Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Collymore sparks new Twitter storm over Falkland Islands
Former Villa star Stan Collymore has been branded "disrespectful" and "ignorant" in a Twitter row over the Falklands.
The £7 million striker found himself in his second Twitter row in 48 hours after claiming Britain "thieved" ownership of the South Atlantic outpost.
He added: "What glory, what triumph.
"A f****** island with sheep. Rule Britannia."
Collymore was accused of "offending thousands" with the tweet, which also sparked anger among comrades of soldiers killed in the 1982 war.
The @falklands_urd Twitter account called his comment "disrespectful, ignorant and sad".
And the official Twitter feed of the Falkland Islands Government added: "Very disappointed to hear Mr Collymore’s views on the #Falklands, factually incorrect and hurtful."
The former England forward, now a Talksport radio pundit, insisted he not been disrespectful to Britain’s war dead.
Defending himself, he tweeted: "Not one mention of 1982, not one mention of our soldiers, navy or airmen, not one mention of Argentina.
"No mention of the 20th century!!"
The £7 million striker found himself in his second Twitter row in 48 hours after claiming Britain "thieved" ownership of the South Atlantic outpost.
He added: "What glory, what triumph.
"A f****** island with sheep. Rule Britannia."
Collymore was accused of "offending thousands" with the tweet, which also sparked anger among comrades of soldiers killed in the 1982 war.
The @falklands_urd Twitter account called his comment "disrespectful, ignorant and sad".
And the official Twitter feed of the Falkland Islands Government added: "Very disappointed to hear Mr Collymore’s views on the #Falklands, factually incorrect and hurtful."
The former England forward, now a Talksport radio pundit, insisted he not been disrespectful to Britain’s war dead.
Defending himself, he tweeted: "Not one mention of 1982, not one mention of our soldiers, navy or airmen, not one mention of Argentina.
"No mention of the 20th century!!"
