Who is The Best Gay Footballer?

[The Uncanny Hengeman]

Past or present. Any code.

[mantra]

Aren't most of the players gay or bi? I've never taken much notice of what's happening in football, but I remember Ian Roberts from years ago. There was a documentary about his very sad life and how he'd come through it. It was a change from the usual story about the drunken thugs gang banging some teenaged girl. At least Roberts didn't have that blight in his history.

Roberts came out publicly in 1995, discussing his sexuality in magazines and on television over the following year. The rugby league world was generally very supportive, with other players commenting that it was important to be "true to yourself".

As a junior Roberts played for the Mascot Jets in the Souths juniors competition. He made his first grade debut with the Rabbitohs in the 1986 Winfield Cup season. By the age of 21, Jack Gibson had described him as "the best front rower in the game,"[2] and in 1988 Roberts made the first of five appearances for City Origin team.[3]

Despite not having yet played for either New South Wales or Australia, Roberts signed a contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 1990.[citation needed] At the end of the 1994 NSWRL season, he went on the 1994 Kangaroo tour.

After moving from the Rabbitohs to Manly he quickly justified his value with State of Origin selection and a Test debut against New Zealand. Roberts finally made a Kangaroo tour, leading up front in Australia's Ashes winning 23-4 Third Test victory at Elland Road. Not long after, Roberts signed with Super League despite his club and coach Bob Fulton remaining loyal to the Australian Rugby League. He played in Manly's loss to the Bulldogs in the 1995 ARL season's Grand Final.

Roberts sat out the 1996 season due to injuries and a contract dispute related to the Super League war. In 1997, Roberts signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and moved to Townsville to captain the side. His career wound down in 1998 under the increasing weight of injuries.

[The Uncanny Hengeman]

Rene Kink.

[IQS.RLOW]

Sorry... I thought this thread was about the real game, not that 'other' game where fingers in anuses is part and parcel of the game.

Carry on- there should be plenty of material in that code.