The Aston Villa player Lee Hendrie has been accused of insulting a disabled fan. Whilst warming up, Man Utd fans were taunting him so he shouted back. The fan in the wheelchair apparently then said to him "'You're a professional footballer, you should be able to rise above it". Hendrie allegedly responded with "Get up out of your wheelchair"
The fan reported him to the police on the basis that "disabled fans should not be mistreated."
Hendrie has unsurprisingly denied saying it.
Perhaps Hendrie thinks that Little Britain is a documentary and that everyone in wheelchairs can walk. I do find it interesting that the fan specified that disabled fans shouldn't be mistreated. Apparently it's ok to mistreat the able bodied fans then.
This also must be the first ever recorded comment from a fan to an opposition player that didn't include any swear words.
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