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Frank Cookson, at one headlines time Roberts’ headlines coach, tells of an incident in a bar where a man Roberts knew ‘had a go at Ian one night. And Ian copped it sweet, and headlines let it blow over his shoulder because he had a bit of respect for the bloke’.26 Despite this man’s homophobia, Roberts admired his ability to be a man: he ‘had a bit of respect for the bloke’. Sabo and Panepinto’s description of football as ‘a type of male interaction that perpetuates male privilege through dominance bonding’ is clearly applicable here.27 In Finding Out, both Roberts and Freeman like to believe that Roberts’ sexuality was largely accepted by the footballing fraternity, including his ‘mates’ in the game. Certainly, Roberts reports positive and supportive reactions to his sexuality from some individual players but by and large the reaction to his sexuality is, again, mediated through his body and its ability to make the difference in a football game.
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