Don Mullan: 'McClean deserves support in conscientious stance on poppy'
James McClean. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Don Mullan
For seven years, a vocal minority of Premier League and Championship fans have subjected James McClean to annual abuse around the Armistice Day commemorations over his decision not wear the Royal British Legion poppy.
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