Sentence:  Hartlepool United made headlines of a different sort in 2002 when the club's mascot, H'Angus the Monkey (a reference to the local legend that <WSD>Poolies</WSD> once lynched a monkey after mistaking the unfortunate simian for a French spy), was elected mayor of the town. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A supporter of (Hartlepool United) football club.