You don't see a lot of Premier League managers on twitter, and this afternoon we were given a great example as to why.
In general with social media you've got to be very, very careful with what you post as you're almost certainly going to offend somebody, but Everton boss Ronald Koeman surely could have seen the backlash coming when he posted a picture of his newly decorated Christmas tree for the world to see.
The traditional colours of Christmas may indeed be green and red, but not when you're associated with Everton.
Almost #christmastime #busyfootball#period⚽️?⚪️ pic.twitter.com/lppRjY4LfX
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) December 1, 2016
That hashtag though...
The very red Christmas tree was posted to generate a bit of cheer during the festive season, but Koeman's notifications quickly became full of Everton fans informing him that he had made a mistake.
@RonaldKoeman red Ronald really????? Dissapointed?
— Pewack EFC (@efccoyney) December 1, 2016
@RonaldKoeman just a bit of blue needed on that tree
— Viv Kirby (@buttonkirby) December 1, 2016
. @RonaldKoeman Red Christmas Tree! Noooooooo! Ronald, it needs to be BLUE! Happy Christmas.
— Daniel Tatarsky (@GrassRootsMgr) December 1, 2016
@RonaldKoeman Shite tree that, like our team
— jimmy the moonlite. (@jimmycon23) December 1, 2016
@RonaldKoeman no blue?
— dave drewry (@dave_drewry) December 1, 2016
And sure enough, he made the necessary changes to keep his fans happy.
Although it's still not blue.
Better colour? ?? pic.twitter.com/oiIeJry2aB
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) December 1, 2016
Happily ever after? Perhaps, although Koeman did send out a tweet to comment on the ridiculousness of it all, and he's not wrong to be honest.
I Think there are more serious problems in the world, than making a big story out of a #ChristmasTree !!! ?
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) December 1, 2016
In reality, all most Everton fans want for Christmas is a win over Manchester United this weekend, and the visitors will be without Wayne Rooney due to suspension.
[via 101greatgoals.com]
