Premier League - Hoy fumes at fans' Twitter abuse

Mon, 12 Dec 16:02:00 2011

Four-times Olympic champion Chris Hoy is being bombarded with abuse on Twitter by Tottenham fans.

Stoke 2 Tottenham 1

Dopey Spurs fans have confused the legendary track cyclist with Premier League referee Chris Foy, the match official who presided over Tottenham's controversial 2-1 defeat by Stoke City on Sunday.

Foy and his linesmen denied Spurs an equaliser by incorrectly ruling-out Emmanuel Adebayor's goal, turned down two apparently clear-cut penalty appeals for handball, and harshly sent off Younes Kaboul.

But it is the Olympic star who is on the receiving end of abuse, prompting Hoy to issue a plea on his Twitter feed asking fans to get their targets right,

"Just for the record 1) I don't need glasses and 2) I do not lead a double life as an English premier league ref. That's Chris Foy," Hoy tweeted.

That failed to stem the tide immediately, however, yet the cyclist managed to see the funny side.

"Still getting some rather amusing grief from Spurs fans! On the plus side I've learned some new 4 letter words today. #FoyNotHoy," he added later.

The Premier League confirmed on Monday that Foy will referee the game between Fulham and Bolton on December 17, despite causing controversy at the weekend.

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  1. Thought this was made up at first, it seemed so­ incredible that people would be so half witted.!! But­ it appears there are people using twitter who are­ shouldn't be allowed onto it, such is their­ stupidity. This is similar to the paedophile story a­ couple of years ago, when a bunch of idiots who failed­ to understand the word, attacked a totally innocent­ Paediatrician!!

    From Highland, on Thu 15 Dec 1:01

  2. google football toilet paper and wipe away your rivals,­ Spurs Toilet Paper

    From mark, on Wed 14 Dec 23:44

  3. @LenS302. Stupid and arrogant thing to say. You're­ not on twitter, the same reason I'm not on twitter­ - because there aren't masses of people who find­ what you have to say interesting. Chris Hoy on the­ other hand is, that's why he's on it and­ you're not.

    Little to do with sheep or how­ useless you are, as it happens.

    From Peter, on Wed 14 Dec 17:14

  4. That is the strength of the football fan brain!

    From Dave, on Wed 14 Dec 16:17

  5. Yes sometime a name can be problematic
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    Peter File

    From Paul, on Wed 14 Dec 9:04

  6. Why am I not surprised? that's about the mentality­ of most football fans.

    From ray, on Wed 14 Dec 8:30

  7. We'll play how we want!.... We'll play how we­ waaaaaaaaaant!! WE'RE STOKE CITY!!!...WE'LL­ PLAY HOW WE WANT!!! Go On Stoke!!!!! Shut it spurs u­ sore losers ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! SCFC Till I­ Die!!!!!!!

    From CHRISTOPHER, on Wed 14 Dec 5:51

  8. To TWITT To Hoy. Not surprising, but as it has­ happened it had to be from a bunch of Spurs supporters.

    From sp Blakeny, on Wed 14 Dec 5:19

  9. Further proof that most football fans are retarded.

    From Spooney, on Wed 14 Dec 4:25
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    301.........you're a testicle, and the idiots who­ don't know who they're thumbing up

    From Mowbz, on Wed 14 Dec 4:15

  11. Simple answer mr Hoy - be like me and don't go on­ twitter like all the other useless sheep.

    From LenS, on Wed 14 Dec 3:39
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    we will be running down the lane with our w***y's­ hangin out singin i have a foreskin why aint you singin­ i have a forskin why aint you singin i have a forskin i­ have a forskin i have a forskin why aint you­ GUNNER4LIFE

    From Terry, on Wed 14 Dec 3:29

  13. When you listen to football fans on the phone in shows­ nothing should surprise us. Most don't seem to know­ that words that begin with "T" or­ "Th" are not pronounced with an "F"­ They always "fink" it was a­ "frow" in. The northern ones are even worse.­ They say bot instead of but, and posh southerners like­ me need a translation service to understand them. Why­ is anyone surprised that they are abusing Hoy.

    From donto33, on Wed 14 Dec 2:10

  14. Maybe that was because last night the photo on Yahoo­ depicted Hoy and not FOY

    From PETER, on Wed 14 Dec 1:48

  15. How can you confuse Chris Hoy with anyone?? The­ man's a legend. The way he bounced back from that­ testicular cancer, Go Chris.

    From Peter, on Wed 14 Dec 0:46

  16. 15 pints, a curry and a street punch up doesn't­ make for a likely acquaintance with cycling.

    From Verox, on Wed 14 Dec 0:33

  17. title is soo wrong as chris hoy is a sporting celebrity­ and NOT a "HERO"

    From gnashersweep, on Wed 14 Dec 0:21

  18. Thank God it wasnt James Hunt refereeing!!

    From Scorpio 669, on Wed 14 Dec 0:00

  19. It shows what a lot of ignoramuses they are if they­ cannot even aim their abuse aimed at the right man. I­ am only surprised they can actually write at all. ­ Still you can teach baboons to perform various tasks so­ why not!

    From JayJay, on Tue 13 Dec 23:54

  20. Illiterate morons. On here and the Tottenham fans.

    From Joanne, on Tue 13 Dec 23:33
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