Source: Daily_Mail
Twitter hate mail forces Manchester United's Darron Gibson off the network
Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson became the latest player to join Twitter - only to close his account two hours later after abuse from his club's own fans. [LNB]Gibson's arrival on Twitter was trumpeted by his team-mate Rio Ferdinand soon after the United squad touched down in Germany for the Champions League semi-final against Schalke 04.[LNB] Stuck in the middle: Darron Gibson was hit with a volley of abuse on Twitter[LNB] But the Irish international's 'DGibbo28' account had disappeared by mid-afternoon after United fans flooded it with abuse aimed at a player who is not universally popular among supporters of the Barclays Premier League leaders. [LNB]The exact reason for Gibson's decision to retreat from the social networking site was not clear last night though the crude tweet messages included urging him to 'get out of our club' and saying that he was 'an awful footballer'. [LNB] At the races: United players put through their paces ahead of their semi-final clash[LNB]Rio Ferdinand tweeted: 'Darron Gibson says he came on to see what the lads were up to he came off because he couldn't be bothered with it, not [for] any other reason.'[LNB]A SELECTION OF THE TWEETS THAT TURNED GIBSON OFF my mate thought you were about 33 years old in the heart of midfield! Movement like pirlo!! Nothing would make me happier than if we sold you in the summer, you're probably a nice bloke, but an awful footballer. your performance on saturday was one of the worst I've ever seen of any utd player. scared of the ball much?' @dgibbo28hasn't tweeted yet. Seems somewhat fitting after the countless anonymous performances we've seen from the 'footballer' team do all hard work keeping possession then u hit row Z every f****** time!!the biggest compliment i can give you is that you are better than Carrick [LNB] [LNB] Rooney gives Fergie more worry over things said in Tweet of the moment Racists! Preston striker Ellington claims he was abused by fans at MillwallSportsmail on Twitter: Follow regular updates from our team of writersAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion Explore more:People: Rio Ferdinand Places: Germany
