The football abuse cases - can we now end the desperate search for gay footballers?

[Mo Britain less Europe]

The media now has a few hundred heroes to choose from.

[Ash]

The media now has a few hundred heroes to choose from.

Being raped doesn't make you gay, Mo.

[PSRB]

The media now has a few hundred heroes to choose from.

Silver lining, at least it might stop United and spurs fans from doing that song

[Burney]

Silver lining, at least it might stop United and spurs fans from doing that song

I wouldn't bet on that if I were you.
I suppose one shouldn't be surprised about scouts being nonce-tastic. One always has to be slightly wary of the motives of anyone who seeks power over children and it would be naive to imagine football to be any exception.

[Sir C]

Being raped doesn't make you gay, Mo.

Has anyone checked this with TE Lawrence?

[PSRB]

I wouldn't bet on that if I were you.
I suppose one shouldn't be surprised about scouts being nonce-tastic. One always has to be slightly wary of the motives of anyone who seeks power over children and it would be naive to imagine football to be any exception.

The 2 BiLs were both at the club in question........although they were slightly older, so thankfully not involved

[Burney]

Has anyone checked this with TE Lawrence?

I think TE was pretty gay before the Turks skewered him, to be fair. Remember his little arab boy chum?

[Burney]

The 2 BiLs were both at the club in question........although they were slightly older, so thankfully not involved

Well I wonder how widespread a practice this is, to be honest. How many chaps who've played at a certain level have also been nonced at a certain level?

[PSRB]

Well I wonder how widespread a practice this is, to be honest. How many chaps who've played at a certain level have also been nonced at a certain level?

It is the perfect job for a nonce, kids desperate to play professional footy......wouldn't be surprised if it turns out some parents knew but were so desperate for their kids to make it they turned a blind eye. Do hope not

[Sir C]

I think TE was pretty gay before the Turks skewered him, to be fair. Remember his little arab boy chum?

That may have been an isolated incident - a slip of the tongue, as it were.

Remember Spike? "The last time I did that, I ended up in Mesopotamia chased by Turks waving pots of Vaseline and shouting, 'Lawrence, we love you in Ottoman!"