What should you do? I remember Jason Donovan tying

himself in knots trying to explain that he wasn't gay but it wouldn't matter if he was, after he'd been 'outed'.

The Fowler incident came after years of taunting, in front of thousands of fans. I can see why he exploded.

Posted By: Bravo win or die on December 21st 2009 at 14:29:08

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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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