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Wolves footballer says he is closing his account following Twitter storm

Wolves footballer Jamie O'Hara has announced on Twitter he is closing his account after a public backlash over a comment he posted last night.

The £35,000 a week footballer tweeted "Things were so much easier when I earned 100pound a week on wts" which prompted a public backlash.

See the tweets here.

Twitter backlash as £35,000 a week footballer says life less stressful on £100

Mrjamieohara?size=bigger

Why do people think cos I earn good money I don't have bills to pay we all pay tax an we have mortgages to pay, some people are deluded

From @mrjamieohara on Twitter:
Mrjamieohara?size=bigger

many peeps hating about me earning good money that show how jealous u are, instead of realising the tweet was about how hard life gets

From @mrjamieohara on Twitter:

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