Anthony Stewart has hit out after the Aberdeen captain was subjected to on-line racist abuse following his facet’s defeat to St Mirren in Paisley on Christmas Eve.
The previous Wycombe Wanderers man was despatched off towards the Buddies as Jim Goodwin’s facet slipped to their third defeat on the spin however criticism in the direction of the 30-year-old turned ugly, forcing him to react. In a single sickening social media message, Stewart was known as a “baboon” and Stewart responded: “There are various highs and lows on this lovely sport and I take full duty for my mistake which price us three factors. Nonetheless, I do not take racist abuse evenly.” Footballers and golf equipment boycotted social media final April in a mass protest towards the abuse and racism geared toward gamers and Stewart, who moved to Pittodrie in the summertime and was handed the skipper’s armband, is the newest sufferer in Scotland.
Stewart was despatched off following a problem on St Mirren star Jonah Ayunga within the field on a day when the Dons conceded THREE penalties. He'll miss his facet’s journey to Kilmarnock as they appear to cease their run of defeats.
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