Also, why did he not get picked up on these Tweets at any point earlier? He was still a high-profile footballer in those years too.
Though I am 100% opposed to those views, and personally doubt his views have really changed, if society felt it was OK to ignore them then - including when he was the Championship top scorer and Player of the Year - then I'm not sure why he gets them piled on him here now. I think it is society and the media to blame here.
I guess his accusations of racism against himself dug these back out, but still, no one comes off well here, including Burnley FC.
He wasn't high profile though he was playing for Hinckley United at the time.