  12. My team for today:

     

     

    Bain

     

     

    Kenny Ajer Bitton Taylor

     

     

    Brown

     

     

    Turnbull Cal Mac Rogic

     

     

    Ajeti Eddie

  13. @CelticFC v St JohnstoneChristie, line up …

     

     

    Bain, Kenny, Ajer, Duffy, Taylor, Brown, McGregor, Turnbull, Rogic, Edouard, Christie

     

     

    Subs: Barkas, Ralston, Soro, Laxalt, Ajeti, Elyounoussi, Johnston, Klimala, Griffiths

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