Celtic to face Class Action over Boy's Club abuse

Hopefully club put this right and give the victims what they deserve and gives them some closure!

It has been used as a weapon by some in the hope that it ended celtic as a club and those * that support that mob do not have any care for the victims!

Thompson whilst acting for the victims are * aswell, taking 25% plus vat of any settlement per individual is shocking. Should have been a set fee with a portion donated to charity and let's not forget they funded that podcast about celtic bc abuse too, * defo for the watching!

 

Settled. Hopefully gives the victims some relief and closure.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvr2117ev8o

 

Right thing to do overall. I’m not sure how money can ever make amends for the victims of anything like this, but hopefully it allows them to move on with their lives as best they can.

 

The whole thing has felt badly managed from the board and the reputational damage has not been worth any money they may have saved from simply settling up front. It's a terrible image. But at least it sounds like it's almost done and those impacted can move on.

 

I understand that legal cases can take a long time for a variety of reasons, but my main reaction to this is 'about time'. If victims have decided to settle, then that's their choice and hopefully it allows them some closure.

 

The way it's been handled has been terrible, glad the victims are finally being recognised and compensated for the * they went through. Hopefully the remaining 10 cases or so are sorted out soon.

 

This is a highly sensitive issue which is damaging the reputation of the club. Needs to be treated with absolute transparency. Imo, the club should have pleaded guilty and then accept whatever decision is made by the court. No settlements, no excuses, no appeals, no nothing. Settling cases away from court implies the club might be trying to hide its guilt. What happened cannot be undone. Least the club can do is apologise both publicly and privately to the victims and accept the consequences.

 

I don’t think the club is trying to hide its guilt. I’m sure they have settled satisfactorily as far as the victims are concerned, not that money can make up for what happened. This was something that occurred decades ago under the tenure of different owners. Have no idea how these things play out but doesn’t seem to be any indication that they tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility given that anyone involved in this horrific crime is long gone from the club.

 

Yeah the current board aren't guilty of anything, and as a plc have legal obligations to current shareholders who also aren't guilty of anything, abuse is awful and people want the victims to be taken care of obviously, but in the real world there is no way the club simply ignores all legal advice on such a serious issue and just 'pleads guilty' in public, doing that would be massively negligent and open the club up to other legal action from shareholders/sponsors etc..

 

Hope it gives the victims some closure, we as club dealt with the issue in unacceptable way..

Hopefully we release a fitting statement and everyone can move on.

 

The club have acted, in what they see, as their duty of care to the club ie. What they believe to be financially prudent.

Its disgusting, but unfortunately the world we live in, and indeed the one we chose as a democratic society.

Unfortunately, it has been an appalling odyssey of trauma and humiliation for the victims of those animals, as well as their families and loved ones, and they deserve so much more than a pay off.

Im not going to say "now we can draw a line under this and move on."

Lessons need to be learned, and voices need to be heard.

What does give me a great deal of encouragement is how supportive and sympathetic our fanbase as a whole have been, whilst not stooping to the levels of whataboutery and denial we witness from the trauma vultures across the city, who have revelled in the plight of victims and used it a masquerade of virtue signalling and moral superiority.

Our club cannot, and should not shirk its responsibility for what happened, but our fans can continue to be supportive of those that were abused, ignored and hopefully, at long last, vindicated.

 

Money alone won't heal their wounds, but I hope in some way it can help them cope better. I wished we could have come to an agreement years ago, but better late than never.

I also wished those * in the old board had got what they deserved.

 

Hopefully the victims in question manage to get some degree of closure. Horrific ordeal for innocent people to go through.

As for the way the club has dealt with it, I’ve already made my feelings known, but it makes me feel sick. Their hand has been forced here, no way this would’ve been done voluntarily.

The reputational damage caused throughout the entire episode is irreversible, and far more costly than any amount of money.

 

Do you take the blame for things that you never done?

 

May the perpetrators rot in *, whatever that may be. Hopefully it's an ongoing thing where victims can get at least a bit of compensation for what they endured.

Seems like it's a fight that will never end though. It's something that's been around since the beginning of civilisation and will continue till the end of it.

Disgraceful that innocent people have to deal with the aftermath of the actions of evil bastsrds like this.

 

Doesn't matter what you and I think. Someone else might think differently and I wouldn't necessarily blame them. Caesar's wife must be above suspicion, especially since it's a highly sensitive issue.

At the end of the day, out-of-court settlements fail to shed light on the situation. Seems like the board is happy to sweep the problem under the carpet rather than openly talk about it in court. I get why they do it. It would have been a painful discussion. Personally, I think we should have opted for a more transparent approach.

 

Sweeping it under the carpet how?

 

Anybody heard a final and total figure including all settlements and legal fees?

 

If the victims choose to settle and feel that's what's best for them then no-one, especially some * on a random forum should be questioning that. Have a * word with yerself, there are multiple reasons victims would want to settle and avoid going to court to relive it all.

 

Just saying 7 figures so far so very vague. Not all have settled either, although expected to happen soon.