{"id":18416,"date":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/former-saint-takes-twitter-swipe-at-ross-lyon-then-attacks-fans\/"},"modified":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","slug":"former-saint-takes-twitter-swipe-at-ross-lyon-then-attacks-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/former-saint-takes-twitter-swipe-at-ross-lyon-then-attacks-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Saint takes Twitter swipe at Ross Lyon, then attacks fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Images | Twitter<\/h6>\n<h3>A former AFL player has gone on an astonishing Twitter rampage that started with a pot shot at a former coach and ended with him slagging off fans.<\/h3>\n<p>Ex-St Kilda footballer Robert Eddy previously said he was not bitter when he was delisted by then Saints coach Ross Lyon in 2010, but now admits that was a lie.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday he tweeted a jibe at the now Fremantle coach whose teams has had a winless start to the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"639\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_2.15.48_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eddy quickly followed up with another tweet, which seemed designed to limit the backlash.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"243\" width=\"636\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_2.15.58_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But as Eddy was called out by footy fans on the first tweet, he lost his cool, telling one user the fan\u2019s \u201clife is mediocre\u201d and asking another \u201cwho are you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"421\" width=\"635\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_2.16.06_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"509\" width=\"640\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_2.16.17_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"803\" width=\"644\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_2.17.00_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Referring to a comment he made at the time of his delisting that \u201cyou won\u2019t hear Eddy whinging\u201d, he told one Twitter user:&nbsp;\u201cSometimes when you\u2019re a professional athlete you have to say things you don\u2019t mean.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you\u2019d never understand that,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"440\" width=\"638\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_2.16.45_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/adelaide-crows-aren-t-training-hard-enough-says-graham-cornes\">GRAHAM CORNES HAS FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE CROWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/premier-jay-weatherill-admits-we-ve-got-to-do-better-on-burst-water-mains\">WE\u2019VE GOT TO DO BETTER, ADMITS PREMIER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images | Twitter A former AFL player has gone on an astonishing Twitter rampage that started with a pot shot at a former coach and ended with him slagging off fans. 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