Fan jailed for racist text about Romaine Sawyers that he blamed on autocorrect
Fan jailed for racist text about Romaine Sawyers that he blamed on autocorrect
West Brom fan Simon Silwood has been jailed (Picture: PA/Getty)
A football fan who racially abused one of his team’s players on social media has been jailed.
Simon Silwood, a West Bromwich Albion supporter, tried to blame autocorrect for saying midfielder Romaine Sawyers should win the ‘Baboon d’Or’.
He posted the message on a Facebook group after the team’s 5-0 defeat to Manchester City at the…