Regular SportsJOE readers will be very familiar with the work of Twitter’s ‘Weah’s Cousin’.
His fake quotes, attributed to some of the bigger and smaller names of the footballing world, have fooled plenty of people – including Sky Sports News.
The man responsible for the tomfoolery has already shared some of his secrets, but there are still some people caught unawares – people like TV presenter Vernon Kay.
The ‘All Star Family Fortunes’ host shared a ‘quote’ from former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes about Manchester’s Hacienda club, although to be fair to the Bolton-born presenter and DJ he didn’t seem wholly convinced of its veracity.
Oh wow……This real??? pic.twitter.com/5Oy28JssQm
— Vernon Kay (@vernonkay) September 9, 2016
As you’ve probably worked out by now, the Hacienda line is a Weah’s Cousin original – one of a couple he decided to unveil in the lead-up to the Manchester Derby.
https://twitter.com/WeahsCousin/status/773817998503182336
https://twitter.com/WeahsCousin/status/773850872799432704
Kay was quickly told what was going on, and – to be fair to the 42-year-old, he saw no need to delete the tweet and cover his tracks as he appreciated how funny the original was.
It's bloody funny though….. https://t.co/iXlpPWvClD
— Vernon Kay (@vernonkay) September 9, 2016
Well I did ask….."This real?" ….and now I know.They delights of social media..😂 https://t.co/4rooajKKw1
— Vernon Kay (@vernonkay) September 9, 2016
Oh, and Kay wasn’t the only one caught out by the Scholes comments.
They were even a subject of a Twitter back-and-forth between former England rugby union stars Will Carling and Will Greenwood.
Harsh but fair …..@WillGreenwood 🙈🙈🙈 https://t.co/7su9Y8Sl7c
— Will Carling (@willcarling) September 9, 2016
Never made it to the Hacienda but my Mrs swears by it!! And I love Paul Scholes – he can say what he wants.. ❤ https://t.co/0gQ36XtS7I
— Will Greenwood (@WillGreenwood) September 9, 2016
Sure, Paul Scholes can say what he wants, even when he didn’t actually say it. It’s the linguistic equivalent of playing passes that no one else can see. Or something like that.
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