Overview
- The Wrexham captain says he took part in riots in Derry as a child and learned to make and throw petrol bombs from about the age of 11.
- He reiterates that he will not wear the Remembrance poppy, citing Bloody Sunday and the poppy’s association with all UK military conflicts.
- He recounts receiving death threats, with bullets sent to his club and security stationed outside his hotel before a televised Ireland match.
- He previously won £63,000 in damages after Belfast councillor Chris McGimpsey falsely labelled him a “super-Provo,” prompting a court-ordered apology.
- He recalls a January car crash that flipped his car four times without serious injury, while separate reporting notes his brother was probed by Glentoran after appearing at an April dissident parade where petrol bombs were thrown at police.