Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has finally joined the social-media revolution - and with only his second-ever tweet he threatened to give potential trolls tickets to watch the Magpies play as punishment. The former England captain, who scored a club-record 206 goals for Newcastle between 1996 and 2006, joined Twitter for the first time on Wednesday. And he spent little time in trying to deter trolls from giving him abuse by threatening to give them tickets to have to watch Newcastle play - with the Magpies having failed to win any of their last nine matches. Tweeting from his new, verified account @alanshearer, the Match of the Day pundit warned trolls not to give him any abuse. He tweeted:
"Be warned. Any abuse and I'll come round and give you Newcastle tickets!"
He used his first tweet in a rather less amusing manner, however, by announcing the official launch of a new fitness centre. CLICK HERE to read 9 reasons why the former Newcastle No 9 chose to sign for the Magpies ahead of Manchester United.For all the latest NUFC News, Views and Transfers make sure to follow WhatCultureNUFC on Twitter and Facebook.
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