Darren Anderton gets in Twitter spat over journo's claims of halftime injury withdrawal
After former Tottenham midfielder Darren Anderton's halftime appearance in the Spurs' 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on Monday drew a humourous barb from a BBC Sport reporter, the 43-year-old ex-England international hit back with criticism of his own.
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The BBC's Conor McNamara's claimed the former Spurs winger couldn't participate in the crossbar challenge due to injury, which the man affectionately known as "Sicknote" tried to refute as nonsense.
(Courtesy: @ConorMcNamaraIE)
That dialogue that played out on Twitter is a testament to the virtues of the platform:
@ConorMcNamaraIE pathetic.. Well done you lying piece of shit.. I went onto the pitch to hand out prizes.. You should be ashamed of yourself
— Darren Anderton (@Darren_Anderton) November 4, 2015
@ConorMcNamaraIE good one
— Darren Anderton (@Darren_Anderton) November 4, 2015
@Darren_Anderton You are shooting the messenger here. I didn't lie. Have a go at the guy who said it on loudspeaker to thousands of people.
— Conor McNamara (@ConorMcNamaraIE) November 4, 2015
@Darren_Anderton Yes. Yes he did. Just downloading the audio now. I'll upload it here shortly. This is the great thing about radio. #Proof
— Conor McNamara (@ConorMcNamaraIE) November 4, 2015
@Darren_Anderton Here you go. I didn't lie. pic.twitter.com/lduGnoUjzj
— Conor McNamara (@ConorMcNamaraIE) November 4, 2015
McNamara saved face by uploading audio of the PA announcer's claim that Anderton was carrying a knock that kept him from participating in the crossbar challenge, to which Anderton replied, "great gag."