John-Joe O’Toole was never going to have a quiet game today was he?
But the Northampton Town midfielder would have hoped to have made the headlines for better reasons than a first-half red card on what was unofficially dubbed “John-Joe O’Toole Day”
Forget Valentines Day. On Saturday @ntfc fans will don wigs to mark John-Joe O’Toole Day http://t.co/7LkllVhrPU pic.twitter.com/8BJbKZU83b
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 12, 2015
The celebration of all things John-Joe involved fans dressing up as their midfield hero for their trip to Mansfield Town this afternoon.
John o toole day selfie!!!! @ntfc 3points come on the town!!!! #proudtobe pic.twitter.com/rarWn9OLzu — david crisp (@crispyscobblers) February 14, 2015
John Joe O’Toole day against Mansfield #NTFC pic.twitter.com/iIB4GfFFc2
— wallacehall (@wallacehall45) February 14, 2015
John Joe O’Toole in the pub. @JeffersonLake @johnjoeotoole @ntfc @ pic.twitter.com/9XD7Xp6cas — Steven Tomlin (@stomlin1978) February 14, 2015
@ntfc supporting at Mansfield #jjotday #ntfc pic.twitter.com/A1GwP44QPH
— Samuel Cramphorn (@SamCramphorn) February 14, 2015
But things didn’t go quite to plan for Northampton as JJOT saw red before half-time for violent conduct.
John joe o toole gets sent off for elbowing on his own appreciation day pic.twitter.com/GNpcli4FQf
— Mark (@MCJohnson49) February 14, 2015
You couldn’t make it up.
H/t to Project Babb
