Dogs and Drakes: Why Does Prejudice Dog Pro Sport?

What a big Cup Sir Alex has! Anyway, Iain Dale has blogged about David James' piece in The Observer.

But he's just skimming the surface. Why on earth was there not at least a nod to the triumphant John Amaechi and his belated coming out?

John is the force behind the nearest professional sports club to my home. The Manchester Magic.

John no doubt knows a number of gay footballers as well as gay hoopsters.

But he can also teach footballers a thing or two with his manly outsize basket-balls.

David James' old club Man City (Great Name, trumps Boystown FC) would also have been worth a mention I'd have thought?

Going after the pink pound, a genuinely representative staff group, and yes, an atmosphere at the club - in one of the most progressive cities on the planet - where gay players can come out.

WILDLIFE TRIVIA: Dogs and Drakes. Interesting to see James admitting doing a drive-by at a Devon gay dogging site. Trafford residents wondering why there is a plague of geese and ducks on their turf at weekends can be re-assured that this is caused by a rash of dogging at their local water park habitats.

Which will get right up the noses of the Tory burghers, particularly when the smelly fowl use the facilities on their well-manicured lawns. You read it here first.