OVF feature: Leyton Orient goalkeeper praises Port Vale owner Carol Shanahan and the football club for their response to racist abuse

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Leyton Orient goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux has thanked Port Vale FC and owner Carol Shanahan for their response after he suffered racist abuse on social media. The keeper received vile racist messages after Port Vale’s dramatic 3-2 win on Saturday. The messages were rapidly condemned by the football club and Port Vale Supporters Club. Vigouroux told […]

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[robf]

Hopefully it will never happen again as there's simply no excuse for it, but it's good to see the club acted properly.

[Santa]

I once chatted to Viggers on a train to Manchester after a midweek home game against Swindon. He was on his way back up north because he had a meeting with his parent club the next day.

He seems a nice enough lad when he isn’t cupping his ears at the crowd or trying to pay fines in pound coins. 

[Tapper]

I am so glad that people and the club came out and spoke up and said that we will not be having crap like that in the name of the club! It's not OK not any day!