Quote Originally Posted by valefaninpeace View Post
Whether people knew or not, what can’t be dismissed is that it happened. An inquiry isn’t just to find out any blame, its to ensure such things never happen again. People could have sympathy for the club because such a person could have been at any club, but it’s hard when the prevailing attitude is to bury your heads in the sand and take the role of the victim. The statements from the club and comments from some supporters don’t come across very good at all. And that’s an understatement.
Our Media/P.R department has always been a joke and unfortunately I think it’s not done us any favours in this situation.

The police report should be enough to exonerate the club from guilt and I believe with the spotlight shone on the club if there was actual knowledge of Bennel it would have been brought out. Also I don’t think the board or Dario were ever so ruthlessly ambitious that they would have knowingly protected Bennel whatever class of player he could develop.

You’re right though, the club should definitely get a review of its protection policies and club behaviours now. It makes sense in attracting young players , keeping the parents happy and showing that we do take this seriously and don’t want to brush this under the carpet.