Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted July 22, 2019 Apparently Justin Fashanu's niece has just been on Talksport, saying that two footballers will come out as gay this week, including one NCFC player. Did anyone hear this live? Brilliant news if true, about time someone had the guts to do it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ec-p 90 Posted July 22, 2019 I’m sure lots of you may be aware of the stories in the media of “that gay footballer” bravely coming out in the coming days. I’ve just been listening to talk sport and Amal Fashanu has been speaking of another player who has been in touch with her, who’s twitter handle is @ThatGayPro who’s a premier league player, about to also bravely come out on Friday. This player happens to be a current Norwich City player. i would just like to say how proud I would be if this is the case and hope all our supporters get behind our player and give him all the support in the world. OTBC. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,121 Posted July 22, 2019 A bit depressing that this is still news in 2019, but better late than never. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,815 Posted July 22, 2019 Two or more players coming out at once would be a good idea. There's strength in numbers and would no doubt ease the abuse from the idiotic minority compared to if just one player came out on his own. I hope the news is true. There are obviously several gay players in England and it's a shame they don't feel comfortable enough to come out. Hopefully one or two will give confidence to the rest. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 751 Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Don't see why they should shout about it... actually, I do! If I had my first taste of sunshine after being in a closet all my life, reckon I'd want to shout a lot, sing and possibly dance around the pitch And I would support someone who wants to do that, especially a currently caged canary Edited July 22, 2019 by GenerationA47 caged canaries supoprt group 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Starr 519 Posted July 22, 2019 Needs to happen now and we should all embrace it because gender preference really should not be an issue for anybody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,121 Posted July 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Two or more players coming out at once would be a good idea. There's strength in numbers and would no doubt ease the abuse from the idiotic minority compared to if just one player came out on his own. I hope the news is true. There are obviously several gay players in England and it's a shame they don't feel comfortable enough to come out. Hopefully one or two will give confidence to the rest. Equally, why should they need to "come out"? I don't have to announce to the world that I'm a jazz lover or a vegetarian. One day maybe everyone's sexuality will be as remarkable as the colour of their hair. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Starr 519 Posted July 22, 2019 That would be literally brilliant if it were true. I'd be super proud if one of our own was to do this. It would send such a positive message out and the club would be seen in such a positive way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,815 Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, Nuff Said said: Equally, why should they need to "come out"? I don't have to announce to the world that I'm a jazz lover or a vegetarian. One day maybe everyone's sexuality will be as remarkable as the colour of their hair. I believe Robbie Keane, who has backed anti-homophobia campaigns in the past, said when his teammate at the LA Galaxy came out, something along the lines of: "I don't know why we're even talking about this. But it's really important that we're sitting here talking about this." 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted July 22, 2019 Good for them, whoever it is, shouldn’t be newsworthy but sadly still is in the Football arena. The more this happens the less of an issue it will become. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted July 22, 2019 Why did this need leaking out in advance? Surely better to just anounce it? All we will get now is days of speculation. I would hazard a guess that most people at CR would know anyway...........so why not just announce it and let everyone move on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 951 Posted July 22, 2019 Have a look at his Twitter feed, it's not so much been leaked but more being publicised... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted July 22, 2019 To be honest, it isn't even news. So what? Somebody else's sexuality is so unimportant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted July 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: To be honest, it isn't even news. So what? Somebody else's sexuality is so unimportant. It’s important in the same way the first black players were important. You only have to watch the interview with Ruel Fox to see how important Ceril Regis and Lawrie Cunningham were to him. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Excited Canary 19 Posted July 22, 2019 That account looks very fake. Retweeting a fake Frank Lampard account with 2 followers yesterday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted July 22, 2019 I doubt it's true, but let's assume it is. Who's your money on? