Jake Daniels comes out (11 Viewers)

[FulltimeWum]

Jake Daniels: Blackpool player says coming out will allow him to be 'free' and 'confident'

Blackpool's Jake Daniels says his decision to come out as the UK's only openly gay active male professional footballer will allow him to be "free and confident".

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Hopefully he can be a role model to others.

 

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[shmmeee]

Good on him. Hope opposition fans can step up and not be pricks and show its no big deal.

 

[mr_monkey]

Still such a shame this has to be big news but fair play to him and at such a young age as well.... hopefully encourages others to speak out as well and get us to the point when it doesn't even need to be said

 

[Tommo1993]

Pleased for him. Should be celebrated.

 

[clint van damme]

Read that as Jack Daniels coming out, thought its a bit early!
Good luck to the lad, very brave at this early stage of his career.

 

[Otis]

If he gets any boos or jeers, they should be totally drowned out by everyone else roundly clapping.

In an ideal world, we should just let him be just another player, but I would think he will indeed gets lots of stick, so if that's the case, it needs to be shouted down.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Hope he isn’t dragged out as some spokesman, just let the lad get on with his life and career.

 

[lifeskyblue]

Good luck to him. Hope football fans up and down country treat him fairly.


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[Covkid1968#]

%wise we know there are loads of players living a lie. Let’s hope this encourages people to just be who they are….

 

[Nick]

Fair play to him!!

 

[no_loyalty]

Good luck to him. Hope football fans up and down country treat him fairly.


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I totally agree, I hope the fans of their bitter rivals Preston are included.

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Fair play that lad.

 

[the rumpo kid]

%wise we know there are loads of players living a lie. Let’s hope this encourages people to just be who they are….

No body encouraged boosh to be himself !

 

[rob9872]

He only popped out, now he's out out

 

[SheafIsGod]

Genius from the lad. Every chance his career will fizzle out into nothing - this will ensure his name is always remembered. Not to mention all the promotion and sponsorship deals he’ll get as a result. Bravo.

 

[clint van damme]

	No body encouraged boosh to be himself ! Genius from the lad. Every chance his career will fizzle out into nothing - this will ensure his name is always remembered. Not to mention all the promotion and sponsorship deals he’ll get as a result. Bravo. It's like Candy man!

 

[Sick Boy]

Fair play to him! Hopefully any abuse is treated on par with racism.

 

[mr_monkey]

Genius from the lad. Every chance his career will fizzle out into nothing - this will ensure his name is always remembered. Not to mention all the promotion and sponsorship deals he’ll get as a result. Bravo.

At least we've found the repressed one on the forum

 

[joemercersaces]

Saw yesterday that a young Championship player was about to come out. Good on Jake and hopefully every player can now live their life as they want to without being judged. A real positive step forward. Found myself sort of hoping it was one of ours so that we could all vociferously support him

 

[tisza]

Wish him the best. Onus on football authorities and clubs to create an environment in which he can thrive - much as they have tried to do with taking the knee and banning fans for racist behaviour.

 

[stupot07]

Good for him, the fact its taken until 2022 for professional footballer in the UK to come out as gay shows what a huge decision he's made.

I hope if he plays against us next season that all fans roundly applaud and show him support.


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[David O'Day]

	It's like Candy man!

Cuntyman

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Good on him. As has been mentioned hope he doesn't get any abuse and if any sadly occurs it gets shouted out with calls of support. Then maybe one day he can get on with just being a footballer.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I hope the only reason he ever gets booed is because he's a shithouse like the rest of the players in this league.

Fair play lad.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Good for him, the fact its taken until 2022 for professional footballer in the UK to come out as gay shows what a huge decision he's made.

I hope if he plays against us next season that all fans roundly applaud and show him support.


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Fashanu was professional in 1990 was he not? At least Daniels will not face the bullying from his own manager that the former did anyway.

 

[FulltimeWum]

Football was only invented in 1992.

 

[Otis]

Football was only invented in 1992.

Shame Luton haven't caught on yet.

 

[Reidy87]

Amazing news, good luck Jake

 

[FulltimeWum]

Shame Luton haven't caught on yet.

That'll be the metals used making the hats. Does horrors to the mind.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Good on him. Hopefully that can break the barrier down now and it's never seen as an issue again.

 

[Grendel]

Fashanu was professional in 1990 was he not? At least Daniels will not face the bullying from his own manager that the former did anyway.

Fashanu rammed me from behind as I’ve said before. His brother was more unkind than his manager

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Fashanu rammed me from behind as I’ve said before. His brother was more unkind than his manager

The way he was treated in general contributed a fair bit to it taking over 30 years before someone else came out

 

[Grendel]

The way he was treated in general contributed a fair bit to it taking over 30 years before someone else came out

He only was at forest for a year wasn’t he? I lived in Nottingham for his entire time and I honestly can’t recall any reference at the time about his sexuality.

When his chauffeur drove into our car late one night he looked a bit like huggy bear but no one really thought he was gay. Clough even then was chronically drunk most of the time and couldn’t deal with eccentricity

He actually was really popular at notts county and I went to meadow lane a lot - he was seen as a big signing and Jimmy Sirrell loved him as a player

 

[Deleted member 5849]

He only was at forest for a year wasn’t he? I lived in Nottingham for his entire time and I honestly can’t recall any reference at the time about his sexuality

Clough was not enlightened about it.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He only was at forest for a year wasn’t he? I lived in Nottingham for his entire time and I honestly can’t recall any reference at the time about his sexuality.

When his chauffeur drove into our car late one night he looked a bit like huggy bear but no one really thought he was gay. Clough even then was chronically drunk most of the time and couldn’t deal with eccentricity

He actually was really popular at notts county and I went to meadow lane a lot - he was seen as a big signing and Jimmy Sirrell loved him as a player

Alcoholic or not Clough’s behaviour couldn’t have helped and it seems he generally had a very difficult time of it. Black and openly gay in 1990 he didn’t stand much chance.

This Blackpool player stands a much better chance but will likely still get a few knuckle draggers