Fowler's "justification" for that in his autobiography is quite astonishing.

It basically boils down to:

"All footballers wind up opponents. I'm no worse than anyone else. Graeme doesn't like being called gay, so I called him gay to wind him up. It's just banter. Harmless banter."

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on December 21st 2009 at 14:09:17

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Keeping on the gay theme, if an Ipswich player came out and we played them next season (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 21, 13:29:07
- I played in the Gay World Cup last summer (just to take this off on another tangent). (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 21, 14:06:37
- No, but I bet a few would (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 21, 13:34:53
  - I remember being in The Snake Pit for a Norwich Chelsea cup game and there being a lot of (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 21, 13:43:54
    - "4 men wouldn't go, wouldn't go to Israel. (NCFC) - honke drab ctrl, Dec 21, 13:50:14
    - Graeme Le Saux (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:45:51
      - Thank you! I'd thought 'Graham' but was googling the wrong spelling. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 21, 13:47:11
        
        His sutobiography is worth a read. I got it for a quid in a sale. Interesting stuff. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:48:21
        
        Also his autobiography is quite good. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:48:45
        
        His Autobiography? What's that all about? (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 21, 14:06:28
        
        Fowler's "justification" for that in his autobiography is quite astonishing. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 21, 14:09:17
        
        Blimey - that sound JUST like some justification that is often spouted on here. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 21, 14:23:06
        
        It does (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 21, 14:25:39
        
        Doesn't the fact that Le Saux reacted to being called gay (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 21, 14:15:52
        
        What should you do? I remember Jason Donovan tying (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 21, 14:29:08
        
        I was playing devil's advocate (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 21, 14:37:28
        
        Or that Le Saux thinks that homophobes deserve to be elbowed in the head? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 21, 14:17:39
        
        That is also a possibility (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 21, 14:22:19
        
        Or that Fowler is a tiresome, drug-addled cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 21, 14:21:32
        
        He discusses that at length in the book, as well as the homophobia in general. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 14:07:44
  - As liberal as we all are, and of course we wouldn't join in but if it was an Ipswich (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 21, 13:40:04
    - No, not even a little snigger like the Stevie Wright chants. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:41:44
      - It's better now he's in the early afternoons, so I can totally avoid him. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bryan Nesbitt, Dec 21, 14:52:30
      - Me neither. I'm no homophobe, I wouldn't laugh. (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 21, 14:27:51
- No. The only thing they deserve abuse for is being Ipswich. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 21, 13:30:31
- Of course not. I have nothing against benders, just binners. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 21, 13:30:22
  - Not even a quick, He's inbred he's scum, he takes up the bum? (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 21, 13:38:34
    - No, not even a quick "He's inbred, he's scum, he takes it up the bum.' (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:40:48
- No. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:29:39
  - Not even a quick, you're just a town full of rimmers? (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 21, 13:34:41
    - No. Not even a quick 'You're just a town full of rimmers.' (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 13:39:26
      - What if Ipswich had an out-of-the-closet gay player *called* Rimmer? What then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Dec 21, 14:22:49
        
        I'd say. "Oi Rimmer, I applaud you for coming out in the homnophobic world of professional (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 21, 14:40:10
        
        Then he'd have to say "You're just a town full of Rimmers, but I don't mean gay, even (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 21, 14:30:01

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