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,657 Posted July 22, 2019 If Dafabet have a decent marketing team they'll start taking bets on who it is on a 24 hour special or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobLoz3 492 Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Yes, anyone dismissing it as 'unimportant' hasn't really thought through their comment. I get what KG means (I think) in that a player's sexuality shouldn't be something that stops them from playing the sport. It shouldn't stand in the way of them getting a job in something they're really good at. In that sense it's 'unimportant'. But the reason it is indeed important is because we're in 2019, there is no place for homophobia anywhere, the pain and suffering of supressing emotions is draining, people should feel free to be what they want to be... and I probably could go on! This is fantastic for football, if true, and I for one would be immensely proud that this has happened at our football club. I just hope the media sh!tstorm that will likely ensue after the Championship player (allegedly) comes out on Weds isn't so horrific that it scares anyone else away from doing the same. Indeed, if it isn't true and that account is fake, it could be detrimental to the work put in so far in assuring that gay players aren't completely chastised for their sexual preferences Edited July 22, 2019 by BobLoz3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Excited Canary 19 Posted July 22, 2019 I presume she is basing this on the @ThatGayPro Twitter account, which looks very fake to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted July 22, 2019 It’s important in the same way the first black players were important. You only have to watch the interview with Ruel Fox to see how important Ceril Regis and Lawrie Cunningham were to him. It only becomes important if you promote it. The best way to make an issue unimportant is to stop talking about it. Having been brought up in an era when homophobia was rife and gays called everything but gay, I can see how far we as a people have come in our realisation that we are all cut from the same tree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, Excited Canary said: That account looks very fake. Retweeting a fake Frank Lampard account with 2 followers yesterday... It looks really fake to me. 3 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: I doubt it's true, but let's assume it is. Who's your money on? Let’s not play that rather crass game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 751 Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Imagine what the Irish betting company would do with it if we had them instead of our one! However, I have to agree with the poster above that the 'Norwich' one's twitter account looks less than convincing. So may not be real. Edited July 22, 2019 by GenerationA47 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splendidrush 700 Posted July 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: I doubt it's true, but let's assume it is. Who's your money on? Don't care, he's a footballer and if he plays for Norwich I'm supporting him, regardless of his preferences. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted July 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: It’s important in the same way the first black players were important. You only have to watch the interview with Ruel Fox to see how important Ceril Regis and Lawrie Cunningham were to him. It only becomes important if you promote it. The best way to make an issue unimportant is to stop talking about it. Having been brought up in an era when homophobia was rife and gays called everything but gay, I can see how far we as a people have come in our realisation that we are all cut from the same tree. It’s not important to you, because you aren’t gay. If a player does come out as gay, can you not see why that would be massively important to other young gay men who dream of being footballers? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jk147 8 Posted July 22, 2019 account looks really fake, location is even set to Great Yarmouth... If however I'm wrong and it is real I'll give them my utmost support Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diane 500 Posted July 22, 2019 I was chatting to Di Cunningham from Proud Canaries about the @thatGay Pro account this morning and she said she think it's just another poor copycat account of the Gay Footballer twitter account ( 46k followers) . She pointed out that this account only has 80 followers, ancient picture of CR in his bio, he's rt a spoof Frank Lampard account plus he had to be reminded the team were in Germany last week. Bit sad if its a hoax account but guess we'll find out on Friday when he says he'll reveal himself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 951 Posted July 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, GenerationA47 said: Imagine what the Irish betting company would do with it if we had them instead of our one! However, I have to agree with the poster above that the 'Norwich' one's twitter account looks less than convincing. So may not be re 12 minutes ago, Excited Canary said: I presume she is basing this on the @ThatGayPro Twitter account, which looks very fake to me. Apparently the club agree with you.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,603 Posted July 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, hogesar said: If Dafabet have a decent marketing team they'll start taking bets on who it is on a 24 hour special or something. If they have a decent marketing team they'd realise that ramping up speculation on public figures sexuality is at best crass and it worst a license to get sued. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Diane said: I was chatting to Di Cunningham from Proud Canaries about the @thatGay Pro account this morning and she said she think it's just another poor copycat account of the Gay Footballer twitter account ( 46k followers) . She pointed out that this account only has 80 followers, ancient picture of CR in his bio, he's rt a spoof Frank Lampard account plus he had to be reminded the team were in Germany last week. Bit sad if its a hoax account but guess we'll find out on Friday when he says he'll reveal himself I wonder if it’s an Ipswich fan having a bit of ‘fun’?. I agree that account doesn’t look genuine, Di Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,815 Posted July 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, Excited Canary said: I presume she is basing this on the @ThatGayPro Twitter account, which looks very fake to me. It does look very dodgy and I'm a little bit sceptical. But would she make such a claim without having contacted the player and verified it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites