She wouldn’t be, she’d be on a hiding to breaking a barrier, and helping changing perceptions, just like an openly gay player in the Premier League would. She’d be instantly guaranteed an honour for doing so too, though the value of those is a whole other debate. For her personally it might not be the right decision, and fair enough, but for her half of the population, maybe not. Maybe she doesn’t want to be a trailblazer.
As for the red tops, who gives a fck? I mean, would they get away these days with “having a field day” with a gay footballer? Have they “had a field day” with black managers?