Roeder: I was abused my Hammers fans

By PA Sport  September 20, 2006
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"Tumour Boy" by fans and was also asked "why didn´t you die three years ago?...
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Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder has revealed his shock at the abuse he suffered at former club West Ham at the weekend.Roeder, who had brain surgery in 2003 after collapsing, was called "Tumour Boy" by fans and was also asked "why didn´t you die three years ago?".The Magpies boss, who was manager at Upton Park when they were relegated in the same year as his illness, told the Daily Mirror: "One of the saddest things about Sunday was that when I looked at the faces of some of the people who were shouting at me, they were men of my age."

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