RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: I don't go to football to be told what to think, how to behave, or how to vote. The 'rainbow laces' rubbish is just cover for money-grubbing opportunism

There have been times, such as when we hammered Man City recently, I may have briefly regretted giving up my Spurs season tickets after the best part of four decades. Mark Guehi, the Crystal Palace captain and England centre-half, wrote ‘Jesus loves you’ on the rainbow armband he was told to wear as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign last weekend ‘The Club is proud to show its support for the Rainbow Laces campaign at this weekend’s men’s home match against Fulham. ‘During this Sunday’s match the campaign will be marked in a number of ways, including captains wearing rainbow-coloured armbands, rainbow-coloured corner flags and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium illuminating in rainbow colours after full-time. Ipswich Town’s Sam Morsy refused to wear a rainbow armband in last weekend's game against Nottingham Forest When I read the ‘rainbow laces’ email a week ago, I had no idea it would blow up into a major news story – which the Boys ) In The Football Bubble chose to ignore until a couple of days ago. The balloon went up when Marc Guehi, the Crystal Palace captain and England centre-half, wrote ‘Jesus loves you’ in felt-tip on the rainbow armband he was told to wear.