Neely was obviously a 'wrong 'un'.
However, the story as told by his Ibrox victim would probably not have resulted in a conviction for anything of a sexual nature as it certainly lacks a sexual ingredient, unless we are to revisit every caning in the history of school discipline.
I suspect that there would have been a sexual gratification in the episode for Neely if we are to believe the insinuations that have followed him to the grave.
However, I am not sure where the club could have gone with this allegation in the absence of any other evidence to support it.
Sacking him itself seems about as severe a punishment as they could have doled out.
Should they have informed the police?
Well, shouldn't the boy's parents have?
There was no cover-up in this matter it would seem to have been dealt with transparently with the parents fully involved.
It would also seem that the parents were content with how the club dealt with it.
I don't want to detract from Neely's possible wrongdoing, but this really smacks as scraping the barrel by Daly on behalf of Celtc Football Club, in a desperate attempt to muddy clear waters by spreading the guilt for a period that shames Scottish football, but in particular marks out Celtc Football Club as something beyond the pale.