I wonder if players who refuse to take part in RL realise or care how shit it feels for fans who are LGBTQ+ to see them snub these small gestures of solidarity. Watching United is enough of a buzzkill as it is, without acquiescing to the constant sight of an accepted homophobe in the team.

A national treasure that should’ve been.

Dale’s talents had been showcased on Channel 4’s ‘If They'd Asked for a Lion Tamer’ (1984), in which he offers this assessment of life growing up in Southend.

They dedicate at least five minutes of the episode to this glorious performance, John putting Pete Beale firmly back in his box along the way.

David Dale as Walford’s original drag act, John Fisher, in 1986.

Quality content.