Leeds United troll their own fans on Twitter

Leeds United didn't exactly endear themselves to their fans last night as the summer transfer window came to a close.

To all intents and purposes, Leeds United are a club in turmoil. Their new owners have been heavily criticised for their haphazard approach to club ownership, as they've just sacked their most recent manager David Hockaday after only six games in charge. You would think that the club would be on a charm offensive to ease tensions amongst their supporters, but someone operating their social media thought it would be hilarious to wind their beleaguered fan-base up. With an hour to go in the transfer window last night, the club sent out this tantalising tweet:

“@LUFC: Don't go to bed just yet...there is still work to be done #DeadlineDay #lufc” OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! — Total Rumours (@TotalRumours) September 1, 2014

So, obviously the Leeds fans were understandably excited. When the clock struck eleven bringing the curtain down on the summer transfer window, and with no new signings to report, they tweeted this:

After a busy last hour that is us done for the 2014 Summer Transfer Window #DeadlineDay #lufc — Leeds United FC (@LUFC) September 1, 2014

We would encourage you to check out the replies to this tweet from irate Leeds fans, a veritable tsunami of anger and vitriol. We couldn't actually show you any of them as the language was somewhat choice, but very, very funny in contrast to the hope and excitement expressed after their initial tweet.