HARTLEPOOL UNITED’s Twitter account has brilliantly slapped down one of its own fans who made a vile, sexist comment.
While football has become far more inclusive, there are still some who hold sexist attitudes towards female fans.
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And Twitter user Tim Dawson, who supposedly is a fan of the League 2 club, tweeted the club’s official account saying: “Any chance we can get women barred out of the players lounge please? Its a mans sport.”
It only Pools a few minutes respond with the perfect eight word reply, showing that they do not accept views like this from their own fans.
After their 1-1 draw at home to Yeovil at the weekend, it read: “We could bar sexists instead if you like?”
It prompted Hartlepool fans, and fans of football and human decency in general to reply celebrating the excellent come back – while the tweet was deleted and the @PoolieTim account disappeared.
It even appears Tim has been subsequently banned from the Hartlepool United Facebook page – we wonder why?
@Official_HUFC Great response & a great example to set. We'll done the Pools ⚽️
— AlisonG (@lufcteacher) February 5, 2017
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