Eric Bristow

[daneel]

Here’s a lovely series of tweets from 80s darts legend, the crafty cockney himself, on the subject of the abuse of boys by their football coach:

I guess he’s not a fan of “political correctness”. I was just surprised he isn’t dead.

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803330575352393728

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803331340728995840

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803335373170573312

Eric Bristow MBE

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803351879170355200

Eric Bristow MBE

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803355152572891136

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803361624799248392

https://twitter.com/ericbristow/status/803363896233000963

[anon67050589]

That reads an awful lot like his psyche is trying to keep him from remembering what happened to him as a child.

[JonBristow]

I feel like I need to point out that I am not related to this guy as far as I know.

[anon35121463]

@daneel

I was just surprised he isn’t dead.

Me too. Can’t be young. And all those beers and smokes can’t have been good for the health either.

[teknocholer]

In my day we would’ve sorted out gits like that what talked tough down t’pub.