Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson does not have an active Twitter account.
On Wednesday, the 28-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming.
And @Adam__Johnson had an absolute nightmare as he was mistaken for the Adam Johnson.
It wasn’t the first time that the non-footballing Johnson had been mistaken for the winger and, last March, he very clearly pinned a Tweet to his page that sets things straight.
https://twitter.com/Adam__Johnson/status/572447021224882176
And when the former Manchester City player pleaded guilty this week, the deluge of tweets directed to @Adam__Johnson got right back underway.
https://twitter.com/Adam__Johnson/status/697390921864843267
https://twitter.com/Adam__Johnson/status/697409462064254980
https://twitter.com/Adam__Johnson/status/697402215150043136
Some didn’t believe his claims.
https://twitter.com/murphavfc/status/697396491514703873
https://twitter.com/Rick_avfc/status/697399639641866240
https://twitter.com/SlumdogMignolet/status/697403217026670592
https://twitter.com/wardiaz85/status/697404556448305152
Some sympathised with him.
https://twitter.com/PoppyPowerz/status/697402150058598401
Check the poor guy’s mentions. People are too stupid to realise that two people can have the same name https://t.co/F5tSbCR9Lm
— Bayern Central (@bayerncentral) February 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/Warrs_/status/697404797146787841
https://twitter.com/Adam__Johnson/status/697407432327348224
And others had a bit of advice for the Tweeter.
Lool. Change your handle bruv or brace yourself for some nasty shit. https://t.co/zZWRpnDXMB
— . (@Faraz_Luthfy) February 10, 2016
@Adam__Johnson Do the right thing and change your name……..
— Steptoe (@Steptoesyard) February 10, 2016
But, to be fair to him, he didn’t seem too bogged down in the case of mistaken identity.
https://twitter.com/Adam__Johnson/status/697414033209745408
@Adam__Johnson can now call himself a member of the bizarre club of Twitter users who have been mistaken for footballers.
