Footballer slammed for calling UK town a ‘cesspit full of inbreds’
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Wrexham winger James McClean has been told to apologise after calling Shrewsbury a ‘cesspit full of inbreds’. Ex-Republic of Ireland international McClean, 35, made the derogatory comment after Wrexham lost 2-1 to League One rivals Shrewsbury Town.
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The EFL have confirmed they are investigating crowd incidents which occurred during the derby. At one point stewards formed a barricade as McClean went to take a throw-in in front of the home fans at The Croud Meadow. Objects were thrown from the stands at McClean and play was briefly halted before order was restored.
Following the game, McClean called Shrewsbury a ‘cesspit full of inbreds’ in a post that he later deleted. Resharing a video showing Shrewsbury fans targeting him with chants and objects, McClean said: ‘In fairness if I was born and raised in Shrewsbury I’d probably be this angry as well because it’s an absolute cesspit full of inbreds.’.
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Reacting to McClean’s comment, former Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling said on talkSPORT: ‘He needs to apologise. He needs to make a public apology. ‘You can’t have a player saying that about anybody. Those teams are arch-rivals, he’s going to get some stick because of what he does. He’s used to getting stick, he gets it everywhere he goes!.
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‘He simply cannot say that sort of thing. If he doesn’t apologise I think the FA need to take some sort of action.’. Ex-Scotland striker Ally McCoist added: ‘I’m with you totally. ‘You can’t be doing that, it’s as simple as that. No matter what stick you get – and I know he gets a lot – you can’t react like that.’.
