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I suspect it will go the other way. There'll be a month or so of heavy coverage and then he'll mainly be forgotten about, as none of the media can be arsed watching Blackpool any more, other than occasionally being trotted out as "the" gay footballer.
@kl a bit optimistic maybe. I don't think there will be any large scale chanting but you'll still get some dickheads. There are still a few that think Brighton/Watford are fair game and it's just "banter". Fortunately they get shouted down a lot more now.
aggi
On Luke Daniels coming out, I feel a bit worried for him.
Not the homophobia, which I think will probably happen but which I think most people at the club and in the public will rightly shout down.
But the pressure that will be on him now and the disproportionate focus on someone so young are going to be hard work. Can't help but think of other players who had a lot of attention when they were 16 or 17 - John Bostock, Michael Woods, Freddy Adu - and the pressure is going to be immense for carrying the burden as long as he is "the" gay footballer in professional football.
Best case scenario is either that he's fucking great and people start talking about his football instead, or that 4-5 other plays follow and dilute the focus a bit.