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- Updated: October 5, 2016
James McClean has reminded the boo-boys their taunts will only make him stronger as he prepares for Republic of Ireland’s World Cup Qualifiers.
The winger, 27, returned to former club Sunderland with current employers West Brom at the weekend and was booed every time he touched the ball in his 100th career Premier League appearance.
Derry-born McClean was engulfed by controversy on Wearside in 2012 when he chose not to wear a commemorative poppy shirt, but the midfielder, who has taken his stance in respect for the victims of Bloody Sunday, has learned to feed off the abuse.
He said: “I’m a lot more mature as a person and as a player than I was during my time at Sunderland. It was all new to me there.
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