Today he had the opportunity to turn the verdict on it's head and what does he do. He hides behind the one positive statement in the "findings". Self Preservation at its worst. The man has been an icon for years in Newcastle.Beardsley, being white, male, oldish, British AND English at that...once accused and you’re in this demographic then no chance. Guilty as charged. He might as well confess to knowing Justin Trudeau and Gary Glitter. Great player mind. Sad he’ll now be remembered as a racist.
He should have come out today and said.
"I am so sorry that my behaviour and my words caused offence to anyone. I didn't mean to. This was due to my own failure to educate myself on racial issues. I am going to go away and learn from this. I am going to put right the wrongs that I have done. I am going to educate myself of racial issues and I promise it won't happen again. I am going to do it and I urge everyone else to do the same"
That's what he should have said. Instead what does he do ?
He says he is disappointed by the findings but he is pleased they didn't find him himself "racist".
The man truly needs help because I find his response today just as bad as his initial comments