HYPOCRITICAL TO THE MAX

At last McMurdo has mentioned Max Clifford, although he was probably shamed into it by everyone commenting on how he was neglecting to mention it. As he and his ilk are constatntly saying, children and young people need to be protected from predatory adults. To McMurdo and his followers, however, it seems that such predatory adults only exist in the Catholic Church. So it's a big moment when McMurdo finally admits that others, even a friend of his old man, can be guilty of such a crime. But does he?

If you read his blog there is little condemnation of Clifford in it at all; if anything, it's full of excuses. It was a long time ago, when attitudes were different, young girls dress to look older all the time and Clifford has many powerful enemies that would want to fit him up. In other words, McMurdo is not convinced of Clifford's guilt; he probably went to the wrong kind of school for one thing! It's quite disgusting, really, how he's desperate to make excuses for this revolting individual while frequently condemning others that have not even gone to trial.

A telling remark is where he says, "Also, if we are being brutally honest, the slap-and-tickle, Carry On, sexy seaside postcard culture back in the sixties and seventies was not conducive to the protection of young girls." That's perfectly true. It's also true that attitudes to child abuse were totally different. This was a time of 'spare the rod and spoil the child,' when children needed a bloody good hiding to learn anything and the teacher would thrash hell out of you with a leather belt because you looked at him the wrong way. Nobody challenged these attitudes until the 1980s.

Attitudes toward child sex abuse were also different back then. In the main it was something that everybody closed their eyes to and pretended that it didn't happen. Anyone that sexually abused a child was considered a 'dirty bastard' and a good beating was all that was required. In fact, it seemed that a good beating was a panacea for everything back in those days. I remember stories round our way when I was growing up about somebody molesting a child and being beaten to within an inch of his life. For some reason nobody contacted the police, least of all the recipient of the beating.

Apparently this is what also happened at Celtic Park. Jock Stein discovered about Torbett, gave him the requisite beating and threw him out. I've no doubt that anyone caught at Ibrox indulging in the same perversions would have received the same summary justice; that's the way they did things back then.

To McMurdo and his ilk, however, looking back at a time of different attitudes and mores is only to be used in mitigation for the chosen few, like Clifford. When it comes to Celtic it's all about cover-ups and projecting today's morality back to forty-odd years ago. Two-faced hypocrites, the lot of them!

McMurdo has one more thing to say, which is relevant to his own, slavering disciples: "Perhaps some of the criticisms of Yewtree is that it is smearing people who are mere sleazebags with the far worse label of paedophile. There is a crucial difference."

And yet, one of his commentors comes out with this: "In view of recent high profile court cases when can we expect Cardinal O’Brien to face criminal charges."

Criminal charges for what? Coming on to other men? He did not abuse anyone, let alone a child or a young person; but he's a Roman Catholic so that's enough to condemn him. It also means that he gets constantly accused of child abuse on McMurdo's blog; something that McMurdo allows and never appears to question. I wonder why?

Meanwhile, the Union of Fuckwits decided to have another one of their shows of defiance at East End Park. They flashed red cards to show their displeasure at the board; I'm sure the Easdales are quaking in their boots! The match ended in a 1-1 draw, meaning that Bisto FC's relentless march continues. A whole season unbeaten against bricklayers and the like; celebrations are definitely in order, eh?

And we've got two more climbing on the gravy train. Emilson Cribari, a player that most Bisto Kids probably thought, and hoped, had disappeared, is looking for a new contract. He's currently getting £7k a week for doing bugger all, so you can hardly blame him! If this was any other club you'd expect Cribari to be just laughed at for his cheek and then shown the door. At Bisto FC, however, they like nothing better than throwing money around. No doubt he'll be offered a three-year contract on increased terms!

The other one looking to be a new passenger is somebody that's been on the train before: Auld Pishy's friend, Imran Ahmad. He tried before to get the cash he claims he's owed ringfenced, in case Bisto went into administration. Unfortunately, the judge threw his request out of court. With everything that's been happening lately he's going back to court to try again. This time I don't think the judge can refuse his request; unless, of course, he's received instructions doon the Ludge. Can Bisto afford to have half-a-million quid 'ringfenced'? It looks like it's going to be another fun-filled summer!

"Hello, there! I'm ba-ack! I'm going to run this rancid club into the ground and then there's a certain pish-stained alky I want a word with!"