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Are footballers too stupid to be allowed to have Twitter accounts?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Michael Owen Tweeted about last nights match "Bradford are on fire" when they were beating Villa....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They did play pretty well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Perhaps he was being ironic which, for Michael Owen, could be seen as a literary achievement......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh god. Talk about a hello foot this is mouth moment!!

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

Not the most sensitive of comments Michael!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not what I would have chosen to say, and he's no fool either - he owns a string of racehorses and has a sunstantial property portfolio - so was it a deliberate freudian slip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

* substantial

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They did play pretty well "

Your avatar is so erotic, I could almost picture you eating a Flake as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They did play pretty well

Your avatar is so erotic, I could almost picture you eating a Flake as well. "

Funny you should say that.... She did just finish one as the pic was been taken

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They did play pretty well

Your avatar is so erotic, I could almost picture you eating a Flake as well.

Funny you should say that.... She did just finish one as the pic was been taken"

I bet that got ya pulse racing.

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By *ayseanMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Iv always thought of michael owen as 1 of the more down to earth non egotistical footballers about,especially when you consider he was an exceptionally gifted player at his peak,but perhaps with alot of people reading+following you on something like twitter you should be more carefull how you phrase something even when offering compliments,that said doubt anyone thinks he was trying to be offensive in any way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Unfortunate turn of phrase "yes perhaps”,,, but insensitive NO !

FFS,,,,,Sorry but this just smacks of yet another example of pseudo outrage erupting from the tiny minds of sad individual who’s own lives lack purpose ….!.

Michael Owen was only 5 yr old when the Bradford disaster happened….!.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Unfortunate turn of phrase "yes perhaps”,,, but insensitive NO !

FFS,,,,,Sorry but this just smacks of yet another example of pseudo outrage erupting from the tiny minds of sad individual who’s own lives lack purpose ….!.

Michael Owen was only 5 yr old when the Bradford disaster happened….!.

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I agree. Some things can be considered sensitive at the time or for a period afterwards but it's been almost 20 years since the Bradford fire.

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"Unfortunate turn of phrase "yes perhaps”,,, but insensitive NO !

FFS,,,,,Sorry but this just smacks of yet another example of pseudo outrage erupting from the tiny minds of sad individual who’s own lives lack purpose ….!.

Michael Owen was only 5 yr old when the Bradford disaster happened….!.

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...maybe unfortunate is a better description than insensitive, but a 'sad individual..with a tiny mind..who's lives lack purpose' is, if I may a little on the harsh side !!

I obviously bow to your towering intellect, and wholly worthy purposeful life. Will try my utmost not to post such inflammatory and cruel remarks again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Unfortunate turn of phrase "yes perhaps”,,, but insensitive NO !

FFS,,,,,Sorry but this just smacks of yet another example of pseudo outrage erupting from the tiny minds of sad individual who’s own lives lack purpose ….!.

Michael Owen was only 5 yr old when the Bradford disaster happened….!.

...maybe unfortunate is a better description than insensitive, but a 'sad individual..with a tiny mind..who's lives lack purpose' is, if I may a little on the harsh side !!

I obviously bow to your towering intellect, and wholly worthy purposeful life. Will try my utmost not to post such inflammatory and cruel remarks again.

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Oo’er …. Well pardon me all over the place,,,,, …. Erm…. my post was not in response to your earlier comment ….. but hey-ho….

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Personally i think it was just bad wording, im sure we have all said things without thinking about it

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"Unfortunate turn of phrase "yes perhaps”,,, but insensitive NO !

FFS,,,,,Sorry but this just smacks of yet another example of pseudo outrage erupting from the tiny minds of sad individual who’s own lives lack purpose ….!.

Michael Owen was only 5 yr old when the Bradford disaster happened….!.

...maybe unfortunate is a better description than insensitive, but a 'sad individual..with a tiny mind..who's lives lack purpose' is, if I may a little on the harsh side !!

I obviously bow to your towering intellect, and wholly worthy purposeful life. Will try my utmost not to post such inflammatory and cruel remarks again.

Oo’er …. Well pardon me all over the place,,,,, …. Erm…. my post was not in response to your earlier comment ….. but hey-ho…. "

Delighted to pardon you all over the place..lol

Your posts are, if I may say, usually less grumpy, and angrily judgemental, something must have stirred you, but hey-ho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They did play pretty well

Your avatar is so erotic, I could almost picture you eating a Flake as well.

Funny you should say that.... She did just finish one as the pic was been taken

I bet that got ya pulse racing. "

Not really - there was another flake in the glove box

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

it was an innocent comment and upon realising that it was inappropriately worded he immediately appologised - no drama

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By *kmale421Man
over a year ago

wirral


"Unfortunate turn of phrase "yes perhaps”,,, but insensitive NO !

FFS,,,,,Sorry but this just smacks of yet another example of pseudo outrage erupting from the tiny minds of sad individual who’s own lives lack purpose ….!.

Michael Owen was only 5 yr old when the Bradford disaster happened….!.

I agree. Some things can be considered sensitive at the time or for a period afterwards but it's been almost 20 years since the Bradford fire. "

It's actually nearly 30 years rather than 20 years (unless thats just a typo). Owen simply made a statement made by many pundits watching a game, you really would want to try to pin something on the guy to make the link between a fabulous performance and result by lower league Bradford City circa 2013 against Villa and the dreadful fire of May 1985.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To answer the original question, in general, yes. Joey Barton, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand...., I think the answer is self evident.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I think the problem is Twitter is instant and in general these guys are pretty thick and will continue to suffer Foot in Mouth Disease because they put no thought into what they type.

Of course Owen did not mean what he wrote in that context, but I doubt a professional commentator would have made the same remark knowing the history.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think the problem is Twitter is instant and in general these guys are pretty thick and will continue to suffer Foot in Mouth Disease because they put no thought into what they type.

Of course Owen did not mean what he wrote in that context, but I doubt a professional commentator would have made the same remark knowing the history."

Yeah but who'd want to live in a world where your right to free speech is restricted simply because your not the most articulate or sentient individual..

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"I think the problem is Twitter is instant and in general these guys are pretty thick and will continue to suffer Foot in Mouth Disease because they put no thought into what they type.

Of course Owen did not mean what he wrote in that context, but I doubt a professional commentator would have made the same remark knowing the history."

Professional commentators are renowned for their goofs. The phrase 'on fire' is a common footballing term which could easily have been said by anyone. It's only an offence if someone try's to make it one.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I think the problem is Twitter is instant and in general these guys are pretty thick and will continue to suffer Foot in Mouth Disease because they put no thought into what they type.

Of course Owen did not mean what he wrote in that context, but I doubt a professional commentator would have made the same remark knowing the history.

Professional commentators are renowned for their goofs. The phrase 'on fire' is a common footballing term which could easily have been said by anyone. It's only an offence if someone try's to make it one. "

They ate renowned for verbal gaffs, but few are stupid enough to write them down

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"I think the problem is Twitter is instant and in general these guys are pretty thick and will continue to suffer Foot in Mouth Disease because they put no thought into what they type.

Of course Owen did not mean what he wrote in that context, but I doubt a professional commentator would have made the same remark knowing the history.

Professional commentators are renowned for their goofs. The phrase 'on fire' is a common footballing term which could easily have been said by anyone. It's only an offence if someone try's to make it one.

They ate renowned for verbal gaffs, but few are stupid enough to write them down "

It doesn't make him stupid though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Michael Owen Tweeted about last nights match "Bradford are on fire" when they were beating Villa...."

I think he was to thick to realise what he had said.

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