Originally Posted by
JamesWales
Yeah, fair point and don't get me wrong..I agree with you really. I just think the 'changing room banter' type atmosphere is a fear for players, more than how a crowd would react.
I agree, in practice you would like to think players would be fine, I can just imagine its an intimidator environment in which to come out into.
Either way, this is clearly a bigger issue for football specifically, as it doesn't seem to matter so much in other sports.
In practice, I think any player would get far more support than opposition, and most importantly, most wouldn't care either way, which is how it should be.