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Liquid Gold
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Is he going to get a ban for them like stokes did for faggotgate?
It's very much a story and he has had to make an apology for the tweets he made 4 years ago, not that age has anything to do with it, but he was 21 at the time.
Nick
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I think he has apologised
Otis
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I hear he says he has grown up since then. Would much prefer he said he has become better educated.
fernandopartridge
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He shouldn't be banned or punished in the same way that Stokes shouldn't have been. They are just words.
NorthernWisdom
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Hmm, not convinced by that.
That being said, his apology was swift, without exception and in that case, it seems a bit daft to go after him again. Surely more good comes from him publicly accepting he was out of order, then any ban years after the event.
Liquid Gold
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Just words is a bit of an odd comment, do you think Abu Hamza should be able to say what he likes too, only words after all.
Otis
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I can't believe Abu Hamza said anything against gay people though, he just doesn't seem the type.
Liquid Gold
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Too busy chasing Peter Pan
Otis
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Yeah, he does seem the type to chase pirates when he's not watching the Great British Bake Off.
fernandopartridge
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Edit - had a think about this one.....
What Hamza says are just words, inciting terrorism mind you not just opinions on homosexuality
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oscillatewildly
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The FA have thrown a misconduct charge at him.
I think he's a tad unlucky to be honest - Clearly, the administrators of this beautiful game have forgotten about the rampant legacy of double standards and inconsistency that has been their hallmark.
I think he's a tad unlucky to be honest - Clearly, the administrators of this beautiful game have forgotten about the rampant legacy of double standards and inconsistency that has been their hallmark.
Otis
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Thing I don't get with all these apologies from people, is it doesn't necessarily mean they have changed their thinking on the matter in hand, only that they have apologised about it and the offence caused.
Unless this guy has suddenly met a load of gay people and changed the way he thinks, you could easily come to the conclusion that he still believes what he believes and hat he said, but has just felt forced to apologise over it.
Unless this guy has suddenly met a load of gay people and changed the way he thinks, you could easily come to the conclusion that he still believes what he believes and hat he said, but has just felt forced to apologise over it.
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NorthernWisdom
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In this instance, his apology seems pretty sincere however.
It may not be, of course but... he's showcasing how homophobia is bad far more with his apology, than any belated charge that's a little too late really, isn't it.
oscillatewildly
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Agreed - with all the comments of my two esteemed fellow posters above. I just couldn't help feeling that the powers that be would have viewed this incident differently from that of our own chap.
Well they haven't. So they've clearly got it right or er, wrong on both occasions
Well they haven't. So they've clearly got it right or er, wrong on both occasions
fernandopartridge
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Having a character reference from Joey Barton is like having a personality reference from Peter Sutcliffe
