Brian GLANVILLE
How many gifted kids did Newcastle miss because of Peter Beardsley?
Peter Beardsley has been properly and all too belatedly punished for his misdemeanours. But what of Newcastle United, his club?
A seven-month suspension for abusing black players will presumably mean a total future absence from the game, but Newcastle themselves cut an abysmally poor, even self-destructive, profile in this horrid affair.
Beardsley’s offences go back at least 16 years, during which time he escaped any sanction, let alone dismissal, by the club. But in his bigoted behaviour he ensured that many a promising young footballer was demoralised and lost to
