Young Blues keeper Harry Wright has apologised for comments he made on social media in the wake of last night’s suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena.

The Snapchat posts made while out in Manchester angered Blues supporters who dubbed them “disrespectful” and “crass and insensitive”, while a number reported the matter to the club.

Twenty-two people are confirmed to have been killed and 59 injured in the blast which came as young fans left an Ariana Grande concert.

In a statement Wright, 18, said: "I would like to apologise wholeheartedly for the insensitive comments I made on social media while out in Manchester last night.

“I wasn’t aware of the full situation regarding the tragic events when I made those comments but that is no excuse, it was a massive error of judgment and something I deeply regret. My thoughts and condolences go out to all the victims and their families."

Town are holding an internal investigation into the matter with spokesman Jonathon Ogle adding: "The club would like to reiterate that our thoughts and condolences are with all those people affected by the deeply tragic events in Manchester last night."

Ipswich-born Wright, who subsequently removed all his social media accounts, was an academy schoolboy with Manchester City until rejoining Town at 16.

His father, ex-Town and England man Richard, finished his career as a back-up keeper at City, where his grandfather, former Blues full-back Geoff Hammond, had also been a player.

Wright junior has just ended the second year of his scholarship with the Blues having featured for the U18s and U23s last season and was recently offered an extension to his professional contract.

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truckerblue added 18:52 - May 23 Grumoyoldman & roytheboy. Why down vote my comment? I sincerely hope nothing like this happens to any of your loved ones. If you don't like the comment ignore it. I hope you both never have to go through a day like I've just had.
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cranky_old_tractor added 19:30 - May 23 A complete pr@t!..........why even post if that is the only cr@p you can spurt....my heartfelt sympathy to all families caught up by this horrific event in Manchester. No excuse.......boot him out
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MickMillsTash added 19:36 - May 23 Thoughts with the people of Manchester - horrific horrific incident
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cat added 19:36 - May 23 Give the lad a break, his held his hands up, took responsibility and apologised. There's far bigger plonkers out there on social media today who have said far worse, even a journalist, now there's someone who should know better!. I doubt if anyone who has suffered because of this would be so lenient though, and who can blame them.
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NSL added 19:58 - May 23 The guy is 18. He's an adult not a child. It wouldn't do society any harm if young adults were made accountable for their actions. In this case he's been a cock and will pay for it but don't give me 'he's just a child' BS
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FromIpswichToPhoenix added 20:10 - May 23 We've all said dumb stuff at 18. The difference now is the internet makes it permanent and gives you a bigger audience. Is what he said insensitive? Absolutely. Does it require holding an internal investigation? Hardly. There was no vulgar content, no hate speech, no racist or homophobic slurs. Just an 18 year old being a moron. None of us escaped our teens without our mouths getting us into trouble. Him apologizing and feeling like an idiot is punishment enough. Drop the matter and focus on grieving the lives lost.

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HARRY10 added 20:58 - May 23 Be grateful it was only an 'error of judgement' and not a mistake
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Gazelle added 21:43 - May 23 Hope he makes it as a footballer, he doesn't seem bright enough to do anything else.
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runningout added 22:56 - May 23 in this day and age you should know what you can and what you can't say. Being 18 years old is no excuse with this subject matter. I worry a little for some defending this
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Marcus added 04:38 - May 24 He needs to be suitably disciplined and educated. Silly boy syndrome only goes so far. More than anything he needs social media training to avoid acting like a Drunk In Charge of Keyboard (D.I.C.K.)
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Bergholtblue added 08:53 - May 24 Perhaps he ought to go and apologise in person to that poor lady who spent all of yesterday trying to find her daughter, only to discover she was one of the victims.
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blues1 added 10:37 - May 24 I presume most of those defending him are also youngsters. Fact is it was a crass, insensitive and awful thing to say. Ok, he's apologised. But that apology came with a statement that he wasn't aware of the gravity of the situation? Come off it, a bomb had gone off. What was he expecting the situation to be. Being young is no excuse for that reason. A 10 year old would know there likely to be injuries and possibly deaths. Should he be sacked? In many jobs he prob would be but think that would be a bit harsh. Think a fine and a warning to his future conduct would suffice on this occasion, and being made clear that any other offence of this type, he will be sacked.

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bobble added 12:14 - May 24 can say what he likes, does anyone read his comments but his mates.
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leftie1972 added 12:32 - May 24 A stupid comment yes. Should he have known better, yes. Discipline him, yes. Tear up his contract like some have suggested, no that's going too far. He will learn from his mistake. God bless the victims and my condolences go out to their families.
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blues1 added 13:31 - May 24 Bobble. What a ridiculous comment. Of course people other than his friends read it. That's why the story states that some people reported him to the club. And that's the problem with Twitter and other social media. Others get to see ur comments. At the end Of the day, there are no excuses for what he did
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bigautographs added 13:34 - May 24 Still no official news release from itfc on this matter? this keeper will just end up sitting on the bench most of his career like his father did.
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ThePitBoss added 14:44 - May 24 Generation Snowflake strikes again.
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chepstowblue added 20:09 - May 24 I find his comments vile and repugnant. Opinions will differ depending on your standards. My initial thought was "what a thick stupid ignorant moron". Has probably only apologised on advice from somebody with a brain. A lot of damage done and a lot of grovelling to do. Another example of why footballers shouldn't open their mouths until long after retirement !
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braveblue added 20:15 - May 24 An error by a youngster. Shock, horror. How is everything made into a drama these days.
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