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McClean a hero of our time for poppy stance

James McClean is more than just a brave footballer. He is alone among the foreign players and managers in the English league to stand up to what a growing number regard as ‘poppy hysteria’ in that country today. It is difficult to think of another spot on the planet where not just the native population but, also, all foreign residents, sportspeople, and visiting dignitaries on TV, are pressurised into wearing a symbol commemorating the dead of that country’s armed forces.