Think you are bang on the money here, someone has closed threm down the 06.55 slot had nothingBBC Scotland have not covered this story again this morning on 6.25 Scottish bulletin so I wonder if clubs lawyers have got involved
We should take them all the way this time
Daly and co need to taken to court for that report last night
I get what you mean. Sacked and we don’t dignify the cretin with any mention. Not sure it matters, Daily and the BBC were hell bent on dragging us into it. The story is totally sensationalised, which the BBC have absolutely no mandate for doing, they left pretty vital and important facts out of it, such as the lads father was a serving police officer and as far as I can see made no attempt to contact people who were actually at the meeting. A total hatchet job!
BOOOOOOM !!!
Get it round you BBC.
I wonder why all of a sudden a lie like this would appear in the news???......strange just cant figure out why.
The problem with this case is that the boy's father would be heavily involved in how it was dealt with. He is now dead.
Maybe he just wanted Souness to give Neely a rollicking and force his resignation.
From a legal perspective, would any allegation of a criminal act not have to come from the boy (and/or his father if the boy was still a child)?
This is where the story seems to come unstuck.
I can't remember where I read it but, I'm sure I read the lad's dad was now dead.
For sure it is! The BBC have an agenda against us and that is very clear; however the best response to that is an independent inquiry that gets all the facts out on the table. If it vindicates us then you can tell them ram their rumours up their pipes and go after them for libel.
Just shouting "It's not true, the BBC have an agenda" allows that doubt to exist.
Truthfully it would hurt a lot to hear our club had not done the correct thing in regards to Neely but if it has happened then the truth should be sought. Arguing any differently while wanting the scum to be hammered for their horrific past is duplicitous.
The problem with this case is that the boy's father would be heavily involved in how it was dealt with. He is now dead.
Maybe he just wanted Souness to give Neely a rollicking and force his resignation.
From a legal perspective, would any allegation of a criminal act not have to come from the boy (and/or his father if the boy was still a child)?
This is where the story seems to come unstuck.
Hmmm , convenient.I can't remember where I read it but, I'm sure I read the lad's dad was now dead.
Hmmm , convenient.
Yes, we did the responsible thing via the meeting with the serving policeman father and the son. He was the serving copper with his duty as both a parent and policeman to report this to take it down a legal route. We did report it to the police as he was a serving officer at the time and it was his call to take this even further
it’s not.
Abusing him online isn't the way to go, he'll be counting on that. Ignore him and let Rangers deal with this in a sensitive measured manner.Who the f*ck is Mark Daly? Does the fanny have twitter or a public email address?
I would like to hear his side of the event, him being a cop.it’s not.
Honestly not a case of moaning but I am disgusted and fuming with this. How dare theyDidn’t take long for someone to moan about our statement. Damned if we do damned if we don’t.
What else you expecting at this stage ?
Nothing seems to satisfy you about our club.
Things will going on behind the scenes.
You want all the hands dealt early ?
Daly hasn't asked the obvious question - why did you and your father not make the allegation to the police?
This drivel is designed simply to draw a false parallel between Rangers and Celtic and appeal to the hard-of-thinking.
We've heard all this for years, it's no more than fore-lock touching and wishful thinking. 'All the hands'? Can you be specific or is it just more deflection? And what would exactly be wrong in this case with all the hands being dealt early?
Our statement should have called for an immediate and open, independent, in-depth investigation into abuse in Scottish Football and stated that the club would do all it could to bring this about and then facilitate it.
The club needs a CEO who will robustly champion its interests on and off the pitch.
Stop listening to snakes like Traynor and McLelland, Mr. King. Give us a day-to-day leader.
" Neely would carry on abusing at Rangers until a complaint was made in 1991, which led to his dismissal. " This deliberately misleading phrase in that scandalous article infers that Neely had a free rein at Ibrox to abuse at will. It is disgraceful journalism.
Aye no bother John paul.Dunno if it's been raised but the part about us basing previous descriptions on accounts of persons present at that time is extremely weak.
We either reported it to the Police or we did not.
The omission leads me to believe that we didn't, which is shameful.
Sorry but the statement is far from strong enough for my liking. If we were absolutely sure we had done the right thing then we should have publicly eviscerated the BBC and called for a full public enquiry to clear our name.
according to the sun both Parents knew and went to the club about the alleged threat to spank their sons Bum and they did nothing about it, son comes out thirty years later and runs to the media calling himself John..Daly hasn't asked the obvious question - why did you and your father not make the allegation to the police?
This drivel is designed simply to draw a false parallel between Rangers and Celtic and appeal to the hard-of-thinking.
The best way to shut all these anti rangers establishments is to start winning trophies and i cant wait for it to happen
Because they don’t like the song big jock knew.None of the reports mention anyone other than Souness or Smith.
I'm struggling to see why they would be directly involved in a serious allegation against a youth coach. There were obvious potential repercussions in terms of the law and they had no relevant expertise.
Mr Souness and Mr Smith can put this to bed very quicklyHood & the boys dad are both dead mate.
Not for Rangers!Hmmm , convenient.
Because they don’t like the song big jock knew.
they are looking for an equaliser against their euro cup winning manager kicking Torbett out and then letting him back. Expect a green brigade glee fest sullying Walter and souness very soon.
No, that's not true, not if it wasn't reported. Big difference between an individual cop knowing and it being officially reported.So the fact the boys father was a police officer meant the police already knew about it before the club did. I don’t understand where the ‘cover up’ was supposed to be. We couldn’t have even if the club wanted to.
Mr Souness and Mr Smith can put this to bed very quickly
Should be getting settled in a court room.Should be put out on Twitter
Not really. They can of course tell their story and I hope they do, but it then just becomes their word against the alleged victims.Mr Souness and Mr Smith can put this to bed very quickly
I would like to hear his side of the event, him being a cop.
No, that's not true, not if it wasn't reported. Big difference between an individual cop knowing and it being officially reported.
True, but you'd expect a cop to report it officially if he knew.
No, that's not true, not if it wasn't reported. Big difference between an individual cop knowing and it being officially reported.
That's fair comment as an outsider. But the cop would have known exactly what would happen to his son if he had gone official. I have no knowledge of this but perhaps the Dad put his boy's future first.True, but you'd expect a cop to report it officially if he knew.
according to the sun both Parents knew and went to the club about the alleged threat to spank their sons Bum and they did nothing about it, son comes out thirty years later and runs to the media calling himself John..
why would you hide behind a name when nothing physical actually happened
you wouldnt go the police if they were already informed of the alleged threat
not only calling the club liars the BBC are calling our two former Managers liars who dealt with it.
Ban the BBC from Ibrox and all use of our name