article_snippet: On February 10, 2015, one user wrote ‘I hope you get shot you utter w
article_snippet: *****’ in response to a piece I had written about Branislav Ivanovic’s reaction to Everton substitute James McCarthy.
article_snippet: The same day, an Arsenal supporter sent the message ‘kill yourself’, without even referencing anything I'd written about the club.
article_snippet: Branislav Ivanovic’s got to grips with James McCarthy in angry exchange during Chelsea's win over Everton...
article_snippet: The incident, a major flashpoint in the game at Stamford Bridge last month, was covered by reporters...
article_snippet: The motivation behind this piece is because the Daily Mail’s head of sport was genuinely taken aback by the scale and sheer venom of the attacks that can take place on this forum.
article_snippet: The experiences described above are by no means novel: on the night of Saturday December 11, 2010 it was impossible to monitor the number of people who threatened my life when Carlos Tevez’s transfer request was reported.
article_snippet: A piece about Carlos Tevez, pictured here unhappy at being substituted by Roberto Mancini in December 2010, just before Roberto Mancini transfer request, did not go down too well with some people out in cyber space .
article_snippet: Carlos Tevez is much happier now at Juventus...
article_snippet: It’s fine to spar, with people such as @cfcaway, @terrencethecat or @wisepoyet frequently pulling me up on pieces that have been written about the goings-on at Chelsea.