| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces 23:24 - Aug 29 with 2217 views | urbanpenguin |
Because he wasn't a homophobe. Better than that, he was an ally.
“It was back in 2019 when, by chance, I unearthed an intriguing secret. On the very day Alf Ramsey was appointed manager, in August 1955, the Ipswich Town board discussed what to do about a promising young player in danger of being prosecuted for homosexual behaviour."
“During the next 12 months Alf Ramsey would save this player’s career and he, in return, became pivotal to Alf winning three different league titles. That story, like many others in Alf’s life, has never been told. The deeper I dug, the more I realised Alf’s whole biography needed a rewrite.
“Alf delivered, decades ahead of countless other managers, what human rights campaigners have always requested – equal opportunity, unclouded by prejudice around characteristics irrelevant to a profession’s performance.”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sir-alf-ramsey-50-years-35805955 |  | | |  |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 23:59 - Aug 29 with 1974 views | urbanpenguin |
Imagine downvoting this, 92 Laces. Imagine thinking, "you know, i used to like Sir Alf, the things he did for Ipswich and football, but now I know he stood up for human rights and an individual's circumstances, nah, not so sure." We see you. | | | |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 00:08 - Aug 30 with 1914 views | J2BLUE |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 23:59 - Aug 29 by urbanpenguin |
Imagine downvoting this, 92 Laces. Imagine thinking, "you know, i used to like Sir Alf, the things he did for Ipswich and football, but now I know he stood up for human rights and an individual's circumstances, nah, not so sure." We see you. |
To be honest I find this absolutely disgusting.
I've never seen 92_Laces downvote anyone else before. I thought he was my own personal stalker and that we had something special. I feel used. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 00:12 - Aug 30 with 1874 views | SE1blue |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 00:08 - Aug 30 by J2BLUE |
To be honest I find this absolutely disgusting.
I've never seen 92_Laces downvote anyone else before. I thought he was my own personal stalker and that we had something special. I feel used. |
I hate to break it to you but 92_Laces has gone down on me more times than Nigerian Bitcoin. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 07:00 - Aug 30 with 1422 views | Steve_M |
I want to upvote this twice, once for the main point and once for the cheesy photos of Grant. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 07:23 - Aug 30 with 1339 views | Swansea_Blue |
What a legend. And this is why we should always stand against any discrimination. People have had to fight against draconian laws to just be allowed to be who they are. The only “gross indecency” is that it took so long to have the law changed and that some knuckle draggers think it’s ok to abuse people on the basis of things we have no control over (sexuality, colour of our skin, sex, where we were born, etc). |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:29 - Aug 30 with 1102 views | urbanpenguin |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 00:12 - Aug 30 by SE1blue |
I hate to break it to you but 92_Laces has gone down on me more times than Nigerian Bitcoin. |
Sorry to report 92_laces had a fun night looking at my posting history and downvoting it. Because they are a very sensible, intelligent and not at all weird person. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:34]
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:35 - Aug 30 with 1068 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:29 - Aug 30 by urbanpenguin |
Sorry to report 92_laces had a fun night looking at my posting history and downvoting it. Because they are a very sensible, intelligent and not at all weird person. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:34]
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Had that happen to me not that long ago by a different poster.
Another not weird at all one. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:37 - Aug 30 with 1057 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 23:59 - Aug 29 by urbanpenguin |
Imagine downvoting this, 92 Laces. Imagine thinking, "you know, i used to like Sir Alf, the things he did for Ipswich and football, but now I know he stood up for human rights and an individual's circumstances, nah, not so sure." We see you. |
Just noticed that ernie has down voted this too. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:44 - Aug 30 with 1011 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:37 - Aug 30 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Just noticed that ernie has down voted this too. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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At least one has uppied it too. It's very easy to do when looking to see who has voted.
Edit....frankly voting is over rated. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:46 - Aug 30 with 996 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:44 - Aug 30 by BanksterDebtSlave |
At least one has uppied it too. It's very easy to do when looking to see who has voted.
