Eight per cent of fans ‘wouldn’t watch team containing gay player’

I though I came across as mildly 'good-spirited' rather than 'gay' - unless you were talking about those other two ... I just thought they were drunk .. who would have known ? but they're still my friends regardless

 

You lot do realise the final of Bake Off is on, don't you?

 

Sue Perkins is Elvis Costello with tits.

 

And we're getting laughed at for putting songs on advertising hoardings. This is on a par.

 

Why the **** does anyone want gays to come out - it's got nothing to do with anyone and it's got nothing to do with football - why does someone who is gay need to be identified - people who are insisting they come out are part of the problem

 

This is worse, the advertising hoardings were organised by the club, this was organised by their own fans.

 

Why is there never a call for agoraphobics to 'come out'?

 

I get it now, I can't remember anything about the game on Saturday, but have had the ****s since. Also lost my season/membership/pass/card thingy. I knew there was something a bit odd about you buying a group of men you'd never met before, a round of whiskys (?).

 

Stephen Davies, England wicket keeper came out as gay early in his career. Interesting interview at the time 2011. I remember thinking it will give other sportsmen the courage to do similar, but clearly not.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...ng-out-was-tougher-than-facing-Brett-Lee.html

Nigel Owens, rugby ref clearly has the respect of players, crowd, etc.

 

Football fans have changed. With perhaps the exception of the 'trendy' culture hooligans, I can't imagine too many having discussions on fashion and needing to know much about players lives pre-Euro 96.

These days demands to be involved, petty gossip and fashion seems more prevalent.

It's kind of ironic that the modern trend quite likely plays a big impact on a players decision to announce their sexuality because of the hassle from the intrusion of the press into them and their partners for tittle tattle to fuel the modern supporter.

 

I genuinely do not care who a player is biffing.

Or where they've gone on holiday.

Or where they live.

All that I give a ****e about is how they play football.

I dont get this obsession with demanding to know everything.

 

Nail on head. It's just far easier to keep mum.

 

Anyone got the number of Ched Evans' lawyers??

 

And you'd also expect the modern dressing room to be less homophobic, though Andre Greys rants suggest maybe not.
I'm sure I recall recently in a US sport, players were discouraged from coming out because the value of openly gay players was massively reduced?

 

Nail on head. We know that Ash sells watches now, because it was in the paper.

But do we really care? Did we actually need to know that?

 

He's not gonna be trawling my ex lovers is he?

 

Glad that's all you lost mate. Imagine losing your keys as well and having to have your back door kicked in.

 

Now that would be good