Twitter reacts to Sheffield Wednesday fan's bizarre response to Notre-Dame fire
Amidst the outpouring of sympathy towards Paris, Sheffield Wednesday fan Adam Gurnhill posted a slightly out of context - and tongue-in-cheek, we can only hope! - reaction, writing on a live video feed of the fire coverage: “Respect from a Sheffield Wednesday fan".
Eagle-eyed Twitter user Edie Miller picked up on the response, posting: “the notre dame fire is awful but i’m sorry i was watching a periscope stream of it and someone commented ‘respect from a sheffield wednesday fan’ so now i’m in bits”
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Hide AdThe Tweet gathered momentum swiftly, as users of the social network embarked upon a delightful thread of witty footballing analogies. Here’s a round-up of the best reactions to the Tweet:
@RedAndy54 joked: "Always heartening to see solidarity in these times, even when it's a big club like, er, Catholicism."
B_Mac1878 weighed in with: "For me it’s burnt down too easily, flames have barely touched it." as a bemused @nailheadparty said: "This is a weird way to learn Notre Dame cathedral is on fire"
Continuing the lively banter, Miller responded "It doesn’t matter who you support, you hate to see a cathedral burn down. just no place for it in the modern game."
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Hide AdInevitably, reference was made to the titular character from the 'Hunchback of Notre-Dame', as @Ankaman616 quipped "Cheers Quasimodo's crying. Nice one" and @BSTheTruth triumphantly proclaimed: "QUASIMODO IS A WEDNESDAYITE" Jury is still out on that one, folks...