STAN 29 Posted March 11, 2013 Grant holt @Grantholt31Just in Carlisle with @Fay_heptonstall dropped kids off at school for first time today the love it now off for a coffee me thinksknappers @knapps82@Grantholt31 leave the costa coffees alone and practise them penalties #costuspremierleagueGrant holt @Grantholt31@knapps82 let''s not forget who goals helped us get there and stay there-you clown also that''s the first one I have missed in the league factGrant holt @Grantholt31Makes me laugh so many Norwich fans saying I should practice pens or someone else should of took it sat 1 miss in the league since I arrivedGeorgie Francomb @Francomb_28: Norwich fans moaning that grant holt cant even score a penalty!!! #mongsRobert highe @Robncfc88 “@Francomb_28: @Grantholt31 ''that grant holt cant even score a penalty!!!'' #mongs so @davidmcnally62 how is a tweet like this acceptable?david mcnally @davidmcnally62@Robncfc88 clearly, it isn''t acceptable.Oh dear!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpit 1 Posted March 11, 2013 Mr Francomb''s hash tag is also somewhat unacceptable. Despite what Ricky Gervias says. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted March 11, 2013 Is Knapps a ''real'' City fan?How ''so many Norwich fans'' have actually commented to WFLGH about practising though? It sound like he has bitten on a wind up me thinks. If he had been out on the lash, he may get some stick, but a coffee!! Come on Grant, don''t fall for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted March 11, 2013 I''ve updated the final tweet from David McNally to what he should have said -david mcnally @davidmcnally62 @Robncfc88 Stop being such a oversensitive tw@t and let me get on with my job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 0 Posted March 11, 2013 As Club captain it''s totally unacceptable of Grant Holt to post them tweets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,221 Posted March 11, 2013 david mcnally @davidmcnally62We should all use appropriate language on twitterAgree with the fact Holt is club captain, whether he''s only missed 1 penalty or not, that''s not how you deal with fans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 0 Posted March 11, 2013 I wouldn''t get away with talking to clients like that in my line of work. Just because they''re footballers is just not a valid excuse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted March 11, 2013 You''d have thought by now he would have learnt not to reply to tweets from fans goading him, but guess thats too hard.Anyway how many days off do these footballers get as I''m sure they usually have Wednesdays off ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STAN 29 Posted March 11, 2013 Holt''s an idiot behind the keyboardIn the summer declaring on twitter his will to leave and then deleting his account. Leaving thousands of Norwich fans in limbo.In the January transfer window declaring on twitter he''d love to play for Celtic, because they''re a "massive club". As club captain and as 3 times fans player of the year, both are unacceptable.Players know what they are in for when they sign up. As premier league footballers if they can''t rise above it they shouldn''t be on there, simple. Think of the stick someone like Rooney gets, you''ll never see him arguing with fans.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 755 Posted March 11, 2013 No problem with Holt''s tweets whatsoever. If fans want to send sarcastic/abusive posts trying to get a reaction, I don''t mind the players calling that particular fan a "clown" and then providing statistics to prove him wrong. If you don''t like it, don''t try and wind him up in the first place!Francomb''s is less appropriate purely because of the hashtag and the fact that it seems to be aimed at a wider audience. The hashtag is not appropriate for a public figure on a public website and will probably offend a fair few people purely through its usage alone. Secondly, it is not directly aimed at a particular fan who is acting like a "clown". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,558 Posted March 11, 2013 If Norwich fans go on Twitter to abuse Holt and Co then I don''t have a problem with the players having little digs back - fans shouldn''t have a pop if they can''t take a reply. Obviously using offensive terms like Francombe isn''t wise and I''m sure McNally will have a word in his ear. As for Holt''s Twitter use, as a former club media officer I would kindly ask him to refrain from talking about potential transfers etc, but as an adult he is entitled to say what he likes. Everyone talks of the merits of being able to connect with players easier due to social media; it just turns out that many players are complete tools. As they say, never meet your heroes. [quote user="cityangel"]Anyway how many days off do these footballers get as I''m sure they usually have Wednesdays off ??