Jimmy Grimble
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24104250
I wonder how many players will do so? Be interesting to see how it goes.
I wonder how many players will do so? Be interesting to see how it goes.
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Players urged to wear rainbow laces
- Thread starter Jimmy Grimble
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pastafarian
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i would like to see these people explain to a footballer that he has to replace his lucky laces and also explain to him and his agent that fracking with the appearance of his boots will possibly screw with his boot sponsorship
I'd be surprised if the laces themselves are sponsored. The challenge might be for some of the players putting them in the boots in the first place and of course tying them!
pastafarian
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this site doesnt work well if you can reply to my original unedited badly worded post.
Rainbow Clackers coming our way soon i fear
Don't be silly, they have people to do that for them.
Shuggie
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Odd ... BHA not in the list. Then I noticed it's 6 months out of date so checked out the FA site:
http://www.thefa.com/~/media/Files/TheFAPortal/governance-docs/equality/football-v-homophobia/football-v-homophobia-leaderboard.ashx
Sussex FA and Lewes listed but no BHA.
All a bit peculiar ... anyone know why we don't seem to have engaged with this?
albion534
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The colours of the laces might not go with the colour of their shorts!
I'm outraged
I'm outraged
jonny.rainbow
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- Oct 29, 2005
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FFP.
Personally I would be happy to see this die a quiet death. I agree with the general sentiment, but just resent the vacuous PR propaganda it represents.
Stonewall deputy chief executive Laura Doughty said: "It's time for football clubs and players to step up and make a visible stand against homophobia in our national game. A number of people and organisations with image problems, popular amongst fee earning PR types have been quick to link themselves to this "good cause" including Joey Barton and Paddy Power.
Laura who is probably not a season ticket holder at Swindon Town, fills in for the Chief Executive of a charity, yet still finds time to involve herself in the grass roots of our national game.
Stonewall deputy chief executive Laura Doughty said: "It's time for football clubs and players to step up and make a visible stand against homophobia in our national game. A number of people and organisations with image problems, popular amongst fee earning PR types have been quick to link themselves to this "good cause" including Joey Barton and Paddy Power.
Laura who is probably not a season ticket holder at Swindon Town, fills in for the Chief Executive of a charity, yet still finds time to involve herself in the grass roots of our national game.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
I think it's a fabulous idea (darlings). Some may mock, but the wearing of BLACK laces by millions of footballers over the centuries has had a massive - & indeed exceptionally positive - effect on race relations throughout the beautiful game.
I thank you. x x
I thank you. x x
shaolinpunk
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I wouldn't mind putting a pair on my boots, just to spice them up a bit
HastingsSeagull
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palarse are against homophobia yet we are not? interesting
Few arrests at the Amex for homophobia this season alone suggest we are fully against it
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
Can I just say, those laces are pretty damn cool. (well, I like them anyway)
doesn't look as daft with multi coloured boots but would look rather strange with traditional black boots , but not many players seem to go down that road anymore
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Goldstone Rapper
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It's a naff example of gesture politics from a risible campaign with the awful counter-productive name 'Right Behind Gay Footballers.' And to bring Paddy Power into it 'because they talk the language of fans and players' goes to show how vacuous it all is.
The continuing miss-selling of the legacy of Justin Fashanu is deplorable. And now we have this insipid, misleading 'we can change the world by changing the colour of our laces' mindset. I wonder how many wrong turnings these campaigns against homophobia are going to take.
The continuing miss-selling of the legacy of Justin Fashanu is deplorable. And now we have this insipid, misleading 'we can change the world by changing the colour of our laces' mindset. I wonder how many wrong turnings these campaigns against homophobia are going to take.
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Absolutely spot on. Falls into the category of 'doing something and pretending it's good'.
HawkTheSeagull
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Football v Homophobia have made a statement on it - http://www.footballvhomophobia.com/...atement-regarding-the-rainbow-laces-campaign/
Rightly criticised, especially when you read that Paddy Power are using US as a joke. Not just that, it seems that PP are just having 1 big innuendo party about the whole thing.
If your going to do it, at least take it seriously.
Rightly criticised, especially when you read that Paddy Power are using US as a joke. Not just that, it seems that PP are just having 1 big innuendo party about the whole thing.
If your going to do it, at least take it seriously.
Buzzer
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- Oct 1, 2006
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Yep...but I'd just change that doing something to "doing something trivial".
Saying that, it has made me wonder about the Help For Heroes wristband that I wear. Is that just a futile gesture that does nothing more than make me feel good? I hope not but it has got me thinking if that's the equivalent.