Nile Ranger scores penalty then takes boot off before pretending to use it as a GUN
Striker stuns Fleetwood crowd with the gesture as he puts Southend 3-1 up from the spot before joking shoe is a mock weapon
NILE RANGER could be in hot water AGAIN for a shocking goal 'celebration' as he pretended to use his boot as a GUN.
The 26-year-old slotted away a penalty before running to the corner of the pitch where he mockingly 'shot' the crowd.
The former Newcastle forward landed himself in trouble when he was pictured holding a pistol in 2011 and had been on a 7pm curfew for a separate sentence until Friday.
Ranger had an ankle tag removed on Friday after serving a prison sentence for fraud and was released for good behaviour.
He had done time at Pentonville after a scam that saw a woman lose over £2,000, but he was released after 10 weeks of an eight-month sentence, with a GPS unit on his leg.
That meant he had to be at home during a 7am to 7pm curfew... even MISSING some of his club's games.
But Ranger will not have impressed onlookers with his latest gesture.
He aimed his boot at the crowd and jokingly appeared to 'shoot' supporters before melodramatically diving backwards.
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The incident was described by Fleetwood Town's Twitter account before being taken down by the club's social media team.
The tweet said: "Nile Ranger scores the penalty, takes his boot off and imitates shooting the crowd. Interesting. (1-3)."
And clips showed how Ranger made the dramatic gesture in front of his jubilant team-mates.
Phil Brown's team went on to win the match 4-2 but were helped when Aiden O'Neill was sent off for Fleetwood after 31min.
Jermaine McGlashan scored in the 87th minute to make it 4-1 to the Shrimpers before Devante Cole netted in injury time for the Lancashire side.