Jozy The Twit?

By: Dave Martinez | October 27th, 2009

jozyhull Jozy Altidore was excluded from the Hull City game with no explanation for his absence to be found. But the young lass loves his social networking sites, so the mystery didn’t take very long to figure out. While Hull was already playing, Jozy sent his fans a little tweet to explain what had happened:

“Apologize to the all of you. I showed up late. Made a big mistake I’m very very sorry”

Putting out a tweet like that amidst the English media is like throwing chum into shark infested waters. Soon, reporters picked up on it, and by the end of the game, manager Phil Brown was chewing out his young striker for having the audacity to post in house news to the world. The punishment? Jozy is being fined two weeks pay.

Ouch.

Not the biggest grievance ever for the striker to deal with, but it couldn’t have come at a worse time. All in all, his tenure in Hull City had started with a blast, and has fizzled like a sparkler. Adding this type of no-no to his reputation will not help the young American star find time on the pitch. Knowing Jozy, the kid is respectful to a fault, and most likely meant nothing in the gesture but the best. But was he wrong for doing what he did? Share your thoughts.

img credit: Sky Sports