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| Councillor 'heckled' Man U star | Councillor 'heckled' Man U star |
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| A Traditional Unionist Voice councillor may be disciplined over reports he heckled former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg. | A Traditional Unionist Voice councillor may be disciplined over reports he heckled former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg. |
| The Munich air disaster survivor was speaking at a charity fundraiser in Ballymena for the Antrim Milk Cup team. | The Munich air disaster survivor was speaking at a charity fundraiser in Ballymena for the Antrim Milk Cup team. |
| Eyewitnesses said Councillor Robin Stirling shouted at Mr Gregg during his speech at the weekend. | Eyewitnesses said Councillor Robin Stirling shouted at Mr Gregg during his speech at the weekend. |
| A police spokesperson said officers were called to the restaurant but no arrests were made. | A police spokesperson said officers were called to the restaurant but no arrests were made. |
| Mr Gregg told the Ballymena Times he did not feel he had been singled out for abuse by Mr Sterling. | Mr Gregg told the Ballymena Times he did not feel he had been singled out for abuse by Mr Sterling. |
| "He was just shouting at the top table. To me, he was just a big noisy man who was annoying everybody in the room," he said. | |
| Mr Gregg told the paper that it appeared Mr Stirling was drunk. | |
| DUP assembly member Simon Hamilton has commented on the incident on his Twitter blog. | |
| He wrote: "Didn't see any mention of getting p*ssed up and abusing football legends in TUV manifesto." | |
| One person who was at the dinner claimed Mr Stirling said: "If you want me out, get the police. | One person who was at the dinner claimed Mr Stirling said: "If you want me out, get the police. |
| "I'm a TUV councillor and you'll not put me out. I know a really good lawyer, he's a QC and he'll beat you all on the law." | "I'm a TUV councillor and you'll not put me out. I know a really good lawyer, he's a QC and he'll beat you all on the law." |
| 'Unacceptable' | |
| A spokesperson for Traditional Unionist Voice said it would be unfair for the party to pass judgement before Mr Stirling had the opportunity to state his case. | A spokesperson for Traditional Unionist Voice said it would be unfair for the party to pass judgement before Mr Stirling had the opportunity to state his case. |
| "Mr Stirling has been difficult to contact over the past few days, I suppose that's understandable enough," he said. | "Mr Stirling has been difficult to contact over the past few days, I suppose that's understandable enough," he said. |
| "It's obviously something that the party could do without - it may well be the subject of disciplinary proceedings inside the party. | "It's obviously something that the party could do without - it may well be the subject of disciplinary proceedings inside the party. |
| "The party constitution states if somebody brings the party into disrepute, they can be disciplined. I would stress Harry Gregg is a gentleman and what was said about him was totally unacceptable." | "The party constitution states if somebody brings the party into disrepute, they can be disciplined. I would stress Harry Gregg is a gentleman and what was said about him was totally unacceptable." |
| Harry Gregg spent 10 years with Manchester United and gained 25 caps for Northern Ireland. | Harry Gregg spent 10 years with Manchester United and gained 25 caps for Northern Ireland. |
| He was voted goalkeeper of the tournament at the 1958 World Cup finals in Sweden when Northern Ireland reached the quarter finals. | He was voted goalkeeper of the tournament at the 1958 World Cup finals in Sweden when Northern Ireland reached the quarter finals. |
| In February that year, he was involved in the Munich air disaster when a plane carrying Manchester United footballers back from a European tie in Belgrade crashed in a blizzard after refuelling at Munich airport. | In February that year, he was involved in the Munich air disaster when a plane carrying Manchester United footballers back from a European tie in Belgrade crashed in a blizzard after refuelling at Munich airport. |
| Mr Gregg pulled to safety from the wreckage one of his fellow passengers, the pregnant wife of a Yugoslav diplomat. | Mr Gregg pulled to safety from the wreckage one of his fellow passengers, the pregnant wife of a Yugoslav diplomat. |