Has already got WBA fans going mental after this display when his team were facing the Union Jack for the national anthem. please log in to view this image **** player and a grade a prick. Football shouldn't be used for individuals to force a political point imo.
He's a crap player anyhow,but he's an ar*ehole as a person.Glad we got rid,and can't see why any team would want him!
Argentine players can show respect for the anthem of the country which provides them with a living, even though our two governments are in dispute. I'm also sure that any U.K. team playing in Buenos Aires would show similar respect for the Argentine anthem before a game. I think there is, therefore, a genuine case for banning McLean from all levels of English league football. He has broken the bounds of internationally recognized mutual respect. It won't happen of course, because McLean is a born and bred British subject from Derry. The bottom line is he's just a trivial little disgrace to the sport.
I'm not sure my earlier post got it right. McLean hasn't breached internationally recognized standards of mutual respect because he is a British subject and his protest is a domestic matter. The best precedent for this I can come up with is the 1968 Mexico Olympics where Tommie Smith and John Carlos (gold and bronze medal winners in the 200m sprint) bowed their heads and held up their fists with black gloves on at the presentation to protest against continuing racial discrimination in the U.S.A. Within a couple of hours the actions of the two Americans were being condemned by the International Olympic Committee. A spokesperson for the organisation said it was "a deliberate and violent breach of the fundamental principles of the Olympic spirit." I think, in view of that, the FA should consider what to do with McLean. It's an internal matter, not international as I said.
