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Sky Sports commentator says James McClean is from “Londonderry”, Twitter gets angry

Published 21:25 10 Aug 2015 BST

Updated 21:31 10 Aug 2015 BST

Joe Harrington
Sky Sports commentator says James McClean is from “Londonderry”, Twitter gets angry

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It's a sensitive issue.

James McClean played 45 minutes of West Brom's Premier League opener against Manchester City this evening. It wasn't very memorable for the Derry man as he barely got a touch of the ball and he was booed by City fans and reportedly his own supporters. The game is live on Sky Sports and their commentator Alan Parry upset a lot of people by saying McClean is from Londonderry and not just Derry. https://twitter.com/rockbarbelfast/status/630831760394321920 https://twitter.com/TurloughConnor7/status/630831240250310656 https://twitter.com/BoyleSports/status/630831031009083392 https://twitter.com/Tomdoggy/status/630830986566176768 https://twitter.com/Gav0014/status/630827888510636032 https://twitter.com/gpatchell/status/630827707195125760 https://twitter.com/danwhitepr/status/630827463334084608 https://twitter.com/morr2k13/status/630833462086365184 https://twitter.com/ihwright/status/630826269345751040 https://twitter.com/DamienByrne92/status/630834287818973184 https://twitter.com/donaltlucey/status/630832408523329536 https://twitter.com/ryanmtstewart/status/630832238347853824 https://twitter.com/carl1988b/status/630831915264798720
Sky Sports commentator says James McClean is from "Londonderry", Twitter gets angry