Barton:"within 10 years there will be an openly gay professional footballer"

[QPR Taylor]

Damn! I'm always too late for Facto's banned videos......

[Factamondo]

What?

You're starting to embarrass yourself in this thread fella, it's becoming a little obsessive....

deepcut ive a feeling you wear your keyring on the left old son

[DeepcutHoop]

deepcut ive a feeling you wear your keyring on the left old son

Jesus christ, I'm not sure you could be more childish if you tried.....

[Factamondo]

get over yourself fella........you are possesed with thinking you are right all the time..........i dont know you or want to know you so leave it at that eh!!

[OldSchool]

get over yourself fella........you are possesed with thinking you are right all the time..........i dont know you or want to know you so leave it at that eh!!

I was really hoping you were going to use the all time kids classic come back of. "no you are"!

[Factamondo]

I was really hoping you were going to use the all time kids classic come back of. "no you are"!

[DeepcutHoop]

get over yourself fella........you are possesed with thinking you are right all the time..........i dont know you or want to know you so leave it at that eh!!

And you're a homophobe. Well done.

I know which I'm happier being.

If you believe it's acceptable to laugh at people because of their sexuality, and then resort to childish playground 'Well, you're gay then' style arguments when someone calls you on it, then I feel for you, because it's how most people would react in the real world.

If you're just doing this for the lulz on the internet, it's only marginally less depressing.

You're right on one thing though, I'm very pleased to not know you personally.

Let's leave it there, eh?

[MattyRangers]

And you're a homophobe. Well done.

I know which I'm happier being.

If you believe it's acceptable to laugh at people because of their sexuality, and then resort to childish playground 'Well, you're gay then' style arguments when someone calls you on it, then I feel for you, because it's how most people would react in the real world.

If you're just doing this for the lulz on the internet, it's only marginally less depressing.

You're right on one thing though, I'm very pleased to not know you personally.

Let's leave it there, eh?

[Factamondo]

And you're a homophobe. Well done.

I know which I'm happier being.

If you believe it's acceptable to laugh at people because of their sexuality, and then resort to childish playground 'Well, you're gay then' style arguments when someone calls you on it, then I feel for you, because it's how most people would react in the real world.

If you're just doing this for the lulz on the internet, it's only marginally less depressing.

You're right on one thing though, I'm very pleased to not know you personally.

Let's leave it there, eh?

fine by me honky tonks!

[Rieger]

the lulz.

[QPRDave]

fine by me honky tonks!

Oooohh you are awful!!!!!!...........

[DeepcutHoop]

I understand I should'nt be giving myself an aneurysm over some t*t on the internet....

It's important though. It's precisely the attitude that homosexuality is something to be vilified or mocked that mean that some footballers have to hide their true selves.

The last player brave enough to come out, ended up committing suicide.

In this day and age, it appears that football is one of the last bastions of institutionalised homophobia, and it's terribly sad. It's good to see that the PFA are looking to address this.

We, as a group of fans have just given massive stick to John Terry for alleged racism, but some of us are still happy that homophobia is just funny, and that gays are "Disgusting and should not be given the time of day" to quote another poster in this thread.

It's rank hypocrisy at best.

To sum up:

[MattyRangers]

I understand I should'nt be giving myself an aneurysm over some t*t on the internet....

It's important though. It's precisely the attitude that homosexuality is something to be vilified or mocked that mean that some footballers have to hide their true selves.

The last player brave enough to do it, ended up committing suicide.

In this day and age, it appears that football is one of the last bastions of institutionalised homophobia, and it's terribly sad. It's good to see that the PFA are looking to address this.

We, as a group of fans have just given massive stick to John Terry for alleged racism, but some of us are still happy that homophobia is just funny, and that gays are "Disgusting and should not be given the time of day" to quote another poster in this thread.

It's rank hypocrisy at best.

To sum up:

Good post mate, tbf you make alot of sense with what you say which is more than can be said for a fair few posters

[Rieger]

I understand I should'nt be giving myself an aneurysm over some t*t on the internet....

It's important though. It's precisely the attitude that homosexuality is something to be vilified or mocked that mean that some footballers have to hide their true selves.

The last player brave enough to do it, ended up committing suicide.

In this day and age, it appears that football is one of the last bastions of institutionalised homophobia, and it's terribly sad. It's good to see that the PFA are looking to address this.

We, as a group of fans have just given massive stick to John Terry for alleged racism, but some of us are still happy that homophobia is just funny, and that gays are "Disgusting and should not be given the time of day" to quote another poster in this thread.

It's rank hypocrisy at best.

To sum up:

XKCD is a beast comic.

[Factamondo]

something for 'everyone' here.................