Morecambe beat Portsmouth to goal of the month prize after their 'sad little life' tweet to Southampton fans
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That’s after Cole Stockton claimed the accolade for his effort in the Shrimps’ 4-3 defeat at the hands of AFC Wimbledon – seeing off competition from Pompey’s Ronan Curtis and Fleetwood’s Danny Andrews.
The striker received 53 per cent of the vote after the League One new boys tagged Southampton fans in a tweet in bid to drum up support for their man.
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In response, Pompey hit back by tweeting: ‘What a sad little life, @ShrimpsOfficial’, in a short but damning verdict.
In fairness, Stockton’s effort was a great goal – but the social media tactics used by Morecambe left a bad taste.