FORMER Worcester City forward Jordan Harrison has accused current player Aaron Roberts of making a 'racial slur' during Monday's league game between City and Lye Town.
The alleged incident occurred during Lye's 3-0 Midland Football League Premier Division victory at Claines Lane.
Roberts has since posted on social media to deny the allegation calling the incident 'completely fictional'.
Both clubs have released statments suggesting that they are taking the allegations very seriously.
Harrison, who left City to join Lye last summer, was sent off late in the match after a melee in the City box and took to Twitter afterwards.
Firstly I want to apologise to management and my teammates for putting a great result at risk. With that being said @Marioazzotelli you’re an embarrassment. Calling me racial slurs is unacceptable. Thank you to the lads from both sides who checked up on me and supported me. https://t.co/GTf2p9fEIW
— JH9 (@JayAlexHarrison) August 30, 2021
Anyone at @WorcesterCityFc who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and talking to know my character and know I keep it strictly within the game. Racism is never a tactic to gain an advantage I wonder where this was when @MarlyJ1 was in the the changing room. Absolute coward.
— JH9 (@JayAlexHarrison) August 30, 2021
The City centre-half has since said this to the Worcester News; "I am from a proud family of mixed white and black ethnicity and the serious allegations made are very far away from the values on which we pride ourselves."
On Twitter, Roberts responded to the allegations made by Harrison.
I will pass your completely fictional and slanderous tweet to the FA myself several players in with us when you make your accusation and it’s you who gets sent off? All the best with your career from lyes bench x
— Aaron Roberts (@Marioazzotelli) August 30, 2021
My final word on the matter @JayAlexHarrison as expected unresponsive, can accuse me of anything you like but making false accusations which only you have apparently heard or been part of speaks a lot more of you than myself look forward to the court room and hearing from you pic.twitter.com/vm3k5rFd86
— Aaron Roberts (@Marioazzotelli) August 30, 2021
The Worcester News has since spoken to Lye Town manager Joshua Grant, who said: "As everyone can appreciate, it is a sensitive subject at the moment. All I can say is we will be going about the process in the correct manner and await the referee's report.
"We, as a club, will protect our player and be there for whatever he needs."
Worcester City released the following statement this afternoon: "Worcester City FC is aware of an exchange of accusations between a current player and a former player following Monday’s home match against Lye Town.
"First and foremost, Worcester City FC finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour totally unacceptable and takes any accusations of such nature seriously.
"Worcester City FC will follow its internal processes to review this matter and will not be making any further comment at this time."
The Worcester News approached Jordan Harrison for a comment but has not yet received a response.
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