Swann pokes fun at Cats defeat on Twitter

Jan 24 2010 by Tom Mullen, Sunday Sun

CRICKET ace Graeme Swann has turned his attention to football by using his internet site to poke fun at Sunderland’s embarrassing 7-2 defeat to Chelsea.

England’s top bowler, whose family hail from the North, has used the social networking site Twitter to reveal that he is a big Newcastle United fan.

Swann is currently on tour with England in South Africa where he was twice named man of the match.

And when news of the Black Cats’ crushing defeat at Stamford Bridge reached him last weekend, the Toon fan wrote: “I’m going to bed, happy in the knowledge that Newcastle cannot possibly emulate sorry Sunderland!”

The following Monday, contemplating how Newcastle might perform in their clash with Championship rivals West Bromwich Albion, the spinner posted: “My prediction for the Toon tonight is 3-1, but I’ll happily take any win.

“Now . . . let’s laugh at those Chelsea goals again!”

Last Saturday became the darkest day of the season for Sunderland fans, as Carlos Ancelotti’s Chelsea team systematically destroyed their opposition with a ruthless barrage of seven top-class goals.

Ashley Cole - husband of Geordie pop princess Cheryl - scored one of them in a show of skill that left pundit Alan Shearer praising him as “the best left-back in the world”. Sunderland managed only two goals in reply - with the Black Cats’ £10m star striker Darren Bent declining to celebrate after finding the net towards the end of the match.