Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "He recounted how when he was playing for Birmingham City, the manager had: 'Called me into his office and asked me why I had dreadlocks. And when I explained that it was a reaffirmation of my African heritage it was met with derision, and to me, having explained it was part of my heritage – whatever corner of the globe you come from – he had actually insulted my whole heritage ... And I told him, with my tongue pretty much in my cheek, that ... if I should have my hair cut then why couldn't he have elocution lessons to change his Glaswegian accent, which didn't go down too favourably and I didn't play in the first team again strangely enough.'" }
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- books?vid=ISBN1-85973-483-9 quote "He recounted how when he was playing for Birmingham City, the manager had: 'Called me into his office and asked me why I had dreadlocks. And when I explained that it was a reaffirmation of my African heritage it was met with derision, and to me, having explained it was part of my heritage – whatever corner of the globe you come from – he had actually insulted my whole heritage ... And I told him, with my tongue pretty much in my cheek, that ... if I should have my hair cut then why couldn't he have elocution lessons to change his Glaswegian accent, which didn't go down too favourably and I didn't play in the first team again strangely enough.'".