Earlier, ‘sam-oldham-LFC’ had threatened to smash his head in with a pitching wedge.
When other Twitter users became abusive, the striker called for calm: ‘A bit of banter and people go nuts, chill all people.’
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Wayne Rooney has been caught up in an unsavoury Twitter row after offering to fight a 'fan' who abused him on the social networking site.
In an exchange visible to Rooney's 567,000 followers on the microblogging site, Rooney reacted with fury after being called 'a fat whore' and an 'ugly lil nonse' by a 'supporter' called ‘sam-oldham-LFC’,
Rooney responded by Tweeting:"I’ll put you asleep within 10 seconds hope u turn up if u don’t gonna tell everyone ur scared u little nit. I’ll be waiting."Earlier, ‘sam-oldham-LFC’ had threatened to smash his head in with a pitching wedge.
When other Twitter users became abusive, the striker called for calm: ‘A bit of banter and people go nuts, chill all people.’
The Manchester United centre forward has courted controversy this season by swearing into a camera during a win over West Ham and appearing to flick a V-sign at Chelsea supporters during a recent win.
Last weekend he shaved all the hair off his chest apart from a number '19' and posted the picture on Twitter after his club won a record-breaking 19th league championship.
Ellis Cashmore, professor of culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University, warned that even if the exchange was light-hearted, it was ‘imprudent banter and very irresponsible’ for a professional footballer.
"He’s essentially offering him out and, even if it’s said in jest, sometimes that is a tone hard to convey over the web,’ he added. ‘It could incite rival fans.
"But he is a single-minded individual who will just say anything. Tell him to do something and he will do the opposite."
On a more lighthearted note, after a visit to Knowsley Safari Park earlier this month, Rooney Tweeted: “Monkeys all over my car. Kai loved it.” His RS6 Quattro escaped serious damage and he isn't looking to sell a car.
Last weekend he shaved all the hair off his chest apart from a number '19' and posted the picture on Twitter after his club won a record-breaking 19th league championship.
Ellis Cashmore, professor of culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University, warned that even if the exchange was light-hearted, it was ‘imprudent banter and very irresponsible’ for a professional footballer.
"He’s essentially offering him out and, even if it’s said in jest, sometimes that is a tone hard to convey over the web,’ he added. ‘It could incite rival fans.
"But he is a single-minded individual who will just say anything. Tell him to do something and he will do the opposite."
On a more lighthearted note, after a visit to Knowsley Safari Park earlier this month, Rooney Tweeted: “Monkeys all over my car. Kai loved it.” His RS6 Quattro escaped serious damage and he isn't looking to sell a car.
