Sunderland fans claim to have found a burner social media account belonging to former manager Michael Beale, in which he had some choice words for both the club’s owners as well as the fanbase itself.
Beale was relieved of his duties as Sunderland boss on Monday after just 12 matches in charge and Mike Dodds will take interim charge of the club until the end of the season.
The former Rangers head coach was an unpopular appointment on Wearside after replacing the popular Tony Mowbray, and he ultimately failed to convince supporters during his short stay.
Michael Beale “burner account”?
During his tenure, a Twitter account named “Player__ID” routinely defended Beale in conversation with Sunderland supporters.
The account defended Beale for not shaking Hume’s hand during the defeat at Birmingham, and also asked fans who had a stronger squad between him and his predecessor, Mowbray.
Give@MichaelBealenew business @Player__id a follow and check out the website. You’ll not regret it!
The account would go on to retweet a tweet from a Coventry City fan which called Sunderland fans “toxic.” The tweet read: “If SAFC sack Beale who in their right mind would want that job?
“Owners that won’t back a manager in the transfer market and a toxic fan base who will boo the f**k out of him and want him gone as soon as they lose 2 games. The self entitlement is on another level up there.”
An incredible development in the Mick Beale/Sunderland saga…Honestly, you NEED to see this.THREAD 🧵(Credit to@WhatTheFalkPodfor the great detective work)pic.twitter.com/8aQWOfIOlB
A thread by the Second Tier podcast showed Beale’s association with the account on his LinkedIn page and also showed tweets from the account defending his tenure as Rangers manager.
Since fans made their alleged discovery, both Michael Beale’s Twitter/X account, and the Player__ID account, have subsequently been deleted.
Sean McCormick was the Sports Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in Sports Journalism and over the last seven years has worked as a writer, reporter and an editor across titles such as Chronicle Live, Leeds Live and Manchester Evening News covering the region’s football clubs and sports stars. Sean loves football, boxing, MMA, darts and NBA.
