'The FA didn't stop him': The long road to justice for Bob Higgins' abuse victims Read more“I bumped into [Higgins] in the corridors of the court,” said Jon. The coach told Jon not to bring flowers to his grave when he was dead but to tell him now how much he meant to him. In March 1996 Jon wrote a letter to Higgins telling him: “I love you Bob.”In April 1996 Higgins left Peterborough. Shortly afterwards Higgins told Jon he couldn’t train him any longer and, reluctantly, he returned home. Jon felt that Higgins – and football had let him down.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 14:37 UTC