They were accused of ignoring a string of warnings over the behaviour of Barry Bennell, 64, following his conviction on a total of 43 sex abuse charges, relating to attacks on 11 boys. GARY Speed was "almost certainly" a victim of paedo coach Barry Bennell, an abused former youth player has claimed as it is revealed cops spoke to him twice. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. The former Crewe coach (pictured), 64, was yesterday found guilty of the final seven of 50 child sex charges he will be sentenced for on Monday. Gary Speed (pictured), happily married and former star at Newcastle, Leeds and Everton, was one of four men coached by Bennell who went on to die of either drink, drugs or suicide. The victim told the court he tried to contact the parents of Speed, who hanged himself in 2011 aged 42, to tell them about the abuse. Giving evidence at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, a victim of the former youth team football coach said he tried to contact Speed's parents after the Wales manager hanged himself in 2011, aged 42. Deborah Davies is a reporter with Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit. The kids would all follow him. Enter your password to log in. Dywedodd y dioddefwr wrth reithgor fod Gary Speed a thri dyn arall - un arall o Gymru - oedd wedi cael eu hyfforddi gan Barry Bennell wedi mynd ymlaen i ladd eu hunain. The former Wales manager was found dead at his home in November 2011. I want an apology off Manchester City.. Gary Speed was one of four men coached by Barry Bennell who went on to take their own lives, a court has heard. 'You can't have peace if you've killed someone,' he says. Our investigation, Wall of Silence a documentary broadcast on Al Jazeera television and Channel 4 last night, drawing on over 20 years of research suggests the answer to both is yes. Maybe the mix of alcohol and an element of depressive syndrome was a big factor. Bennell, who worked at Manchester City and Crewe, was convicted of 43 offences of abusing 11 boys aged eight to 15. After a four-day trial he was acquitted of . Honestly, no way. Gary Speed took his own life in 2011 Former Wales manager Gary Speed was one of four men who went on to take their own lives after being coached by Barry Bennell, a court has heard. Gary Speed stayed over at paedophile football coach Barry Bennell's home but was 'too clever' to be a victim of abuse, his dad has suggested. But we couldn't mention suicide without dealing with the rumours about Gary Speed and Mark Hazeldine. The victim told the court he knew of former youth players who had been left "destitute" and with alcohol problems. The ex-footballers claim they were abused as youth players. The development comes as an Al Jazeera Investigation into the background of a trial has been told that a former premiership footballer, who killed himself at the age of 42, was also almost certainly a child victim of the talent-spotting coach. When asked if he believes it is possible his son was one of Bennell's victims, Roger Speed said: "I don't think so. During these trips Cliffe was abused 'hundreds' of times. Gary wouldn't have it. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. During his trial, a witness said Mr Speed was one of four men linked to Bennell as young footballers who had gone on to take their own lives. Gary Speed's brother-in-law has backed an attack on totally unfounded rumours that swept across the internet in the wake of the Welsh manager's death. But he was such a good coach that nobody wanted to listen. He was found hanged at his home near Chester in November of the same year, aged 42. On one occasion he recalled being at Bennells house when a police car pulled up outside. Bennell worked with Crewe, Manchester City, Stoke and several junior clubs in the north west. View our online Press Pack. Speed was supposedly described by Bennell as one of his "protgs" and as a teenager went to stay. One man tells us: 'Because I'd seen a pattern emerging with other young people, if you ask me I would tell you that Gary will have suffered abuse at the hands of Barry.'. At the back is Gary Speed, already marked out as a precocious talent. His mother, Margaret, said she holds not only Bennell, but these people in the clubsresponsible. They buried their heads.'. His father has said it would be easier if the family understood why. This led to a QC-led review of whether he did use his position to facilitate the abuse. Speed sent them to Louise at her parents' home in North Wales, personalising . 'He was old enough in the head even at that age he knew what he wanted. His mother. Gary Andrew Speed, MBE, foi um treinador e futebolista gals que atuava como volante. Speaking about contacting other alleged victims of Bennell, the victim said: "When people are breaking down on the phone, on the verge of suicide, when you hear of people who have taken their own lives". It was the gossip. Gary Speed was a very popular player with Leeds UTD when I was in my teens and I would go to watch the team play with my family. And one of the reasons that people agreed to speak to us about him was because they hoped however difficult it might be to hear, and however much just one factor in the tangle of misery that leads to suicide it might, at last, give his family some closure. He and his wife, Louise, had been going through 'ups and downs' but were 'working through' their problems, she told the hearing at Warrington Coroner's Court. After the pervert was convicted of 43 sex assaults, Gary's mum Carol said: "He was interviewed twice by. Barry would abuse one of us, then turn over and abuse the other. GARY Speed was "almost certainly" a victim of paedo coach Barry Bennell, an abused former youth player has claimed as it is revealed cops spoke to him twice. Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh professional footballer and manager. A victim of paedophile football coach Barry Bennell has revealed he is '99.9 per cent certain' former Wales boss Gary Speed suffered the same abuse as he did. THE football clubs who employed Barry Bennell during his reign of terror could face multi-million-pound payouts to victims. But an alleged witness claimedBennell assaulted him while Gary was in the same bed and he is "99.9 per cent certain" he suffered the same sickening mistreatment. Speeds paedophile coach when he was a young boy. Who was Gary Speed? Former Wales manager hanged himself years after playing in team coached by Barry Bennell, court hears. In 1982 Bennell took 12-year-old Mark on a football trip to Spain. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. The ex-Wales manager, who took his own life in. The coach would call them 'special' when he showered them with gifts, took them on foreign trips and then made them sleep in his bed where some were indecently assaulted and others raped. Bennell has always denied abusing Speed, the father of two sons who had played for clubs including Leeds United and Everton. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Others talk of the overwhelming sense of guilt they'd felt as they watched Bennell groom younger boys to replace them and not spoken out; guilt for their fathers who'd delivered them for coaching to the door of a paedophile every weekend, guilt that they'd never been able to tell their partners the source of their nightmares. He was not coached by Bennell for very long. 'Our abuse is punctuated by the failure of adults to protect innocent children.'. Investigation shown on Channel 4 has testimony from victim of sick predator Bennell who says late Wales boss Speed was in the same bed as him when he was being abused. Gary Speed, the former manager of the Welsh football team, was one of four men coached by Barry Bennell who went on to take their own lives, a court has heard. He even stayed at the now- convicted paedophile's Peak District home as a teenager - with other boys - and had an 'alright' time, Speed's father, Roger, told The Telegraph . Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. I was there. If so, could the sexual abuse they'd suffered have been a factor in their deaths? His courageous action gave others strength to speak out, including his former Crewe team-mate Steve Walters, and then England caps, David White and Paul Stewart. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK. Bennell, now 62, was jailed for nine years at Chester crown court in 1998 after admitting 23 charges of sexual offences against six boys aged nine to 15. Famously known by the Family name Gary Andrew Speed, was a great association football player and manager.He was born on 8 September 1969, in Mancot. When the latest allegations emerged against Bennell, Speed's family issued a statement in which they said he knew Bennell through football connections but he was 'not a victim' and played no part in the investigation. Barry Bennell's trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard from three former junior footballers who are planning to sue Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and the Football Association for failing to expose his crimes. According to experts, most men who have been abused as children seem unable to talk about their experiences until they reach their forties. The former Newcastle and Leeds United midfielder was the manager of Wales when he hanged himself in 2011, aged 42. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Newcastle said they would cooperate with authorities 'if or when the club receives further information'. Asked about claiming compensation, he told the court: "I know personally, for me, it's about justice. Now 64, Bennell has admitted one charge relating to the latest former Manchester City player to give evidence the fifth in the opening six days of the trial but pleaded not guilty to six other counts involving the same person, including attempted buggery. Gary Speed was a top man in UK soccer. He was then imprisoned nine years in England in 1998 for abusing six young people charges of sexual assault. Jax the Staffy is rescued after being stuck in a cave for two days, Rapidly growing cemetery filled with Vladimir Putin's 'prisoner army', Motorists slowly drive down snowy hill in treacherous conditions. He said he wanted to get in touch with Speed's parents after he read in the paper that they had not been able to get closure because they had no explanation for his death. Two young lads, with the world at their feet, pose like the professional players they hope to become. Asked how many times he fell victim to Bennell's abuse, he told The Guardian: 'It would be impossible. In front of him is Mark Hazeldine, who shared Gary's dreams of footballing glory. Nine years after the Welsh. Three other complainants involved in the latest trial have sought legal advice on potential compensation, the paper said. Earlier on Wednesday, the court heard a complainant in the case believed Manchester City's chief scout Ken Barnes had known about the abuse. The victim told the court: Four people from teams I have played with, with Bennell, have taken their own lives. And Everton found hanged at his home in north Wales, personalising the same year, aged 42 Terms Service! 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