Former Chelsea and England footballer, John Terry, may no longer be kicking a ball around but he’s certainly tackling a few comments from trolls on his brand-new Twitter account, which he started using on Saturday.
The ex-England player confirmed that it was his official profile on Sunday, posting a video of himself ahead of a morning run.
“Yes, this is my official account. I’m going to be getting my blue tick at some point this week,” he tweeted.
Good Morning 💙 pic.twitter.com/eoSSSJ1owC
— John Terry (@John2606Terry) November 7, 2021
As well as confirming his identity, Terry has been busy retweeting welcome messages and videos from his time at Chelsea shared by his fans. He’s expressed an interest in getting involved in the NFT community, too.
He’s also been responding to those who tried their luck at roasting the former professional footballer, and he didn’t hold back.
One user, who responded to a welcome tweet from former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen to say “best make sure his wife doesn’t follow him”.
A warm welcome to a captain who would have laughed his head off at how poor Man Utd are!
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) November 6, 2021
Welcome to twitter @john2606terry! pic.twitter.com/RFEcwclQxg
The user got a reply from Terry which read: “Your [sic] safe David, just seen yours on your account.”
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The tweet was accompanied with two emojis – one of a person laughing and a pig.
Your safe David , just seen yours on your account 🤣 🐷
— John Terry (@John2606Terry) November 6, 2021
Ouch.
It appears David came back for more, as the footballer later responded that “she can’t be that bad she doesn’t even make it on your Twitter account”.
Terry’s harsh putdowns have since shocked other users and his followers:
NO NO NO NO 😭😭😭
— MAH (@matissearmani) November 6, 2021
😭😭😭
— Stephanie 🦋 (@Stephanieh_29) November 6, 2021
😭😭😭😭😭 go on JT !! pic.twitter.com/9t4pS4hT57
— Tom Clifford ⭐⭐ (@tomcliffordcfc) November 6, 2021
— nathan⭐️⭐️ (@_CFCNath) November 6, 2021
This has to be fake 😭😭😭
— Roy (@_CFCRoy) November 6, 2021
Madlad completed twitter in 1 day 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/IfKjoUlScb
— Mature_Gambino (@saksham337) November 7, 2021
Welcome to twitter JT 😭😭😭 https://t.co/LRWr0vxckG
— AVFCchats 🦁 (@AVFCchats) November 6, 2021
Until I see a blue tick I can't believe this is real 😂 https://t.co/DMFReDqaXX
— Cameron (@lawseyitfc) November 6, 2021
If this is actually him then this is incredible 😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/cXMyxslj73
— Johnny Cooper (@JohnnyCooper91) November 7, 2021
And it was so bad that the man in question, David, has since protected his tweets.
Other notable responses from JT include a reply to a Manchester United fan, who posted a clearly emotional picture of the centre-back in the rain during a match.
“That’s the Man Utd fans after today and realising your [sic] five years away from catching Chelsea,” he quipped.
When someone suggested that their granddad could “outrun” the sportsman, Terry simply replied: “You try carrying 17 [trophies] and running.”
You try carrying 17 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 and running
— John Terry (@John2606Terry) November 7, 2021
And I wouldn’t point out that he used the wrong “you’re” in his tweets either, as he went on to call one individual who did a “doughnut”.
Even when he’s off the pitch, Terry is still firing shots…
