Ruddy lowlifes. I despise them all.
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Everton fans rush to support 'legend of the Park End' mocked in sneering Tweet
Footie fans have jumped to the defence of a disabled Everton fan mocked in a sneering Twitter post after a video captured him celebrating a goal.
The footage, which was widely shared online, shows the young man running along a disabled section of the stand in
Goodison Park after the Blues netted during their
3-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday .
However some observers suggested he had "jumped out of a wheelchair" after
Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled one back for the Toffees , and made assumptions about his disablity.
One Twitter user, @AshHinchy, said: "So this guy got out of his wheelchair and started running around a kicking himself when Everton scored. Miraculous."
However the post was quick to draw derision from other users, many of who said they had seen the man at games before and suggested he had Down's Syndrome.
@blue-nose-amy said: "Angers me so much the state of the replies to this. The lad concerned isn't a wheelchair user.
"He is a lovely lad who has Down Syndrome and just loves Everton. He reacts to every goal we score with so much joy. His Everton world is much nicer than the real one."
@cdg68everton said: "He sits by us and is a legend of the Park End. Everyone loves him.
"If only the team had half of his energy and charisma."
User Granville Jenkins said: "Trial by a 20 second clip - you’re not a doctor, your judging a disabled person and vilifying his actions on Twitter - can’t think of many things more despicable.
"That chap clearly has Downs Syndrome and for a brief few seconds released a lot of emotion. Get a life!"
Gylfi Sigurdsson powerds a header past Lukasz Fabianski.
Despite the scorn of other social media users, @AshHinchy continued to cast aspersions on Evertonians, posting: "Funny how all the Everton fans are responding now daytime TV has finished, and the job centre is closing."
A spokesman for Everton said the club did not wish to comment on the video.