FURIOUS Northern Ireland fans have slammed Celtic star Niall McGinn after he declared his support for the Republic - minutes after they thrashed HIS side.
The dozy Northern Irish ace made the barmy comments following a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of their bitter rivals.
McGinn, 23 - who was sent a live bullet in the post by a maniac - also boasted about how he had grabbed the Republic of Ireland jersey of ex-Hoops star Robbie Keane.
Interviewed after the Carling Nations Cup trouncing, winger McGinn - who had come on as a sub - said: "It's always good to feature in games like that.
"I'm a Republic of Ireland fan and it's obviously good to play against them.
"I think the only good thing to come out of tonight is that I got Robbie Keane's jersey."
But last night fuming Northern Irish fans had blasted McGinn on his Twitter page.
One wrote: "Republic of Ireland supporter? Don't bother playing for NI again you f****** p****. F*** away off."
Another added: "Timing of those comments couldn't have been any worse. At least you could have said they were your second preference."
Previous clashes between the sides in the past have sparked major security operations.
But this time just 200 Northern Ireland fans made the trip to Dublin after supporters accused rival bosses of trying to poach their players.
And at Tuesday's match in the tournament, which also features Scotland, most of the 15,000 fans booed each other's national anthems.
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