Quote Originally Posted by laddo View Post
Less so as the decades pass but still a very valid reason and one that I strongly suspect has contributed to Jake Daniels being the first active professional player I'm aware of since 1990! If you don't think it's been a reason in 2012 and 2022 you must be living under a rock.

I'd hate to know the figures in respect of homophobic and/or racist comments and chants made at football this season and the numbers prosecuted by the police as a result

This season I'm happy to report that I've heard nothing from the travelling pies in the away end in terms of racist/homophobic comments but sadly that wasn't the case last season. Thankfully they appear to be embarrassing isolated incidents, and on the decline but still around in the entertainment industry, I mean football.
That’s not the case at home games though. We had a game stopped as someone (later arrested) made a racial comment.
I’ve heard a player receive homophobic abuse my self. Albeit a one off statement in a tirade of profanities at said player. I suspect the bloke who said it didn’t realise. He is often close to the line and has a liking for abusing opposition goalkeepers 🫣