article_snippet: West Ham striker Carlton Cole has spoken of West Ham striker Carlton Cole at being fined £20,000 for a Twitter indiscretion in which West Ham striker Carlton Cole told a Tottenham fan to 'F off you c
article_snippet: The 31-year-old, who has 123,000 followers on Twitter, was responding to a message from Spurs supporter Stuart Hardy that read: 'Hi @CarltonCole1 when your own team-mates don't kick the ball out when you're lying injured for 2 mins, you think it's time to call it a day?'
article_snippet: Carlton Cole accepted the fine from the FA, dished out after the incident that occurred on February 22, but has now spoken out to defend Carlton Cole.
article_snippet: West Ham striker Carlton Cole was fined £20,000 for tweeting a fan saying 'F off you c
article_snippet: Carlton Cole tweeted a Tottenham fan who had insulted Carlton Cole on Twitter, but later deleted a message from Spurs supporter Stuart Hardy that read: 'Hi @CarltonCole1 when your own team-mates don't kick the ball out when you're lying injured for 2 mins .
article_snippet: Carlton Cole is far from the first footballer to have be censured over Carlton Cole behaviour on Twitter: .
article_snippet: Carlton Cole tweeted during England's friendly with Ghana saying: 'Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises!
article_snippet: Carlton Cole was unimpressed with the FA's judgement in the John Terry racism case, tweeting: 'Hahahahaa, well done the FA
article_snippet: It is not the first time Cole has been caught out by the FA.
article_snippet: Cole was fined £20,000 in April 2011 for a tweet Cole posted during England's friendly against Ghana that read: 'Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises!
article_snippet: After his second misdemeanor in February, Cole's total fines for Twitter wrongdoings rose to £40,000, an amount his admits 'hurts'. '
article_snippet: After his tweet to the Tottenham supporter, the FA's statement, detailing the fine, read: 'Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, Cole has been fined £20,000 after his admitted breaching FA Rules in relation to social media.' '
article_snippet: Cole has been fined £40,000 overall for two separate incidents involving his Twitter conduct .
highlights_snippet: Carlton Cole was fined £20,000 for a tweet Carlton Cole sent to a Tottenham fan .
  
highlights_snippet: Carlton Cole told the user to 'F off you c
highlights_snippet: Carlton Cole has now admitted Carlton Cole disappointment at the punishment .
  