DERRY’S James McClean has hit back at online trolls who targeted him over his decision not to wear a poppy in West Brom’s clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Creggan-born McClean received a chorus of boos at Old Trafford from the moment he stepped onto the pitch.
As well getting of backing on line for his stance on Twitter, he was also targeted with some vile comments sent his way.
One Twitter user said to McClean: “You will be leaving Great Britain by force. Say your goodbyes, because you won’t be missed and we can all claim the Queen’s money.”
Wily McClean spotted a quote on the user’s profile which read: “You have enemies? Good. That means you have stood up for something sometime in your life.”
This prompted McClean to say: “How ironic is your profile pic? This is the stupidity you have to deal with.”
The 26-year-old Republic of Ireland international explained in a statement last month why he would not wear the poppy.
“If the poppy was simply about World War One and Two victims alone, I’d wear it without a problem.
“I would wear it every day of the year if that was the thing but it doesn’t it stands for all conflicts that Britain has been involved in. Because of the history of where I come from in Derry,
“I cannot wear something that represents that.”
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