Wrexham’s FA Cup triumph against Mansfield Town ended in controversy when James McClean clashed with a fan at full-time as stewards intervened
James McClean clashed with an angry Mansfield Town fan at full-time after Wrexham’s FA Cup triumph on Saturday.
Wrexham, owned by Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, put their name into the hat for the second round of the cup after goals from Sam Dalby and Paul Mullin were enough to see them win 2-1 at Field Mill. But tension reached boiling point at full-time as McClean exchanged verbals with a couple of Mansfield fans.
The former Premier League ace with Sunderland, West Brom and Wigan Athletic, joined the Red Dragons at the beginning of the season in a marquee signing for the club. A video posted to social media showed McClean waving his arm at a fan as the Wrexham players left the pitch as if asking someone from the crowd to come onto the pitch towards him. Boos could be heard from the stands and one angry fan - wearing a yellow Mansfield home shirt over a hooded top with a pair of fetching fingerless gloves - could be seen running down the touchline, towards the tunnel to head off the Republic of Ireland international.
McClean exchanged verbals with the taunting fan, although no words were audible, before seemingly asking him to hop over the advertising hoardings and meet him on the pitch. Tension came to a head as McClean and a number of Wrexham players and staff walked off by the corner flag. McClean looked to make a beeline towards the fan before his teammates held him back.
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