
Following hot in the footsteps of Liam Ridgewell’s rage-arousing photo of him wiping his botty with a wad of £20 notes, Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Jamie O’Hara arguably picked the wrong time to hearken back to simpler times…
Things were so much easier when I earned 100pound a week on wts #stress
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
The feedback began good-naturedly enough with this reply from Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones…
@mrjamieohara haha I only got £45!!!
— Brad Jones (@Brad_Jones1) December 5, 2012
…but the ire of the not-so-lavishly remunerated quickly followed, prompting this defensive play from O’Hara…
Why do people think cos I earn good money I don’t have bills to pay we all pay tax an we have mortgages to pay, some people are deluded
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
Clearly the issue was gnawing at him, as he returned to his smartphone to aim the following broadside at his detractors…
I wonder how many people are doing hospital visits this Xmas or giving clothing to the homeless this winter, or setting up a charity to
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
Raise money for hospitals Southey can buy equipment that save people lives, u can talk on here but what are YOU doing
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
This was met with support…
@mrjamieohara You and Danielle do so much for charity! & like everyone else u have to pay gas/electric/water no matter how much you earn!!
— ✨Mobile Sparkles✨ (@xPhoneSparklesx) December 5, 2012
…and cynicism…
@xphonesparklesx @mrjamieohara because theyre in public eye its good publicity. I wouldnt mind paying my gas bill on £20k a week!
— Thierry Richards (@thierryrichards) December 5, 2012
…leading to a bit of a debate…
@thierryrichards @mrjamieohara shouldn’t just have to be in the public eye to give to charity though! There’s plenty of celebs who don’t!
— ✨Mobile Sparkles✨ (@xPhoneSparklesx) December 5, 2012
@xphonesparklesx @mrjamieohara thats not the point. Complaining in public about money when most of us struggle week in week out to pay bills
— Thierry Richards (@thierryrichards) December 5, 2012
@xphonesparklesx @mrjamieohara forgetting his roots me thinks, if i could afford it id give to charity & I wouldnt boast about it on twitter
— Thierry Richards (@thierryrichards) December 5, 2012
…before O’Hara hinted at a complication of sorts…
I really wish I could tell u what the problem was but there’s too many arseholes on twitter, people should worry about there own lives
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
Jermaine Pedant says… Their.
Was this a tacit threat to close his Twitter account?
@jclements61 I ask myself that question
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
O’Hara then reiterated the original bone of contention…
I’m not saying I’m not privileged I’m so lucky to have what I’ve got but trust me when I was 17 on wts it was a lot more easier
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
…accused the haters of jealousy…
many peeps hating about me earning good money that show how jealous u are, instead of realising the tweet was about how hard life gets
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 5, 2012
…and finally retweeted the following shows of support…
@mrjamieohara its all about keeping a roof over my kids head and food on the table.
— john faulkner (@JohnFaulkner65) December 5, 2012
@mrjamieohara the song ‘mo money mo problems’ springs to mind!
— Steven Merry (@steve_merry7) December 5, 2012
O’Hara hasn’t featured for Wolves since March and hasn’t trained since August, but manager Stale Solbakken says he is on the brink of a return to the side having recovered from a third hernia operation in a year.
It’s also worth remembering that he’s married to Danielle Lloyd, purely on the basis that it’s worth remembering Danielle Lloyd.
UPDATE: It looks like O’Hara’s coming good on his implied threat to leave Twitter if his tweets this morning are anything to go by…
Had a good think last night and today is my last day on twitter, I’ll be starting a private Facebook account and anyone who is a genuine fan
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 6, 2012
Can send me a friend request, to many trolls on here with nothing nice to say, sorry to people that actually like following me but I’ll let
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 6, 2012
U know what my Facebook account is, thanks to my real fans on here it’s a shame that there’s too many arseholes would love to see some
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 6, 2012
Of them face to face because I’m sure try wouldn’t say it to my face, they’d probably ask for a picture sums up society these days
— Jamie o’hara (@mrjamieohara) December 6, 2012
The Twitter community says goodbye and good luck to Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Jamie O’Hara.