Carlton Cole was fined £20,000 for a tweet he sent to a Tottenham fan . He told the user to ' F off you c*** ' , and later deleted the message . Cole has now admitted his disappointment at the punishment . The England striker said : 'The amount of abuse you get on Twitter is sometimes unruly and you ca n't defend yourself as a footballer '
Carlton Cole was fined £20,000 for a tweet he sent to a Tottenham fan . He told the user to ' F off you c*** ' , and later deleted the message . Cole has now admitted his disappointment at the punishment . The West Ham striker said : 'The amount of abuse you get on Twitter is sometimes unruly and you ca n't defend yourself as a footballer '