Twitter is a forum to air views on anything and everything, but it is also a platform where members of the football community can launch a view playful jibes.Usually Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville dominate this form of news, but on this occasion Alan Shearer and Shay Given traded light-hearted blows.Given, who was released by Stoke City at the end of last season following a two-year spell, asked his followers what the title of his new autobiography should be.
Ex-England international Shearer, who now works as a pundit for the BBC, chimed in by making a joke about Given’s number of saves as a goalkeeper.
The Irishman cheekily responded by launching a dig at Shearer’s failed managerial spell in charge of his beloved Newcastle United.
The retired striker, who will always be regarded as a club legend at St James’ Park due to his standing as the Magpies’ record scorer with 206 goals, stepped in as manager towards the end of the 2008-09 season.
Tasked with keeping the North-East outfit in the Premier League, Shearer failed as he guided the team to just five points out of a possible 24.
Since then, the former striker has stayed away from management and instead chose to deliver his expertise as a TV pundit.