I was talking to someone about this last week

This bloke I was sat next to at a wedding was saying that back in the 70's and 80's got to know many of the staff at Stoke Mandeville.

He said that Saville was not popular, like he made out, and although he wouldn't go into details he did say that concerns where raised about Saville but no one was prepared to go higher because of who he was. They feared losing their jobs and never being able to work in medicine again.

Saville was a bit of a gangster and very influential. This bloke said that many had their suspicions but he was shocked as to how bad it actually was.

Posted By: emmaroyds on August 22nd 2014 at 17:39:30

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Depressing when childhood/other heroes turn out to be a complete arse or worse (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 22, 17:01:27
- You have missed Pants off that list. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Breadstick, Aug 22, 17:29:15
- Yeah I agree (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Aug 22, 17:16:31
  - not in the same way as the others... ....., (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 22, 19:57:08
  - I never got how Saville was popular either (NCFC) - Arnhem ball boy, Aug 22, 17:23:30
    - He fixed it for me to milk a goat blind-folded. (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Aug 22, 17:41:22
    - I was talking to someone about this last week (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Aug 22, 17:39:30
      - Saville was protected by Thatcher and The Royal Family (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 22, 17:44:42
        
        I suggest you remove that contribution asap (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Aug 22, 17:48:53
        
        Why on earth would I do that? (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 22, 17:59:36
        
        Pie in the sky (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Aug 22, 18:24:28
        
        Naive in the extreme (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 22, 18:33:29
- Thought you were posting re Gazza (NCFC) - Arnhem ball boy, Aug 22, 17:16:07
- Give it to a little Somali kid? (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Aug 22, 17:13:40
- people who make mistakes are not always bad people (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 22, 17:09:58
  - Really? Who do you prefer, Stuart Hall or Jimmy Saville? (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Aug 22, 17:19:50

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