General Twitter Thread

[Shaggy]

Mark Robinson @robboma3
BREAKING NEWS: Roberto Mancini holds secret talks with Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, at a bar in Manchester. pic.twitter.com/YwwSIE9W

[RichC]

[Tee]

[Lee]

[McDermotX]

Fool.

[RichC]

Unfortunate choice of words.

[Fivex]

Oh dear

[McDermotX]

Best thing about it apparently, is that when it was suggested to him that there was something wrong with his tweet, the first thing he came back with was 'didn't realise they'd changed the name of the trophy'.

Innocent enough of course what he said, but when you play the role on social media etc, you'd better be bullet-proof in what you say.

[Lee]

Bit careless that.

[Shaggy]

Just absent minded, nowt malicious about it. Felt a bit sorry for him to be honest, he got some poisonous abuse for that.

[Vermilion]

1544 Nutters!

[Maxiedge]

What's most concerning about the Michael Owen affair is that he seems to think people care about his opinion.

[Vermilion]

What's most concerning about the Michael Owen affair is that he seems to think people care about his opinion.

What's even more concerning though, is that there are some that do.

[Fivex]

Just absent minded, nowt malicious about it. Felt a bit sorry for him to be honest, he got some poisonous abuse for that.

Completely agree. Just dropped a bollock.

[Chazza]

FOOTBALL

Ipswich striker Michael Chopra decides not to challenge British Horseracing Authority charges of suspicious betting activity.

"Even if I'm found innocent of the charges, the British Horseracing Authority will not refund my legal fees," he said in a statement on the club's website.

"I have extensive debts and loans and simply cannot afford the amount of money necessary to clear my name, with no prospects of ever recovering my costs.

"Furthermore, I understand that the only sanction that the British Horseracing Authority could impose on me is to ban me from racecourses and gambling establishments licensed by it. It is well publicised that I have a gambling addiction problem and I see any such sanctions as being a useful mechanism in helping me to address these problems."