An ex-football hooligan once vowed to "sort out" a troll who mocked Jack Grealish over his younger brother's death.
Barrington Patterson, who was known as One Eyed Baz, was announced dead on Tuesday at the age of 56 following a heart attack.
Tributes were paid to the Birmingham City fan and former member of the infamous 'Zulu' hooligan firm for his work in combating homelessness and knife crime, reports The Daily Star.
The Blues fan once even came to the defence of rival Aston Villa star Grealish after a disgusting Twitter troll mocked the death of his brother - Keelan Daniel - who tragically died in his cot.
The troll took to Twitter in 2019 to abuse Grealish, who had scored the winner in a dramatic 1-0 win over bitter rivals Birmingham at St Andrew's stadium.
Teenage troll 'Alfie' wrote: "He might've scored but it'll never bring his dead brother back and that gives me more satisfaction than anything ever could."
His horrifying message was condemned by both sets of fans on social media, before Patterson decided to intervene. The former kickboxer and mixed martial artist quickly asked for the troll's phone number so he could "get this sorted".
Patterson also tweeted: "Tell you what, in a few days I'm going to come round your house, pick you up and we are going to have a chat about some old skool ways. Then you are coming out to do some homeless outreach graft and hopefully u will learn."
One Eyed Baz, who had ditched his life of violence, helped run the Birmingham Homeless Support Team, collecting and donating clothing directly to the city's rough sleepers since 2015.
He later confirmed he had spoken to the young man and was set to meet him in a menacing tweet, which read: "I have spoken to Alfie and we are meeting tomorrow that's all I can say right now."
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