James McCarthy has been getting truckloads of abuse for his challenge on Dimitri Payet

James McCarthy is about as popular as Big Sam and the Millwall mascot around Upton Park at the minute.

A tackle from the Everton midfielder has left West Ham's star man Dimitri Payet out of action for three months. The Republic of Ireland international, who earned a yellow card for the challenge, is now facing the wrath of some furious Hammers calling for retrospective punishment and a little bit more. You should be aware that the tweets below are some of the gentler ones. https://twitter.com/Chadstacca/status/663766113004687360 https://twitter.com/West_Ham_COYI/status/663025119284039680 https://twitter.com/SayemIRahman/status/663765632622702592 https://twitter.com/GrahamAussie/status/663128937875116032 https://twitter.com/LewisW22/status/663765911451627520 https://twitter.com/RyanMailey1/status/663769124909277185 https://twitter.com/JessicaBath95/status/663768629016698880 https://twitter.com/Nathaniel_John/status/663025277627420672