Edit....frankly voting is over rated. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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Yeah, I see that now. I'll edit that. | |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:47 - Aug 30 with 987 views | Horsham |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:37 - Aug 30 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Just noticed that ernie has down voted this too. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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Struggling what it is in the post that anyone would downvote the OP, unless it’s the obvious. Would be genuinely interested to understand why else it could be… |  | | |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:55 - Aug 30 with 937 views | Radlett_blue |
Ramsey came from a gypsy/traveller background and as a young man he was often called "Darkie", which he hated. So, as a victim of prejudice himself, he would have had sympathy and a wish to protect other minorities. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 09:07 - Aug 30 with 889 views | urbanpenguin |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:55 - Aug 30 by Radlett_blue |
Ramsey came from a gypsy/traveller background and as a young man he was often called "Darkie", which he hated. So, as a victim of prejudice himself, he would have had sympathy and a wish to protect other minorities. |
Yes, that's what the article is about. | | | |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 09:25 - Aug 30 with 795 views | norfsufblue |
Having read the article that is one book i genuinely want to buy and read.... I often request and recieve Town books which get flicked through and put away for a rainy day but that is one i think I'd open and read cover to cover immediately. |  | | |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 09:29 - Aug 30 with 763 views | Mullet |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:37 - Aug 30 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Just noticed that ernie has down voted this too. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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There's a few largely silent bigots on TWTD unfortunately. Reflection of society innit.
Don't contribute much but always on alert for a bit of negativity and hatred. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 09:50 - Aug 30 with 702 views | Whos_blue |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 08:37 - Aug 30 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Just noticed that ernie has down voted this too. [Post edited 30 Aug 8:46]
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Yeah. I've had a few of those too.
He's never been the same since Burt left. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 12:08 - Aug 30 with 448 views | BlacknGoldnBlue |
This is insightful and heartwarming in equal measure. It shows how progressive Alf was and, its a damming indictment, that no footballer feels comfortable to be themselves as part if LGBTQ+ community today.
Football seems to be one if the last barriers to be broken down. Other sports have seen players come out and most entertainment sectors have numerous LGBTQ+ people that embrace themselves and feel able to be themselves.
I'm not sure that any top level footballers will "come out" in my lifetime but sincerely hope they do and are embraced by supporter of all clubs.
Sir Alf set an example to us all many years ago and hopefully we can make sure Ipswich's openness and progressiveness can be part of the future going forward. |  |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 12:47 - Aug 30 with 343 views | urbanpenguin |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 12:08 - Aug 30 by BlacknGoldnBlue |
This is insightful and heartwarming in equal measure. It shows how progressive Alf was and, its a damming indictment, that no footballer feels comfortable to be themselves as part if LGBTQ+ community today.
Football seems to be one if the last barriers to be broken down. Other sports have seen players come out and most entertainment sectors have numerous LGBTQ+ people that embrace themselves and feel able to be themselves.
I'm not sure that any top level footballers will "come out" in my lifetime but sincerely hope they do and are embraced by supporter of all clubs.
Sir Alf set an example to us all many years ago and hopefully we can make sure Ipswich's openness and progressiveness can be part of the future going forward. |
Yes to this, except it's not "football seems to be one...", just "men's football". | | | |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 14:20 - Aug 30 with 198 views | Steve_M |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 09:25 - Aug 30 by norfsufblue |
Having read the article that is one book i genuinely want to buy and read.... I often request and recieve Town books which get flicked through and put away for a rainy day but that is one i think I'd open and read cover to cover immediately. |
I’m sat next to Grant in the pub so I’ll show him that. | |
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| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 14:36 - Aug 30 with 141 views | urbanpenguin |
| Sir Alf would have been totally OK with rainbow laces on 14:20 - Aug 30 by Steve_M |
I’m sat next to Grant in the pub so I’ll show him that. |
Tell him congrats on the book, from one writer to another - a hard thing to do. | | | |
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