Some Celtic fans have been left fuming by the behaviour of striker Leigh Griffiths, who has now deleted his Twitter account after posting a controversial GIF.
Griffiths’ act has caused a lot of controversy amongst Hoops fans. The Scotsman liked a tweet about the club signing Patryk Klimala in the ongoing January transfer window and then posted a GIF of him putting his fingers in his ears. Following this, he deleted his account and left many surprised.
Celtic fans: Are you angry at Griffiths?
He deserves no respect
Nothing wrong with what he did
Many Hoops fans were discussing the incident on Twitter and they are not happy with his behaviour.
Griffiths tweeting about how he doesn’t listen to people even though he’s liking tweets dissing our new signings and other players. I’m sorry, but I have backed him the full way but do your talking on the pitch Leigh. Still no goals scored, no wonder why we’re signing players.
— adam (@adthelad57) January 14, 2020
Leigh Griffiths doing himself no favours. . again.
Thought he was getting off social media. Needs to act professionally eg Callum McGregor. Or keep his mouth shut when things no going his way eg Tom Rogic
— Elchappy (@Elchappy67) January 14, 2020
Celtic are better off just selling Leigh Griffiths hes done nothing for 3 seasons
— Shaun Pirie (@ShaunPirie) January 14, 2020
Given the fact he has done nothing on the pitch in ~18 months he should probably stay off social media and focusing his energy into getting some form back. Personally, I would like to see him leave the club.
— David O’Reilly (@DavidOReilly3) January 15, 2020
Griffith’s time is up. Celtic were right to support him but there comes a point where guys who aren’t contributing anything need to be moved on, and that’s the case for both of them
— marc (@_mrc67) January 14, 2020
Griffiths spitting the dummy out again, tthink the best option is to punt him, should go to hibs or something where he’ll get game time and make an impact. Class player in his day but he’s not celtic quality anymore and never will be unfortunately.
— Rachhh (@rachelfleming67) January 14, 2020
The Hoops announced the signing of Patryk Klimala yesterday after he had arrived for a medical at the club on Sunday. Lewis Morgan has already agreed to join Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, meaning that Griffiths may not rise up the pecking order too much.
So far this season, Griffiths has made 18 appearances in all competitions for the club. He has scored three times so far, but the Scotsman is yet to score for the club since he returned from an injury early on in the season.
Last season, he had made 20 appearances in all competitions for the club and got six goals. In the second half of the campaign, he had taken a break from the game due to mental health issues.
What do we think?
The stick Griffiths got for one GIF wasn’t something he deserved. His reputation makes him an easy target and for someone who has faced mental health issues in the past, maybe it isn’t a surprise that he has deleted his account.