Northern Irishman McClean explodes against an English city after losing: “It’s a cesspool full of inbreds”

The relationship between Northern Ireland and Great Britain has historically been complicated, to put it mildly. Both nations have always had a rivalry that is also maintained in the sporting field, a reason that has led the Northern Irish footballer James McClean to explode against the English city of Shrewsbury where that same day he had lost his Wrexham match.

The League One footballer has spoken of Shrewsbury as a “cesspool full of inbreds” after being the target of several insults from fans of the local club. A reaction from fans to their refusal to wear a poppy for Remembrance Day which commemorates British and Commonwealth servicemen who have lost their lives in the line of service. A refusal that joins that of last year when he refused to link his arms with his teammates during the minute of silence.

If the poppy represented only the victims of the First and Second World Wars, I would wear it without a problem, but that is not the case.

James McClean

McClean defends himself against criticism

His actions are very notorious in the British country, so much so that he has had to explain himself on multiple occasions: “People say I’m being disrespectful, but don’t ask why I choose not to use it,” he said recently trying to explain what he feels on days like that. A reasoning that does not seem to convince English football fans.

Perhaps that is why this year it has been even clearer: “If the poppy represented only the victims of the First and Second World Wars, I would wear it without a problem. I would wear it every day of the year if that were the case, but that is not the case. “It represents all the conflicts that Britain has been involved in. Because of the history of where I come from, in Derry, I can’t wear something that represents that,” he explained.

The result of these statements is clear: fans often criticize his attitude when he plays on English soil and last Thursday was no different. The difference came when after his team’s defeat against Shrewsbury he decided to respond on his social networks. A response from the 35-year-old player that went viral on social media: “To be fair, if I had been born and raised in Shrewsbury, I would probably also be angry because it is a complete cesspool full of inbreeding,” he wrote.

McClean's message after the insults received

McClean’s message after the insults received

The origin of his strong conviction

McClean’s hometown of Derry, located in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, was where the Bloody Sunday massacre took place in 1972, in which 14 people were killed by British soldiers who shot at civilians. unarmed in a protest march. That’s why the Wrexham star believes the poppy is disrespectful to the memory of those who died in the incident.

They have nothing in their entire imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of an Irishman who does not want to be broken.

James McClean

In fact, it is not the first time he has reacted in this way, in September he clashed with Birmingham City fans when he was being replaced, whom he later called a “fat, smelly pig” after this fan threw a glass of beer at him. Bovril, a beef drink. Although she has not been the only one since she honored the memory of a former IRA combatant on social networks: “They have nothing in their entire imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of an Irishman who does not want to be broken.”


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