Der Hammer

[Hopadop]

I don't know who tweets for H&V but:

Can we say well done to Thomas Hitzlsperger for finally admitting that he played for #avfc. It must have taken a lot of courage.

is very funny.

[Legion]

Nothing to do with us.

[Hopadop]

Isn't this connected to H&V?

https://twitter.com/thevillafanzine

[Leighton]

Best wishes to Tommy.

[Villa in Denmark]

Can I just thank Lizz and Brian Green for putting into words, my thoughts and feelings far better than I could have done myself.

[Legion]

Isn't this connected to H&V?

https://twitter.com/thevillafanzine

Ouch. Yes. Sorry. I missed that. I genuinely do not understand Twitter. All the posts that I put on our FB page get automatically added to my HVLegion Twitter feed but after that I'm lost.

[TopDeck113]

It's a real shame that in 2014 that we still have to say things like "brave" and "courage", when in reality it shouldn't matter one jot.  In fact his, or indeed any current or past player's, sexuality is completely irrelevant to me.  What they do in the privacy of their own personal lives has no bearing on how I judge them as someone wearing the colours of my team.   

[Hopadop]

Isn't this connected to H&V?

https://twitter.com/thevillafanzine

Ouch. Yes. Sorry. I missed that. I genuinely do not understand Twitter. All the posts that I put on our FB page get automatically added to my HVLegion Twitter feed but after that I'm lost.

No problem, I don't understand it either. It was retweeted by https://twitter.com/saveUKjustice (plug plug) and seen by my wife there, who showed it to me. It's a small virtual world.

As a result, she now accepts that this isn't a site (just) populated by sad losers.

[LTA]

I think its sad that it makes major news whenever a sportsman/actor/singer etc comes out.  Personally, I don't think its anything to do with these nosey journalists.  The "live reaction" thread on the Daily Mirror website says it all really.

Good luck Thomas.

Before we start patting ourselves on the back for our liberalism, let's remember the countless Mark Lawrenson comments.

Very true. And that vile homophobic Matt Upson song we used to sing not so long ago to great glee from supporters is a stain on our club.

Not to mention the Tracie Andrews songs too.

[Lizz]

News Thump are reporting it as Thomas Hitzlsperger comes out as ‘Brummie’.

[olaftab]

No,the conversation on here ages ago made me think long and hard about my opinions and I realised the error of my former ways.It was quite weird,just after that infamous thread my favorite cousin"came out" and it made me realise what a wanker id been,let me use this to say sorry for offending any fellow H + Vers.I was wrong.

This is good spk. I was in a similar position about 10 years ago. Yes I laughed and joked  about all the homosexual innuendoes out there. I don't need to repeat  those as I am sure everyone on here is well aware. It was only when  one of my colleagues at work declared that he was gay I realised the shameful state of my mind and attitude. I went through a cleansing process that made me hopefully a better human being.

[olaftab]

Some posters have mentioned many of us are happy to congratulate ourselves on being liberal minded. Considering there's also been a discussion on Karren Brady's looks recently, until some of the puerile comments cease I don't think we should get too self congratulatory. Hopefully in the not too different future our actions will match what we claim to be our beliefs.

Very good point Lizz. You can not be selective  latitudinarian.

[Virgil Caine]

I wonder if the fear factor of professional footballers who are gay is overstated. I would like to think, and I am sure that this would the case, that if an opposing player announced before a match at Villa Park that he was gay then the support he would receive by the majority of the crowd would drown out the moronic chants. After a while and as more admitted their sexuality it would become I am sure, a shrug of the shoulder response.

[spk]

Cheers mate !

No,the conversation on here ages ago made me think long and hard about my opinions and I realised the error of my former ways.It was quite weird,just after that infamous thread my favorite cousin"came out" and it made me realise what a wanker id been,let me use this to say sorry for offending any fellow H + Vers.I was wrong.

This is good spk. I was in a similar position about 10 years ago. Yes I laughed and joked  about all the homosexual innuendoes out there. I don't need to repeat  those as I am sure everyone on here is well aware. It was only when  one of my colleagues at work declared that he was gay I realised the shameful state of my mind and attitude. I went through a cleansing process that made me hopefully a better human being.

[Mazrim]

If only Lawro had Der Hammer's courage.