"I think that is very hard," said the manager. "Let me explain why, because I'm probably both plastic and the tourist, because I come from the other side of the globe and am very passionate about football.
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"If I could get access to watch a Premier League game, it would mean the world to me.
"Sticking a label like 'plastic' or 'tourists' on them I think is unfair. Just because they live on the other side of the globe.
"This club has fans all over the world who don't always have access to matches and I think we have to be able to accommodate them.
"That does not make them less passionate. I think it's very disrespectful to call fans 'plastic' when they pay to come over to the other side of the globe. You have no idea how passionate they are."