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| Michael Chopra closes Twitter account after posting photo of cash | Michael Chopra closes Twitter account after posting photo of cash |
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| An Ipswich Town footballer deleted his Twitter account minutes after apparently posting a photo of thousands of pounds of cash. | An Ipswich Town footballer deleted his Twitter account minutes after apparently posting a photo of thousands of pounds of cash. |
| Michael Chopra, 29, was loaned £250,000 by the club in 2011 to help pay off gambling debts. | Michael Chopra, 29, was loaned £250,000 by the club in 2011 to help pay off gambling debts. |
| Last month he said he could not afford to pay £50,000 to defend himself at an inquiry into horseracing corruption. | Last month he said he could not afford to pay £50,000 to defend himself at an inquiry into horseracing corruption. |
| The tweet read: "Keep tweeting me about being in debt haha love it #cash #skint #lol #lendmeafiver." | The tweet read: "Keep tweeting me about being in debt haha love it #cash #skint #lol #lendmeafiver." |
| 'Think before tweet' | 'Think before tweet' |
| There was no indication of where the photo was from. | There was no indication of where the photo was from. |
| An Ipswich Town spokesman said Chopra had decided to close the account, which had 14,000 followers, shortly after posting the photo at about 12:00 GMT. | An Ipswich Town spokesman said Chopra had decided to close the account, which had 14,000 followers, shortly after posting the photo at about 12:00 GMT. |
| "Michael enjoys the banter of Twitter but sometimes that banter can be a little bit over the top," he said. | "Michael enjoys the banter of Twitter but sometimes that banter can be a little bit over the top," he said. |
| Last month new signing Aaron McLean apologised after tweeting that shopping in the town was "rubbish". | |
| "As a club we welcome the use of Twitter," the spokesman said. | "As a club we welcome the use of Twitter," the spokesman said. |
| "In an era when fans don't get close to players it's a good communication tool, but players should think before they tweet." | "In an era when fans don't get close to players it's a good communication tool, but players should think before they tweet." |
| Ipswich striker Jay Emmanuel Thomas posted his own message shortly after Chopra's, which read: "Michael Chopra your a clown." | Ipswich striker Jay Emmanuel Thomas posted his own message shortly after Chopra's, which read: "Michael Chopra your a clown." |