A section of Leeds fans have bombarded the club with tweets about midfielder Eunan O’Kane after the official club Twitter account wished the 28-year-old a happy birthday.
O’Kane was largely criticised for his performances for most of last season and was eventually axed from the starting line-up by Paul Heckingbottom in the final few months of the club’s dire campaign.
? | Happy 28th birthday to #LUFC midfielder Eunan O'Kane pic.twitter.com/qKI7RhMDkc
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 10, 2018
The former Bournemouth man did start the season well under Thomas Christiansen, but as soon as Leeds’ form unraveled, so did his and many fans were left furious with his displays.
Even though it is his birthday, some Leeds fans have no held back and absolutely torn into the midfielder and the official club account in reaction to the post.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
hopefully his last as a Leeds player
— Armo??? (@Jordan_Armo) July 10, 2018
Do we still have him.? Get rid, he's a shame to our club. Laughs when he gets sent off
— Ben Hope (@BenHopeAJBass) July 10, 2018
Ultimate trolling
— Jack MacHugh (@jackmachugh) July 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/DirtyLeedsLeo/status/1016655658760876034
Oh you daft trolls
— Thomas. (@TommyLanc) July 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/Aran_Huseyin1/status/1016653756568690688
It's the birthday of a player we don't want any more, awesome, cheers!!
— Mike Goddard (@mikegodda) July 10, 2018
OPINION
O’Kane did have a shocker last season but what are the guys behind the social media account supposed to do? Just because Victor Orta is struggling to get players in does not mean their jobs should be made redundant and they cannot post anything unless it’s a player being signed. O’Kane’s birthday just happens to have fallen into a tough few days to be a Whites supporter. He was not great last term and many fans want him gone, but he still wears the badge, he’s still a Leeds player and he deserves some respect, and so do the guys who run the social media accounts.