Charlton boss Dean Holden says he will speak to striker Macauley Bonne after the former Blues loanee and lifelong Ipswich supporter liked a number of social media posts from Town fans in the wake of Saturday’s 6-0 defeat of the Addicks.

Bonne, who spent last season on loan at his hometown club having previously been a schoolboy with the Blues’ academy, started up front for Charlton, who he rejoined in January after leaving QPR, before being replaced in the 59th minute.

The 27-year-old liked two posts by Town fans, including one below from well-known Blues vlogger Alex Griffin, after the game, angering supporters of his current club.

Quizzed on the controversy, Holden told the South London Press: “I’ve just been made aware of it — because there is nothing to be gained from me going on social media as a manager when you have just been thumped 6-0, so I stayed well away from it all weekend.

“I’ve just made been aware of that and obviously I’ll speak to Macauley on that. That’s not something the fans want to see, clearly, after such a disappointing result. I’ll speak to him and address that.”

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joyousblue added 14:39 - Apr 17 Ha ha good opd bonne just wish we could have used him , even as a bit part player , but the quality is to high now
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Lord_Mac added 14:48 - Apr 17 What's wrong with that? Not as if he gave any less than he would have done for any other game. Does that mean players are not allowed to shake hands at the end of the game and say "Well Played"? Pathetic. Censorship by the Thought Police.
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suffolkpunch1978 added 15:03 - Apr 17 Does seem harsh, but if the shoe was on the other foot there would be loads on here calling for his head. He should have just left it alone , it's the world we live in now.
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Len_Brennan added 15:06 - Apr 17 We've got to think about how we'd feel if George Hirst liked a post of a Sheffield Wednesday or Portsmouth fan holding up 6 fingers, had either of those sides just beaten us 6-0 (in very different times obviously); or if Nathan Broadhead does next season should Everton go down & they hammer us in the Championship. It's less about censorship & more about really poor judgement.

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JewellintheTown added 15:11 - Apr 17 My likes for Bonne have just gone up a load. True Blue.
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Karlosfandangal added 15:13 - Apr 17 If you look at the fans after we draw 0-0 at Bristol you can why some of the fans are upset. It's all going very for Town at the moment if we slip out the top 2 fans will be blaming some or screaming for a player to be dropped. Funny but having a player sent off 4 times in the season they don't seem to mind but Bonne saying well done so to speak could become a hate figure

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AbujaBlue added 15:21 - Apr 17 They are looking for a scapegoat. Very tinpot behaviour.
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TractorfactorSteve added 15:32 - Apr 17 Len Brennan. It would only be Norwich fans who could hold up six fingers.
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Jugsy added 15:34 - Apr 17 Given Bonne made the point he'd be professional against us and celebrate if he scored, he understood the gravity of his association to Ipswich. Any football fan will rightly feel peeved at one of their players liking posts about the opposition team that's just beaten them - it's poor taste and calls reputation into disrepute unnecessarily. You will recall, many Ipswich fans were annoyed about the Sheff Wednesday supporting ref being allocated to us - it's not very different.

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Theipswich added 15:45 - Apr 17 Big fuss over nothing.....social media outcome. Bonne is a good pro and i would have liked for him to remain so let's leave it there now and move on....
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barrystedmunds added 15:49 - Apr 17 Probably not his finest hour to be fair!
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terryf added 15:50 - Apr 17 Probably let his emotions and love for Town get the better of him but still ill judged. If the boot was on the other foot I don't think many of us would be very impressed.
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ImAbeliever added 16:28 - Apr 17 That ol' social media can be a minefield at times. BOOM!
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blues1 added 16:30 - Apr 17 Lord mac. Actually he looked on saturday as 8f he didn't want to be on the pitch. Or was it just that he was as poor as he was for us 2nd half of last season? And while what he did isn't exactly the biggest crime, its not exactly clever to like the fact the team ur playing for have just been stuffed. Bit then, since when have footballers been known to be clever with things like this.

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dirtydingusmagee added 16:37 - Apr 17 well we now know Mc B ,has a big shoe size, It was probably a genuine gaff but i can understand where those offended are coming from. Slap wrist and move on, i'd say .
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Bazza8564 added 16:39 - Apr 17 Blues1, you are spot on that he didnt want to be on the pitch. Looking down at him from the West Stand when he was subbed, he was desperate to get off, waiting for the board to go up with his number on it his body language was all about "please be number 8"
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FromIpswichToPhoenix added 16:57 - Apr 17 I agree 100% with Len_Brennan. It's absolutely less about censorship and more about just poor judgement. His intentions may have been innocent enough, but the perception is what becomes the reality. However, with Charlton's play of hopes dashed, I hardly see it as anything nefarious.
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itsonlyme added 17:01 - Apr 17 Whatever the rights or wrong of the situation I would say that his career as a Charlton player is over. Judging by the fan's reaction, one calling him a c**t, I don't think they will put up with him being in the team!
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chopra777 added 17:03 - Apr 17 Social media is controlling our lives in so many ways. Many a footballer has been caught out with weird and wonderful blogs. But surely following your home team is not a crime. Unless he wrote something derogatory about his team. So come on DH have a quite word with MB and get back to mending your side. Because a 6 - 0 whitewash is demoralising.
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bluewarrior added 17:46 - Apr 17 Not a good look for MB but it's clear that he's Town through and through so I don't think it should be shamed. I've never rated him that highly as a player but he seems like a good guy. I don't know it anyone watched him after the final whistle but he went straight into the crowd and gave his shirt to a young lady in the disabled section which was an exceptionally kind thing to do. Fair play to him for that and sad that it's not getting the same publicity as a media like but I guess that's the world we in.

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BurleysGloryDays added 18:03 - Apr 17 Haha, he's one of our own. Good old Macca. Will always be part of ITFC, nothing anyone or any club can do anything about. He'll take the 'be professional' thing on the chin.
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SickParrot added 18:25 - Apr 17 It's no secret that Bonne is a Town fan and although he may not have intended any disrespect to Charlton I can understand why they, his employer, and the clubs fans would be unhappy. To publicly show that you "liked" the club you play for losing 6 nil looks very foolish. I think it is unlikely that the majority of Charlton fans will forgive him, so he probably has no future there now.

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BurleysGloryDays added 18:56 - Apr 17 Love will make you do 'foolish' things
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chepstowblue added 20:11 - Apr 17 Jugsy.....excellent point. The fact that the majority on here were prepared to question the integrity of the referee but not an opponent (because it benefited us)speaks volumes. As equally a peculiar decision by Holden to pick Bonne, as the EFL's to appoint the Sheff Wed supporting ref.
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Umros added 20:29 - Apr 17 Probably looking for an easy way out, who'd want to play for them? Poorest team seen for some time at PR
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