This is about to become really huge. One ex player came forward and now more and more are doing so. The original guy (Andy Woodward) reckons the number abused could be far greater than those by Jimmy Saville.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38084213 
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We had something that seems similar happen in American University Football (Penn State) where it turned out a coach had been molesting boys for years and the head coach and the university either turned a blind eye in some instances, and actively covered it up in others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal
I was reading in the Guardian that Crewe have pushed back hard saying they didn't know anything and aren't to blame. That may be true, but that wouldn't be my advice on how to approach a serious crime that you missed happening within your club. I also suspect, though don't have a way to prove this one way or another, that warning signs were missed when this was occurring.
I know that Academies, including Charlton, have been taking steps for a number of years to prevent this happening.
Unfortunately, I fear there will be a number of further revelations......
Is Barry Bennell still alive? I understand he was convicted in 1998 and served a long sentence
What also disturbs me is that Andy Woodward told Stan Ternant and Neil Warnock many years ago what happened to him - why didn't either of them do something - surely after being told something like that you wouldn't keep quiet
Paul Stewart was also threatened with violence or sexual abuse if he had a bad game.
Absolutely disgusting and heart wrenching.
if the latter, that is just unbelievable
*obviously the whole thing is horrible
Andy Woodward told Piers Morgan.
"The 43 year old said the situation was so bad that coaches were 'arguing among themselves on a Friday night about which child is going to stay at someone's house.
shocking!
http://news.sky.com/story/football-coach-sex-abuse-revelations-may-be-tip-of-the-iceberg-10669590
Utmost respect for those with the bravery to come out publicly. Hopefully others may now be able to challenge their abusers and make them face justice.
The FA must have been dreading this moment for years and need to step up and give the police all the help they can.
Reckon this is gonna go on this
It seems that this cancer is in every possible walk of life. It's horrific.
I came through the cricket "system" and there were one or two coaches/officials who were bad news (one of whom i think was convicted).
It's much much safer for kids now thankfully but everyone still has to be on their guard 100% of the time.
Sad for the kids and sad for those good, well intentioned coaches.