Though James Dolan’s receiving considerable grief for calling an elderly Knicks fan a drunk, keep in mind, Blackpool chairman Karl Osyston recently took to Twitter to call one fan “a massive retard” and announce the latter was banned from attending future matches. On Monday, The Mirror’s Aaron Flanagan reported that Oyston and brother Owen (above, right) are suing an online fan forum over “derogatory comments”.
The Back Henry Street website stated, “to clear up any rumours, on Thursday 5 February 2015, Back Henry Street was served papers from the court, relating to the Oystons’ and Blackpool Football Club’s intent to seek damages for six allegedly defamatory comments made on the site in 2014, limited collectively at £150,000.
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