Lincoln Red Imps respond to Sky Sports’ use of fake facts after historic victory over Celtic

Everyone thought it was piss funny when Sky Sports read out fake facts about Lincoln Red Imps after their historic win over Celtic.

Everyone that is except the Gibraltar club themselves. Sky presenter Mike Wedderburn reeled off some hardly-plausible-sounding 'facts' about the European minnows which appear to have been gleaned from the infamous @WeahsCousin Twitter account. Wedderburn obviously wanted to set the scene for how much of a shock the 1-0 defeat in Brendan Rodgers' first game was. "Apparently, Celtic's opponents play on average to a crowd of around 28 and they don't have access to their pitch on Tuesday because it's used by the local metal detecting society," Wedderburn said. https://twitter.com/cfccod/status/753147761843896320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw They're so ridiculous that we're amazed that they made it onto a major sports TV channel without being checked, just to make sure they were accurate. While it gave everyone a laugh, and reminded us all that you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet, the Imps certainly didn't see the funny side. The club released a short statement on Twitter saying the 'damaging and defamatory' footage was being reviewed by the board. https://twitter.com/LincolnRedImps/status/753232902205366272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Sky Sports did make an apology and rectified the duff information that had been broadcast. But it looks like the Gibraltar club's board may be looking to take legal action. https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/753268714766753792 Some fans were pretty clear on which line the Red Imps should take... https://twitter.com/DonClaneone/status/753235235295358976 https://twitter.com/johnbur46603771/status/753238459645620224 https://twitter.com/janeymac64/status/753246876493836290 https://twitter.com/manugib/status/753261749218971648 It's not the first time people have been duped by the WeahsCousin account, which makes reference to 'Ali Dia who seemingly hoodwinked Southampton boss Graeme Souness into signing him up by claiming he was Weah's cousin. 'Quotes' from the likes of former Valencia boss Gary Neville and Newcastle player Jack Colbeck reeled people in, as did his fake Harry Kane quote after the Euros which hooked Jeremy Vine. The internet, eh?