A martyr?

Did he beg and plead for the 5 game ban!

"I'm not sorry that I used the word 'faggot' to sledge my opponent/register my displeasure at the s****y ref. I am sorry that I was caught doing so. In terms of what happens between players, what I said was very mild and anyone offended by it really should f*** off from watching RL because they are far too sensitive for this sport"

Honesty doesn't really work.

Works for me. I liked it.

And if that isnt a clear, concise and convincing argument against it, i dont know what is.

Oh your out. Did somebody use one of those naughty words?

Kind of perfectly sums up the whole thing to be honest.

Yes, Zak Hardaker did, got a 5 match ban for it too. Despite your fan boy protestations.

Yup, works for me.

I'm going to give you enough credit to realise that "Zak is not homophobic" and "it wasn't intended as a homophobic remark" are not the same thing as "no homophobia at all."

To which knee-jerkers do you refer? There have been lynch mobs on other forums, but the overwhelming majority of debate on here seemed pretty well reasoned.

'If you think being homophobic isn't ok, you shouldn't be part of RL'

Just goes to show how far anti-hate initiatives within our sport have to go. Despite the progress that's been made we are unfortunate enough to have some appalling troglodytes within our fanbase.

Fanbase and playing stock.

No one actually said that quote that you've put in your post (not the first time you've done this) and the one you're alluding to was a mock Hardaker honesty statement and not actually anybodies real view.

Reading the other thread on this and there we can see people being accused of thinking homophobia is ok and what Hardaker said was ok. NOBODY on these threads have said anything is Ok or that he should've said that.....people have said it was a daft word to use and he shouldn't really have used it, but in the heat of the moment it can happen and context to the situation shouldn't be ignored just because you want the book thrown at him.

no, in the heat of the moment it can't happen. It is unacceptable for it to happen. Even out of frustration.

Says mr perfect who's never said anything wrong in the heat of the moment

I have, it wasnt acceptable then either.