"Get onside, you stupid Tweet!"

What do Carlton Cole, Ryan Babel, Kevin Pietersen, Marvin Morgan, Snoog Dogg, Jack Whilshere, Stephanie Rice, Stephen Fry, and Jonjo Shelvey have in common?

Twitter.

Some use it wisely. Others use it creatively. And then there are those who probably shouldn’t use it at all..

Cole is the latest to be called up for his ‘improper conduct’ ( this is not the same Cole who shot an intern with an air rifle by the way.. or the one who warms the LFC bench ) by posting this on his Twitter account - "Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises! I knew it was a trap! Hahahaha. The only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w/ the St. George's flag!"

Personally, I find this rather amusing. Collectively, I suppose it could offend. Honestly, it’s a joke and this is the context it should be viewed in. Call it dark or English humour but don’t clamp down on celebs ‘expressing themselves’ as appose to the rigid and rehearsed press interviews we are subjected to week in, week out.

Unless of course you are Jonjo Shelvey, whose friend ( really? ) hacked his mobile, found a self taken picture ( really? ) of Jonjo’s nether region and subsequently posted it on Twitter. Alas not the poor chaps doing but he certainly balls-ed that one up.

I recently joined Twitter myself and currently finding it a fascinating form of first hand news and reliable information.

‘Straight from the horses mouth’ – who in this instance is Stephanie Rice, who after watching her home nation Australia beat SA in Rugby, decided to tweet: “Suck on that f***ots”.

I was about to start heavily criticising the lass on what a horrible person she is.. until I Googled her and instantly forgave her. She has David Beckham Syndrome. You look great, so please don’t open your mouth or communicate with anybody but your PR rep.

The same applies to Aldershots, Marvin Morgan, who tweeted in response to fans booing him: “..I hope you all die.”. Stupid and totally irresponsible. Besides, what happened to the good old days when players used to kung fu kick supporters?* Mr Morgan, you are a big girls blouse.

Used practically and sensibly, Twitter is great. A modern method of following those closest to the sport we all love ( or now hate, if your name is Fernando Torres, who I’m told has a Twitter account but gets to the end of each sentence and just can’t finish ).

*The Drunken Striker contributors strongly condone violence, in any shape or form. Unless its 3AM after a few beers and somebody suggests trying out this new wrestling move they saw last week.