Irish Wrexham star James McClean labels English town a 'cesspit full of inbreds' in astonishing social media rant after losing football match
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James McClean branded Shrewsbury a 'cesspit full of inbreds' after being targeted with abuse by the club's fans during Wrexham's League One clash with the side this week. Irishman McClean has made headlines for a number of years for his refusal to wear a poppy around Remembrance Day, while he also refused to link arms with his team-mates during a minute's silence last year.
![[McClean is often mocked by fans for his stance on a number of things related to England, including his refusal to wear a poppy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/21/94248827-0-image-a-5_1737235434140.jpg)
He has made a number of attempts to try and explain the logic behind his reasoning, most recently saying: 'People say I am being disrespectful, but don't ask why I choose not to wear it. '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 the conflicts that Britain has been involved in. Because of the history where I come from in Derry, I cannot wear something that represents that.'.
![[The Wrexham star stood separate to his team-mates observing a moment of silence ahead of Remembrance Day last year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/21/91881669-0-The_Wrexham_star_stood_separate_to_his_team_mates_observing_a_mo-a-1_1737235162743.jpg)
As a result, he is often targeted by opposition fans when playing for Wrexham in the English pyramid, and things appeared to boil over on Thursday during his side's defeat by Shrewsbury. A video of him being targeted with abuse during the game went viral, and the 35-year-old took to social media to hit back in brutal fashion.
![[McClean confronted the crowd in the clash with Shrewsbury before being stopped by security]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/21/94248821-0-image-a-6_1737235442618.jpg)
Irish Wrexham star James McClean has labelled Shrewsbury 'an absolute cesspit full of inbreds' on social media. McClean is often mocked by fans for his stance on a number of things related to England, including his refusal to wear a poppy. The Wrexham star stood separate to his team-mates observing a moment of silence ahead of Remembrance Day last year.
![[McClean admitted regrets about posting a controversial picture of himself in lockdown 'jokingly' home schooling his children in a balaclava, interpreted as a reference to the IRA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/21/26449588-0-Last_September_McClean_admitted_regrets_about_posting_a_controve-m-3_1737235185056.jpg)
