Of course then there's Digger Dirtbox Ben Fudgepacker May I remind you all: Leviticus 18:22 And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.
Of all the hates, I really fail to understand the fear or anger that gays provoke. Interestingly, some of the most aggressive 'nutter' types that I have known (some at QPR), are not homophobic in the least. Are people scared that they will be infected by having a gay player or that they will get mentally raped if a gay person looks at them in the bath???? Not that I am saying racism or sexism or hatred of religions etc is always rational but I kinda understand how history and politics provoke one group to hate the other. The gay thing is about sex and preference - who cares? Or am I missing something? Interesting that Barton (nutter) was the only perm captain willing to talk about the issue and his gay uncle - no fear of being mistaken for being gay or he don't care what others think? Anyway - blah to the eye ties - it all sells papers I guess.
DT - your posts remind me of reading Viz as a teenager! I'm laughing out loud; keep it up, they're great!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_English_football "Likewise Djibril Cissé, partly in jest, said that he refused to kiss his team-mates after scoring a goal for fear of being thought of as gay."
And: "Verily, you practice your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds." Quran 7:81
Best sporting names I've heard of are A **** (German luge at last winter olympics) and US motor sport legend Dick Trickle (I kid you not). Gay? Who cares? My brother's gay and is one of the best human beings I've had the privilege of knowing. Cassano probably follows the Italian trend of wearing leather jackets and spending hours making themselves look good which is a little effeminate to say the least.
It always amused me that the gay keyboard player with Faith No More is called Roddy Bottum. Dunno why.
You better not talk about the 'English disease' then ...! Noi tutti possiamo usare "Google Translate"