Cycling: Hoy laughs off twits with own Foy ploy
The English football official took charge of the Barclays Premiership encounter which saw Stoke City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium. Aggrieved Spurs fans were less than impressed by Foy’s performance and resorted to tweeting their thoughts on the subject.
Hoy is currently in the midst of a block of winter training in Australia. From his base in Perth, the four times Olympic champion responded in good humour, tweeting: “Just for the record 1) I don’t need glasses and 2) I do not lead a double life as an English premiere [sic] league ref. That’s Chris Foy.”
And as the abuse continued, he sent a second message, saying: “Still getting some rather amusing grief from Spurs fans! On the plus side I’ve learned some new 4 letter words today.”