Pape Souare has Crystal Palace shirt thrown back at him by fan
Wednesday 25 October 2017 12:46, UK
Pape Souare had his Crystal Palace shirt thrown back at him by a fan after their Carabao Cup defeat at Bristol City.
Souare threw his shirt into the away end at the final whistle only for it to be thrown back onto the pitch.
Emotions were running high after Palace had been dumped out of the Carabao Cup and Souare, who has recently returned after a year out following a serious car crash and only came on as a late substitute on Tuesday, was then involved in an exchange with supporters.
The left-back later tweeted: "Disappointing night, emotions were high. I understand the frustration All love."
Manager Roy Hodgson said he hoped Souare did not take the incident personally after everything he has been through to come back from a career-threatening broken leg.
But the Palace manager, who tore into his players after a shocking display, said fans are "entitled to shows signs of displeasure" with club enduring a miserable season.
"That is a sad thing if that is the case," said Hodgson about the incident with Souare.
"Our fans are very good and are a major weapon, so the last thing I am ever going to do is say anything negative about them.
"I am sorry for Pape because he has had to work very hard to get back from a long-term injury and I am certain him throwing his shirt into the crowd was a positive gesture on his part. So I hope he does not take that too unkindly."
Hodgson wasn't alone in expressing sympathy for Souare, many people, including Andros Townsend's father Troy, a Kick it Out campaigner, took to social media to make their views known.
He tweeted: "Seriously, after everything he's been through to come back and play for the club."
