sadoldgit

I was 30 and sitting in my flat listening to the radio. I became so nervous that I ended up going for a drive and listening to the match in the car. Totally gutted at the end. Mind you, Everton went on to be a decent team for a while after that but we were so much better than them

Pelle

Sorry. I thought only Hutch was getting worked up about where the charge should be brought. Frankly I don't care which country brings the charge as long as they are pulled up for child neglect. If that makes me a McCann troll Verbal so be it and I am sorry if you think it is okay that three children under the age of 3 were left alone whilst their parents went out and had a good time.

Once again, wrong thread. Charged with rape so although technically "innocent" he is neither innocent or guilty of the charge until the court process is done. I guess you and Hypo will be having a street party if he gets off?

I didn't work for the courts but don't let you usual lack of understanding get in the way.

That is why I put it in quotes. He has been charged with rape and we will not know whether he is innocent or guilty until the verdict comes in after the trial.

He was originally found guilty, remember? The appeal judges haven't said that there is a reasonable chance that he didn't do it. They have said that there is new evidence that needs to be considered. Not the same thing at all. Nice though that you support someone who has turned up, nailed a girl completely out of it and left. Classy.

I am not sure that being sh@gged by two medium level footballers is winning big? Perhaps she thought she could sell her story and make some money, but given that she didn't go to the police and report the rape in the first place that would hardly seem to be the motive? Who knows, we shall just have to see what comes out in the retrial.

He provided many wonderful memories for us but boy, what an ego!

Is the importance the act or where the act happened? They are residents of this country, as was the child. Under British law parents can be charged with neglect and abandonment if they leave their children alone if it is unsafe to do so. I am not sure why you are bothered about which country they would be charged in? Surely the issue is abandonment where ever they were?

dwarf

Strange dude but hugely gifted musician. How many more this year? RIP

Not unhappy at all (apart from the Liverpool game which was horrendous but fortunately a one off).

I disagree. I would rather go on holiday where they prosecute people rather than worry what a prosecution would do to tourism, wouldn't you? As long as they keep things live they continue to raise funds for the search and they continue to keep the whole abduction thing going in people's minds. It makes plenty of sense.

Sorry, why does it matter where? Here would seem most appropriate as they are British nationals.

Sorry, not with you?

I expect he does. I expect many of us would have issues if we had done our job, thought we had found the answer and then been dissed. No lose gamble? As it was the McCanns almost had him for half a million euros (and still might) but could have taken him for 1.2 million euros. I wouldnt say that was a no lose gamble. As for fat and useless? I am not sure what his weight has to do with it and as for being useless, he rose to a high rank so that would suggest a level of competence above "useless" wouldn't it? I don't think it has been suggested that the McCanns killed Madeleine deliberately. As for raising money and keeping the police investigation going, I am afraid that proves nothing at all. The longer they keep it going and keep dissing Amaral and his investigation they keep the heat away from themselves. Don't you think it odd that, at the very least, that they haven't been charged with child neglect?

Shouldn't this be on another thread? I don't have any thoughts. I don't know what the new evidence is so until the new trial starts I really don't know what you expect me to say. He isn't "innocent" yet. He is still charged with rape and will stand trial for it again.

Here for a start. There are plenty of articles on the subject if you care to look.

I really don't think I said that middle class doctors neglect their children but leaving three very young children on their own for what was it, five nights, would certainly rate as neglect by the McCanns to many people I would suggest. The reason for the new post was the success that the Chief Investigator had in the court recently over the publication of his book.

see above

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2016/04/the-strange-case-of-gordon-brown-and-the-mccanns/

lack

These are direct quotes from Amaral. I guess we can believe him or we can believe some bloke off the internet.....we have choices! "I wrote the book because I those who worked with me and the institution of the Judiciary Police were being put at stake." "The book was a way to reply to the humiliation and the offences that I have been targeted with. Deep down, that was it. They say we are incompetent, they say we are a third world police force, drunkards, fat, lazy etc etc. and the Judiciary Police does not set out to defend us. Therefore I turned to writing...." Given that the McCanns went after him for 1.2 million euros I don't know how he expected to make his fortune out of this book?

Where is your evidence? He would hardly publish a book saying they didn't do it having already said they did? How do you know he didn't publish the book because he believes they did it and wants his case out there?