Irish journalist may have gone too far with these insensitive comments about Liverpool fans

Ian O'Doherty started by talking about poppies but ended up pissing off an entire city.

The Irish Independent columnist appeared on Irish radio station Newstalk and, in the process of discussing his own views on the wearing of poppies, he wandered into another realm. Dismissing the poppy as an example of the "increased mawkishness of British society" O'Doherty specifically referenced Liverpool, which went down like a lead balloon with Reds fans.

“It seems you cannot go to a match in England now without there being a minute’s silence for the grandson of the tea lady who used to work in the stadium and now she’s feeling a bit poorly. “I mean the joke is on Liverpool because they seem to go through so many commemorations of disasters and deaths that they should have just had a black armband just as part of their regulation kit.”

Here's hoping O'Doherty donned his tin hat upon leaving the studio. Especially after admitting on air he is a Manchester United fan. https://twitter.com/skirteen/status/663654300023988225 https://twitter.com/davesixtyfive44/status/663650979552866304 https://twitter.com/jim20mufc/status/663620657050165248 https://twitter.com/eoinmoloney/status/663516163931000832 https://twitter.com/steveOc7/status/663473106837708802 https://twitter.com/alan_griffin/status/663459720552972288 https://twitter.com/cestrianred/status/663450316248121349 https://twitter.com/markcollett1/status/663449793574920192