‘I think all online abusers are a disgrace’: Thomas Frank defends ‘strong character’ Ivan Toney after the Brentford striker was racially abused on social media… as the Dane says the club is doing everything it can to support him
Ivan Toney was racially abused on social media platform Instagram on Friday
Brentford striker posted a screenshot of a message he received on the platform
Thomas Frank said the club was doing everything they could to help him through
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Brentford boss Thomas Frank called Ivan Toney’s racist abuse “a disgrace”.
Bees striker Toney revealed last weekend that he was racially abused after scoring both goals in his club’s 2-0 win over Brighton on Friday.
World Cup hopeful Toney, 26, shared screenshots of an Instagram direct message calling him a “black c***.”
Brentford boss Thomas Frank called Ivan Toney’s racist abuse ‘a disgrace’
Brentford star Toney was racially abused on social media platform Instagram on Friday
And before Wednesday’s game with Chelsea, Frank said: “First of all, I know that the club has done everything they can to help and support Ivan.
“I think all online abusers are a disgrace in every way.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s one in a billion, it’s still not good enough and we have to keep educating people about what kind of world we live in.
Toney shared a screenshot of the ‘black c***’ message sent from an account apparently sent by Antonio Neill on Instagram, an account that appears to no longer exist
‘We do our best for that. I think everyone should do that.
‘Of course it’s not fun for Ivan, it’s not good. But he is a strong character.
“We know what’s important – it’s not about what a stupid person who knows nothing about the world says, it’s about what his loved ones and everyone else think about him