Gareth Southgate likes an open letter so John Nicholson has written one to him. And he's really not happy with his mealy-mouthed nonsense.
Gareth Southgate likes an open letter so John Nicholson has written one to him. And he’s really not happy with his mealy-mouthed nonsense.I’m sorry to have to write this. But your post-match interview on Friday was such nonsense that I had no choice.
Everything exists in a context, Gareth. And being murdered for being gay is not some quaint foreign folk tradition. Were this in any other context, you would never say we should not be critical of a multi-millionaire’s unnecessary choice to work for a state that puts people to death for the nature of their sexuality. But here we are.
Yes there will be people booing Henderson who are just booing for booing’s sake, but do not underestimate how anything from disappointing to offensive many find Henderson’s actions and it is unrealistic and undesirable to think those feelings will not find an expression at a game of football. It is literally all people can do. They’re not going ‘round his house with flaming torches. They’re just booing in a moment when it will be heard.
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