Manchester United fans have made it clear their feelings on Tom Cleverley. They want the Central Midfielder out of Old Trafford. Mired in mid table, their Champions League chances gone and no hopes left of defending their Premier League championship, Man United fans are doing a lot of finger pointing.
And the finger pointing is now going in the direction of Tom Cleverley. Although David Moyes is certainly getting his share too.
Take a look at the online petition to sell Tom Cleverley. And now this:
Here’s a tweet from Sir Alex Stand, a Man United news and fan account. One of the most entertaining and informative in my opinion.
Tom Cleverley has closed his Twitter account after receiving too much abuse on the social network. #mufc
— Sir Alex Stand (@SirAlexStand) February 12, 2014
Twitter abuse of athletes, or celebrities for that matter, is a worldwide problem in all sports. Check out this anti-Twitter rant my Michigan State college basketball coach Tom Izzo. Then the next day he doubled down on that, getting more philosophical and harsh about it. Watch this Bill Maher rant on Twitter hatred and instigation for a summary
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