This is all a little difficult

Already, one female poster on here has made her feelings clear and I just don't know how a club squares such a notorious past with its community work, player visits etc. Abuse from the crowd is one thing... what about mums at soccer schools, hospital trips?

But then I wonder if this can be differentiated from the King case and others? King was a nasty sexual bully, an adult, consciously using his 'power' to abuse. Mboyo was a kid growing up in a very bad crowd, almost impossible to shake off, who it appears has found a way out.

Not sure personally I would feel quite as squeamish about signing Mboyo as I would about King then. But who am I to say? Perhaps I have an overly rosy view of the power/potential of atonement and redemption.

Posted By: norway on February 3rd 2013 at 08:46:02

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so mboyo might join in the summer then (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 00:44:55
- i would stop supporting the club (NCFC) - matgore, Feb 3, 09:08:32
- Can hear it now.......'she said no pele. She said no' (n/m) (NCFC) - oh huckerby, Feb 3, 08:26:32
- Ahhh this bit is where me and him disagree (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 3, 01:09:57
  - purely playing Devil's advocate here... (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 3, 01:24:26
    - This is all a little difficult (NCFC) - norway, Feb 3, 08:46:02
      - I'm with you I think (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 3, 09:28:32
        
        We don't have to sign him, he will have a career (NCFC) - norway, Feb 3, 09:46:25
    - Read somewhere he served 3 years then done rehabilitation for another 2 (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 3, 01:26:16
- Fucking hope not (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 3, 01:00:12
  - turned his life around apparently (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 01:03:57
    - Fuck that. This board would explode (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Feb 3, 01:17:32
      - got to be some decent strikers out there who haven't raped kids imo (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 01:24:27
        
        You'd certainly hope so. (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Feb 3, 01:28:33
        
        not sure holty would be too chuffed either (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 01:31:59
        
        Doubt many would be tbh (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 3, 01:35:36
        
        can see mcnally issuing a denial tomorrow (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 01:37:29
        
        Should issue an apology and so should Hughton (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 3, 01:39:35
        
        and i thought our recruitment strategy was bizarre in the week (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 01:42:15
        
        I wish there were decent strikers who don't want the death penalty back too. (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Feb 3, 01:33:15
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 01:33:58
        
        Especially for over ?2m (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 3, 01:27:19

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