The decision made by Celtic to allow promising youngster Ryan Christie to join Aberdeen, the closest club to them in the Scottish Premier League table, is not something you'd usually see under regular circumstances, but as Brendan Rodgers' men are so comfortable at the top and pretty much have the title wrapped up, it's a win-win in both cases.
Celtic will see one of their young talents getting valuable game time at a club that expects to win most of it's games in the league, and Aberdeen get some much-needed depth in midfield and a promising player that is happy to be there.. Right?
Well, maybe not. As is now the done thing on twitter, signing for a new club prompts an extensive search of your social media history to make sure you've never said anything negative about your new team. That was bad news for Ryan Christie, as it soon emerged that he tweeted this back in 2012...
Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie has joined Aberdeen on loan until the end of the season pic.twitter.com/0Fqm683I1m
— Barry O' Mahony (@barryomahony4) January 24, 2017
Ouch.
Saying you hate the club is one thing, calling them sheep-shagging cunts is a whole other level.
After the tweet did the rounds, Christie deleted his twitter account, but the damage was already done and the screenshots are still doing the rounds.
It's not likely to affect anything really, as Christie said what he said when he was 16 and presumably feels no genuine hatred for Aberdeen as he has agreed to play for the club.
As unfortunate as it is, it seems as though it's not upset his new supporters too much.
The Ryan Christie tweet is hilarious. We shouldn't be holding daft things people said when they were kids against them as adults.
— We Welcome The Chase (@WWTC_pod) January 24, 2017
So ryan christie tweets something 5 years ago when he was 16 ...
If we all had twitter at 16 the world would be full of over sensitive fools— derek_russo☆☆ (@fatboythinrusso) January 24, 2017
Really couldn't care less what Ryan Christie allegedly tweeted about us 5 years ago, only thing that matters is that he produces the goods
— John Bleasdale (@jbleasdale81) January 24, 2017
Ryan Christie is a great signing. #SheepShaggingCunt
— Andy (@Aberdinho) January 24, 2017
[H/T: Barry O'Mahony on Twitter]
