2 premier league footballers one England international about to come out

Originally Posted by Paul Smith

It needs to happen though, for people to 'get over it'. They'll need to have a thick skin, mind.

i think you'll be surprised by the reaction from the vast majority of people. also,commercially it will be a very big thing to be the first openly gay premier league player, too.

if it does happen, hopefully it will make it easier for young gay lads to come out - that would be the big positive.

Originally Posted by Paul Smith

It needs to happen though, for people to 'get over it'. They'll need to have a thick skin, mind.

Yep. The sooner it's not an issue the better.

Originally Posted by armchair

not denying the virgin part, I see.

what have you got against virgins? :shakehead:

Originally Posted by jem

what have you got against virgins? :shakehead:

fnarr, fnarr

Originally Posted by armchair

Yep. The sooner it's not an issue the better.

it really isn't an issue. certainly not as big an issue as homophobia.

Originally Posted by jem

it really isn't an issue. certainly not as big an issue as homophobia.

I honestly think homophobia is a very minor thing in most of the free world. What I see is people who have no issues whatsoever with gays saying stuff that is kind of offensive to gays without realising. No-one died of being offended tbf though.

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

Rooney.

Keeps saying his best position is in the hole.

Has to be.

Hope it's not a United player as it will really affect the 3rd hand and fake shirt market in Uganda.

Sure I saw Shaw post an instagram pic with his tart (female) a while back.

Either way, £#%&! it. So what?

I hope it's not a "sell our story to a mag" type coming out. I also hope they arnt scouse.

Originally Posted by Wingers

I hope it's not a "sell our story to a mag" type coming out. I also hope they arnt scouse.

It would be three players comming out if Steve Me hadn't left for MLS

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

Sure I saw Shaw post an instagram pic with his tart (female) a while back.

Either way, £#%&! it. So what?

Yeah it definitely won't be a bloke who is already married.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

Sure I saw Shaw post an instagram pic with his tart (female) a while back.

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I don't understand why people say this. We'be seen a pic of you with a panini sticker but I don't think we assumed you were in a proper relationship with it. Any bloke who hasn't come out could quite easily have a friend who accompanies him to nights out.

High time. Like to think I'd have been the first united player to do it had I been good enough

Originally Posted by Doctor Hver

It would be three players comming out if Steve Me hadn't left for MLS

It would be more of them coming out if people like you didn't think posts like that were funny.

Looking forward to the hundreds of articles commending said players 'bravery' as every celeb going jumps on the bandwagon, tweeting their 'congratulations.' in a desperate attempt to boost their own profile.

Originally Posted by Doctor Hver

It would be three players comming out if Steve Me hadn't left for MLS

You are like an idiot who had a brain haemorrhage and then a seizure and then someone stabbed them in the brains with a knife. And then after that they put a hole in the skull and poured acid in.

One good thing that should 't go overlooked is that this is going to absolutely ruin John Fashanu's weekend.

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Looking forward to the hundreds of articles commending said players 'bravery' as every celeb going jumps on the bandwagon, tweeting their 'congratulations.' in a desperate attempt to boost their own profile.

Agreed all that stuff is nonsense; nevertheless, the players ARE brave if they do it. Open mockery and ridicule won't be allowed these days, but there will still be a price to pay with some teammates/directors etc. There will be important people within the game who will not look at them the same ever again.

Originally Posted by Grimson

Agreed all that stuff is nonsense; nevertheless, the players ARE brave if they do it. Open mockery and ridicule won't be allowed these days, but there will still be a price to pay with some teammates/directors etc. There will be important people within the game who will not look at them the same ever again.

Yeah, sure, they're brave, but it shouldn't even matter - isn't that what we're constantly being told?

There shouldn't even be the need for an 'announcement. It's 2015 - some people are gay - big deal. The fact that such a big hoohaa is made of it just kind of contradicts the whole equality and diversity message. We'll probably never hear the end of this.