Its a campaign by Stonewall to raise awareness of gays

or more accurately gay rights. They are trying to get footballers to wear rainbow laces.

I'm not sure we have actually said our players can;t wear them if the individuals wants to but i think we as a club have said we will not be promoting the campaign or making our players wear them.

at the same time the snakepit will be singing "you can stick your rainbow laces up you a**e" which some gay (and probably some straight) men might quite enjoy!

Posted By: Jim on September 20th 2013 at 10:41:33

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Oh. A bit of a kicking in the Guardian. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 20, 09:59:38
- I think the problem is that we made a point of issuing a statement about it (NCFC) - norway, Sep 20, 10:13:47
  - True, though I assume we've actually told our players they are *not* to wear those things? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 20, 10:19:47
    - The statement doesn;t quite say that though. Just says the club is not (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 20, 10:42:32
    - The only reason that the Guardian are writing about it (NCFC) - norway, Sep 20, 10:23:33
      - Assume the local papers asked them for a statement? (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 20, 10:38:45
      - Man Utd and Spurs also issues statements (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Sep 20, 10:38:07
        
        The Grauniad love a bit of righteous indignation as much as the tabloids (NCFC) - King, Sep 20, 10:47:40
        
        Stonewall have been a bit naive in hooking up with Paddy Power (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 20, 10:57:42
        
        Paddy Power are on a bizarre PR campaign with the apparent aim of CSR (NCFC) - King, Sep 20, 11:08:39
        
        If you need any further proof of the Grauniad's intentions here... (NCFC) - King, Sep 20, 10:52:14
        
        And the link... (NCFC) - King, Sep 20, 10:53:57
        
        No doubt because it's an easier target re Fry and Fashanu (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 20, 10:39:29
- Deserved though. We should be supporting the rainbow laces thing. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 20, 10:06:55
  - Foregive my ignorance but what os (NCFC) - CB41, Sep 20, 10:34:33
    - Its a campaign by Stonewall to raise awareness of gays (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 20, 10:41:33
      - what is the point of that though? (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 20, 10:46:02
        
        I think the point is (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 20, 10:51:57
        
        Can confirm the figure of 40 quagrillion to one is approximately accurate. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Sep 20, 11:10:04
        
        quagrillion-grillion (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Sep 20, 12:46:39
        
        I'll pass on the awareness training thanks (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 20, 11:06:35
        
        It's about starting to remove ths stigma associated with being gay and a footballer (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 20, 13:07:33
        
        we all know that though. wearing rainbow laces isn't going to help (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 20, 11:01:58
        
        no. But guess they think the consciousness and awareness raising (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 20, 11:05:05
        
        It's not what Jim says at all... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Sep 20, 10:50:46
        
        Being gay and a wimp are two different things (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 20, 13:08:52
        
        No, Cisse is not acceptable these days (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 20, 10:53:12

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