Tweet and sour as Saddlers apologise for Wolves comments
Walsall today apologised after offensive comments mocking Wolves appeared on the Saddlers' official Twitter feed after their 1-0 derby win at Molineux.
Saddlers officials say their Twitter account was hacked shortly after the final whistle last night, leading to a derogatory tweet that remained online for several minutes before being deleted.
The tweet began with the misspelled phrase: "Better look next time" before making offensive comments about Wolves supporters.
The Saddlers tweeted: "Walsall FC would like to apologise for the unsavoury comments that appeared after our official Twitter account was hacked."
Earlier, genuine tweets from the official Saddlers Twitter feed had praised the performance of Dean Smith's side and poked fun at Wolves after Molineux boss Kenny Jackett described Wolves as "the bigger club" and Walsall as "the underdogs" before the derby.
The Saddlers tweeted: "Walsall showed energy, passion, determination, spirit and togetherness. Well done lads. David vs Goliath? Really...."
And they added: "Robert Plant, Noddy Holder, Suzi Perry, Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, Mark from Sam & Mark... Your boys took one 'ell of a beating..."
Walsall's players also took to Twitter to express their delight at their victory, with unused substitute Ben Purkiss even joking about the spelling error in the offensive tweet.
The full-back said: "If you're clever enough to hack an account you should be able to spell 'luck' correctly! Enjoy!"
Meanwhile, captain Sam Ricketts today apologised to Wolves fans after the defeat their first setback of the season.
"We're hurting just as much as they are – we wanted the bragging rights just as much as the fans and we apologise to them because they're not going to have that today when they went back to work," said Ricketts. "It's a blow because you never want to get beat."
