I don’t know how familiar you are a West Ham magazine called EX, but if you don’t subscribe, I would highly recommend it. It appears quarterly and specialises in lengthy interviews with West Ham stars of the past. In the latest issue Tony McDonald interviews former West Ham striker Trevor Morley. He talks for the first time in detail about the time he was stabbed by his wife and puts to rest the rumours that he and Ian Bishop were gay lovers. He thinks it was his wife who started the rumours.
I even think it must have been her who started the rumour about me being caught in bed with Bish. Nothing about Bish, me and the gay talk had ever been reported in the media, so how did those rumours spread so quickly? Within two days of my stabbing, my sister phoned from Nottingham to ask: “What’s all this we’ve herd up here about you and Bish?” It was amazing how it spread just through word of mouth, and, I have to say, I didn’t handle it well.
He reveals he turned down £20k from a newspaper to tell his story but says he now wishes he had been more open about what had really taken place.
The rumours about me being gay killed me for a whiole. I’ve got nothing against gays – I now have friends who are gay – but it’s not nice to be called a homosexual when you aren’t one. How many times does Robbie Williams have to come out and tell the world he isn’t gay. The more you say it, the more people start to believe it’s true… It ruined my football for a while. I’d go out onto the field and hide. I didn’t want to be there… Hearing gay comments from some West Ham fans was hard to take.
Trevor Morley did a great job for West Ham in his five years at the club. He wasn’t a prolific scorer by any means, but he knew where the goal was and when he was on form he was a superb player to watch.
Subscriptions to Ex Magazine cost £12pa. To subscribe phone 01708 744333. And no, I am not on commission!
LOL So why has Trevor broken his silence then? Heads you win, tails you win? No hang on, the rumours are untrue so let’s leave heads and tails out of this!
I look forward with interest to seeing what changes are to be made to this blog. Whilst I think it’s a shame when comment threads become a forum for personal arguments, I hope it is not to be sanitised too much. It would be a shame if debate, questioning of the club, blogger and one another’s comments is discouraged.
Well Munky, if you want to make unsanistised comments (swearing and racism forbidden)…
I don’t suppose Morley was banging on the Magazine’s door to do an interview, but like the decent cove he is I guess he was happy to tell his tale knowing what a decent, fair-minded bunch West Ham fans are.
Dont forget boys go and take the 9/4 on offer for The Hammers to win at Wigan get on large!
Can’t bet on West Ham, it guarantees we lose! Last time was THE Cup Final – NEVER again!
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Sorry, chaps…overdone it on the sherry. Just a joke.
Hmmm… depending on what Iain does, I might take you up on that HF. Although my idea of open debate is not the Jerry Springer take of let’s wind everyone up and then step back and claim to be the voice of reason who was just ‘encouraging debate’.
Used to be a big fan of Bish as a youngster, and liked Morley a lot too. He and Morley formed a great partnership on the pitch, whether or not they did off it is irrelevant. Or is it? A good partnership up front is something we haven’t seen for quite a while. If that’s what it takes to get an on pitch understanding between CC and Diamanti, I say go for it fellas!
Horters I’ll take a tenner on Celtic!
Iain….”If you build it they will come” i believe someone once ssid. That being the case it dosen’t mean you aren’t gonna get a few muppets/lefties/righties/sicophants whatever come along for an opportunity to slag people off be it posters or players or the club or the blog in general.That was something you should have expected to occur and accordingly dealt with.
In an earlier post danny mentions “freedom of speech” clearly there is a double standard hiding around here some where. So wot “The worlds gone crazy” gets up a few noses, get over it, why lodge a petition?? Our blogs dad could kick yr blogs dad’s arse…….in a word PETTY.
This is usually a very informative blog for a bloke like me, living in the liberal utopian state of Victoria. But the increasingly annoying hijacking of threads and bickering has meant I have to troll through a heap of dross to actually find something relevent and put frankly I don’t have that sort of time to waste.
See….. I’ve alrady wasted valuable drinking time posting something irrelevant, do you see wot you made me do…do you?
Off Topic- 3-1 to us.
What a load of rubbish.
Well done to Goatygav Devodevo the headmaster SJ and all the other regulars for not bothering.
Parker…the world will be a calmer place tomorrow. The children will have goals aplety to discuss and dissect and everyone can stop telling everyone else what is acceptable and what is not. From memory, the Sunday Times already has an editor so the auditions can stop.
E1..your heroes will sleep soundly now.
Upton Parker, I rasied the petition because I WANTED TO!!! You don’t wanna sign it, good!
But the other 22 people that signed in 2 hours don’t agree with you!
I understand that football is rather masculine and heterosexist and that homosexuality can therefore be an issue hard to take for some involved with football. Trevor’s sexual interests have absolutely nothing to do with his playing abilities, that is to be made sure.
And, I’m quite positive that the most charming Mrs. Morley would happily confirm any rumours about his husband quite untrue. Trevor was not only a decent player, but a fine bloke, and I really wish that anyone calling him- or herself as an Iron, wouldn’t take part in throwing around any rubbish like this.
Hi Matt, I’ve saved that one too. 22 in two hours eh, huge! Of course, ten of those could be the same person. In fact 22 could be the same person for all you or News Now know, one person signs into my site under multiple names, so what does that prove. In fact, you may be that one person – you did after all use your real name for the Millscum post. I’m not wishing to hijack this thread but please, tell me, why exactly do you wish to take down the blog? What harm does it do exactly? Isn’t The Mirror worse? Going to get up a petition to stop Mirror stories being carried on News Now? Why stop there? Why not get The Mirror banned? Hell, why not abolish the free press? Let’s get rid of voting whilst we are about it!
"Its not nice to be called a homosexual?" Are you SERIOUS? So should gay people be upset when people think they are straight? If you aren't gay then you say so, you go on with your life…AND IF YOU REALLY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH GAYS you would just brush it off.