I emailed Paul Hughes at the Sun re this and to his credit he has replied
Alisdair,
Let me assure you a section of the motherwell fans did call mark mcghee a f****n bastard.
In the first half in particular they continually chanted 'cheer up mark mcghee, oh what can it mean, to a sad f****n bastard and a shite football team'.
This, by the way, on top of calling him a paedophile.
These are not inflammatory accusations, it's a fact. Ask mcghee himself.
Regards,
Paul Hughes
I have responded to him ,
Paul
Thank you for your reply, let me assure you , the chants were not "f****n Bastard " but "Sheep Shagging" bastard which taken in the context of football banter is a remark frequently directed to those who support or are involved with Aberdeen FC , not clear where in the ground you were or if that indeed is a factor in what you did or did not hear , however it cannot have been any closer to the persons chanting this than I was, whilst I appreciate that's not such a good story it is in fact the truth.
I have spoken with many fans of both Clubs who all agree this to be the case, as for the paedophile chant the vast majority of motherwell fans find that to be abhorrent and indefensible.
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