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Stunning series of tweets from Longford Town player after he *forgot to show up for a cup match

Published 07:48 9 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 15:00 9 Sept 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
Stunning series of tweets from Longford Town player after he *forgot to show up for a cup match

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Longford Town exited the Leinster Senior Cup last night but the player that garnered the most attention was miles from Flancare Park and devising some artistic tweets.

Pat 'Pajo' Flynn, who was on sick leave from club duty, was scrolling through his phone on Tuesday evening when he came across this tweet. https://twitter.com/pajoflynn/status/641340287197966337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Upon learning that Town were embroiled in a tight tussle with Shamrock Rovers [his former club], Flynn created this work of social art. Pat Flynn tweet Flynn was only joking, of course, but his tweets gained a lot of traction. Shamrock Rovers kept him updated as the game progressed. What followed must be the only tweet ever sent that refers to Longford boss Tony Cousins and fast-food chain Abrakebabra in 140 characters. Pat Flynn tweet 1 Putting Irish football on the map, one tweet at a time... Pat Flynn 3/10/2014  

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