[/quote]At this point of the season first team regulars will train once or twice a week - to do otherwise will risk injuries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,765 Posted March 11, 2013 Boo-hoo. A footballer answered back to critic. How dare he!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 755 Posted March 11, 2013 I do also find some people on there incredibly sad - I don''t claim to have the most interesting social life ever, but I can think of far better things than trying to wind up a footballer and then going crying to the CEO of his club when he retaliates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STAN 29 Posted March 11, 2013 Just to clarify, the guy who complained to Mcnally isn''t the same guy winding up Holt.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0 Posted March 11, 2013 "Twitter - Giving morons a public voice since 2006" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SYG 0 Posted March 11, 2013 Holt should just stay up in Carlisle Lazy, money grabbing £$€¥ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bury Yellow 2 Posted March 11, 2013 A sensible and obviously informative contribution from you SYG. Many thanksOh btw any thoughts about telling him to his face? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,765 Posted March 11, 2013 Seeing SYG''s post I''m entirely with Francomb! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted March 11, 2013 I think SYG is probably joking to be fair. Although I must admit Holt isn''t doing himself any favours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,343 Posted March 11, 2013 Why the **** does anyone bother with Twitter ? All it does is cause problems.I''m surprised that all professional football clubs haven''t got together and made it a rule that players can''t use Twitter to discuss club business. Of course there''d be the usual bleeding heart liberals wailing that a ban would be an infringement of human rights, blah, blah, blah but what purpose does it serve other than to stir things up ?This digitalia stuff is all very well but...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SYG 0 Posted March 11, 2013 Thank you Mrs Miggins, it was a joke.A little dig at the ''fans'' on Twitter.Having said that I do feel he needs to up his game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kellybrook 0 Posted March 12, 2013 Twitter is great for spreading serious info that is silenced from other channels, like child abuse cover-ups, but it is hideous when the plebs get hold of it to prattle on about penalities.However, it is totally unacceptable for fans to be called mongs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaun Tilly Lace 0 Posted March 12, 2013 If most tweets have the same standard of syntax and punctuation as our man in Carlisle, I''m glad I don''t use twitter. Twitter is for tw.ats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted March 12, 2013 [quote user="Truculent Trucker"]If most tweets have the same standard of syntax and punctuation as our man in Carlisle, I''m glad I don''t use twitter. Twitter is for tw.ats.[/quote] thats why i call it twatter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubai Mark 0 Posted March 12, 2013 Nothing at all wrong with Grant Holt''s twitter response. Unfortunately there is a growing minority who have turned against Grant Holt over recent month''s, I am guessing they are yet to reach pubity and only watch the highlights each week at best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a1canary 0 Posted March 12, 2013 Perhaps people will accept now that the behaviour of keyboard warriors can and often does affect players directly. I can''t believe that we have reached this position where, having been in League 1 a few short years ago and now finding ourselves on the verge of a third season in the premier league, of debt freedom, and a massive revenue boost... we have idiotic clueless clowns kicking up sh*t and potentially letting it all slip through our fingers. In the recent glory years, we were as strong as we were because we were united, club, fans, players.Well done to a minority of fools who should never be Norwich fans, for screwing up that unity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted March 12, 2013 [quote user="mrs miggins"][quote user="Truculent Trucker"]If most tweets have the same standard of syntax and punctuation as our man in Carlisle, I''m glad I don''t use twitter. Twitter is for tw.ats.[/quote] thats why i call it twatter[/quote]Wow. How incredibly original [:|][;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bws Cat 0 Posted March 12, 2013 Never mind what Holt was saying, what Francomb said was totally unacceptable. For anyone who doesn''t know "mong" is a derogatory term used to describe disabled people Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
William Darby 0 Posted March 12, 2013 For anyone who doesn''t know "mong" is a derogatory term used to describe disabled people Good patronising Cat. If you don''t know what patronising means, it means"Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites