I think that's more because crowds want to put the other team's players off

Do you remember the week after it came out in the press that Shilton was having an affair? The whole Kop sang "Does your missus know you're here?" at him for about 20 minutes. It put him off. Same way, if a player came out as gay, the crowd would go[effeminate falsetto] "Oooooooooo" at him every time he touched the ball. They just want to get at the player, make him angry, distract him, put him off his game.

Posted By: Old Git on November 11th 2005 at 13:53:57

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Good article about homosexuality in football (Other Football) - Capital Canary, Nov 11, 13:46:01
- Matt Taylor,gay as a happy man (n/m) (Other Football) - conker, Nov 11, 14:40:54
  - saw him on ssn with his kids (n/m) (Other Football) - lurd, Nov 11, 14:44:25
- I take it that was sniffer smith rather than psycho manyoo smith? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 13:48:09
  - Oops no, it was the *other* Alan Smith. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 13:51:03
    - Well i've always thought that... (Other Football) - Delveg, Nov 11, 13:56:03
      - And dyes his hair (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 11, 13:59:25
        
        Alan Smith the ex-Palace manager dies his hair? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 14:00:49
        
        Too many Alan Smiths! (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 11, 14:01:37
        
        Whoops... (Other Football) - Delveg, Nov 11, 14:04:31
        
        Very good! (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 11, 14:12:45
        
        dyes. apologies. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 14:01:07
  - It's going to be a long long road.... (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 11, 13:50:51
    - Le Saux and was it Trevor Morley (Other Football) - Dean Machine, Nov 11, 13:59:44
    - I think that's more because crowds want to put the other team's players off (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 11, 13:53:57
      - see below. It's much more acceptable to be homophobic than racist (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 13:55:31
        
        It's become a Wrath meme. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 14:19:26
        
        This may be WW2 (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 14:22:24
    - No doubt. Seems to be a number of posters on here for example (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 13:53:18
      - You're a full on bummer really aren't you? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 11, 13:58:30
      - Spaz (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 11, 13:55:22

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