Manchester United consider Twitter ban after Wayne Rooney threat

21 May 2011 03:31
ShareManchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson hinted that his players could be banned from using Twitter after Wayne Rooney's threatening response to an abusive follower. [LNB] Ferguson launched a withering attack on the social networking website amid outrage over Rooney's written threat. [LNB]Scroll down to watch Ferguson's rant on Twitter[LNB] Angry Tweets: Wayne Rooney was involved in an online altercation with a follower[LNB]The England international, one of the world's most popular players on the site, came in for late-night abuse from the follower who taunted him: 'Rooney ya fat w***e ill smash ya head in with a pitchin wedge an bury ya with a ballast fork ya fat ugly lil n***e.' [LNB] Rooney dared the follower to meet him at United's training ground to carry out his threat, and replied: 'I will put u asleep within 10 seconds hope u turn up if u don't gonna tell everyone ur scared u little nit. I'll be waiting.' [LNB] Blast: Wayne Rooney sent threats to a fellow Twitter user this week[LNB]Football's Twitter XI [LNB]Kaka 4,013,964Cristiano Ronaldo 2,952,469Ronaldinho 1,381,512Diego Forlan 1,216,063Andres Iniesta 1,141,438Rio Ferdinand 1,043,858Carles Puyol 1,006,501Cesc Fabregas 874,888Gerard Pique 774,393Sergio Ramos 714,831Xabi Alonso 653,973[LNB]* Figures as of 1pm on May 20[LNB]The 25-year-old United frontman then looked to defuse the situation by tweeting: 'Haha bit of banter and people go nuts chill all people.' [LNB]But Ferguson has hit out at his players using Twitter, insisting he does not understand why anyone would want to be involved in the first place. [LNB] 'I don't understand it to be honest with you,' he said. 'I don't know why anybody can be bothered with that kind of stuff.[LNB] 'How do you find the time to do that? There are a million things you can do in your life without that. Get yourself down to the library and read a book. Seriously.[LNB] 'It is a waste of time. It seems to have a certain momentum at the moment. Everyone seems to want to do it.'[LNB] Ferguson certainly thinks anyone with a high profile needs to act with a huge degree of caution.[LNB]'It is responsibility. They are responsible for their actions,' he said. 'We as a club are looking at it because there can be issues attached to it. And we don't want that.' [LNB] Posts to the world: Rooney celebrates the title with pals before shaving his chest in dig at Liverpool fans[LNB] When it was pointed out Twitter can bring players closer to supporters, Ferguson was equally scathing.[LNB] He added: 'It would be better if they did it on the pitch.' [LNB]Rio Ferdinand and Michael Owen are prolific Tweeters, while team-mate Darron Gibson took himself off Twitter after barely two hours last month when he received abuse from United fans.[LNB]VIDEO: Ferguson on Twitter... FOOTBALL'S TWITTER HALL OF SHAME...Ryan BabelFormer Liverpool winger was first footballer to be censured after the FA fined him ?10,000 for posting a mocked-up picture of referee Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt after his side's defeat at Old Trafford.[LNB]Carlton Cole West Ham striker was fined ?20,000 by the FA for his comments during England's match against Ghana. Cole tweeted: 'Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises! I knew it was a trap! Hahahaha. The only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w/ the St. George's flag!' He later deleted the tweet and said it was a 'joke'.Darren BentEngland striker landed in hot water after trying to push a move through to Sunderland from Spurs. In a blast at Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, he wrote: 'Do I wanna go Hull City NO. Do I wanna go Stoke NO do I wanna go sunderland YES so stop f***ing around levy'[LNB]Danny GabbidonWest Ham defender was fined ?6,000 after ending his stint on Twitter by posting: 'U know what, f*** the lot of you, u will never get another tweet from me again, you just don't get it do you. Bye bye.'[LNB] I'll put you to sleep in 10 seconds! Rooney in Twitter violence threatScholes set for Old Trafford stay as Fergie hints at new one-year deal Fergie hints at strong United team to face Blackpool despite relegation rivals' fearsAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion[LNB]  Explore more:People: Wayne Rooney, Alex Ferguson, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen, Daniel Levy, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Danny Gabbidon, Carlton Cole, Darren Bent, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta, Ryan Babel, Xabi Alonso Places: Liverpool, United Kingdom, Ghana

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