He observed: “People are stuck indoors, and are probably on social media a lot more than normal. It’s not just me - I don’t want this to be about me. All our players are getting horrendous abuse as well.
“It almost becomes like a craze… becomes popular.”
He says the abuse needs to stop for other players who also dream of playing football in the UK.
He read out one message that had been forward to him by his brother Patrick, a footballer with Glentoran: I m sorry what I said about you and your brother and your brother s kids. I don t want them to burn in a house fire. I would much rather James go up in flames on a chair while his kids are tied up opposite to him on three separate chairs to watch their dirty, stinking, Fenian, rebel bastard of a Dad burn to a crisp. Maybe that s better than dying in a house fire.
Stoke City condemn online abuse of James McClean thetimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stoke support James McClean and will help bring social media abusers to justice eveningtelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningtelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stoke City have issued a statement condemning the continued abuse being suffered by their winger James McClean and his family.The statement, released on Tues.