McMURDO KNEW?

Usually I try to keep my blog light-hearted and only occasionally bring up serious topics. I am heartily sickened, however, by the sheer hypocrisy shown by many Bisto Kids. Now, I've made my views known about the situation in Northern Ireland clear quite often on here but I'll say it again. Like many in mainland Britain I see it as something to be well out of and I look forward to the day when an indpendent Scotland can breathe easily and say that it has nothing to do with us. I don't like the Green Brigade's hijacking of Celtic matches to put forward political ideas to do with NI and agree with the majority that Celtic is going to have to do something about them.

I find absolutely breathtaking, however, that the supporters of Bisto FC have the gall to complain about the Green Brigade. Many of them were on the Daily Record forum yesterday, spouting off about how this kind of thing has no place in football and that the SFA should do something about it. This from a support that never tires of singing about guarding Derry's Walls. That, equally, has no place in football and yet not one word is ever raised against it in our media.

The thing that really annoys me, though, is the constant harping on about child abuse. It reared its ugly head again yesterday on McMurdo's blog, when somebody said that it was disgusting to use this subject for point scoring. McMurdo's reply?

"Is using the raping of children to point score as bad as covering it up?"

The implication, of course, being that Celtic knew about the abuse Torbett was inflicting and looked the other way. They all keep screaming about this and one Facebook page even calls for 'justice for the victims.' It seems, however, that these particular victims are the only ones they care about.

They constantly call for an investigation into Celtic (all for the sake of the victims, you understand) but I've heard no calls for any such investigation into the Elm Guest House scandal or the possible crimes of Michael Souter. The revelations about Jimmy Savile were discussed fully on McMurdo's blog;  the emphasis, of course, being on the fact that he was a Catholic and had received a Papal knighthood. No mention at all of his close friendship with members of royalty and the Establishment or the huge cover up of his crimes by politicians and police. And has there been any word of condemnation regarding Ian Watkins's disgusting crimes? No doubt they were all searching the internet to see what kind of school he went to before deciding whether or not to comment!

Every single Bisto blog or post about child abuse always claims that they find it a vile crime and that they are only concerned for the victims. A fine sentiment and I would certainly condemn anyone involved in this crime, whether priest, minister, politician or youth worker. These blogs, on the other hand, are very selective about who they condemn. They are not interested in, and in no way concerned for, the victims of child abuse. All they are interested in is following a bigoted agenda of trying to contend that such crimes are perpetrated only by Catholics, or those involved with Celtic FC. Perhaps they could explain how their ditty, 'Who shagged all the boys' is standing up for the victims?

When it comes to anyone else involved in these crimes they either ignore it or try to defend the accused. For example, when it transpired that Max Clifford was being investigated as part of Operation Yewtree, Bill McMurdo was quick to jump to the guy's defence, saying how he had known him for years and what a good bloke he was etc etc. If it turns out that Clifford is actually guilty of such crimes should we all then wave banners saying, 'McMurdo Knew'?

If the Bisto Kids are so convinced of a cover up at Celtic Park and that there is ample evidence of this, then why do they not go to the police? I would. If I even suspected that somebody was covering up such crimes then I would not hesitate to contact the police, no matter who that somebody might be.

I used to believe that paedophiles were folk that had been abused themselves and they then grew up thinking this was normal. I'm sure there are people like that but the revelations about organised gangs have changed my mind. There certainly needs to be an in-depth investigation of these atrocities and of those that covered up the crimes. That, however, does not mean just an investigation of one particular organisation, but all of them. I would welcome prosecutions of Catholic clergy involved in this crime, as well as an investigation into any cover ups. Unlike the Bisto Kids, however, I also want similar investigations into the Government, the police and the media.

Rant over.