Sunderland fans did not exactly appreciate club’s Twitter account’s attempt to have a bit of fun

When enduring the worst ever start to a Premier League season, you can forgive Sunderland supporters for feeling less than jovial.

At the start of business on Saturday, they were rooted to the foot of the table with just two points to their name under David Moyes and the Black Cats remain understandable favourites for the drop. The mood around the Stadium of Light is gloomy, as is often the case, and smiles are few and far between. It was perhaps, then, rather ill-advised for the club's official Twitter account to try to have a bit of fun when Sunderland drew level against Bournemouth. https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/794925741465075712 The above tweet was a reference to a recent social media post from striker Victor Anichebe, the man who netted the equaliser, which was pretty clearly copied and pasted from somebody on Sunderland's PR team . The joke was not well-received given the sombre atmosphere around the club and fans didn't hesitate to vent their unhappiness.

@SunderlandAFC @VictorAnichebe No delete this now

— George Wright (@Ps3123321) November 5, 2016

Can we just tweet something like... You're getting fucking relegated @SunderlandAFC — Paul. (@PaulPogbx) November 5, 2016

@SunderlandAFC @VictorAnichebe naw ye canny ya embarrassment of a club

— Martyn (@ManLikeTav) November 5, 2016

@SunderlandAFC @SAFCsource @VictorAnichebe Take the piss out the fans - class bantz — Gaz (@GazJ2K) November 5, 2016

As it turned out, Sunderland got their first win of the season despite playing thirty minutes with 10 men and the result probably did something to get fans back on side. And absolutely nobody appreciated Jermain Defoe's winner from the penalty spot more than Sunderland's social media manager. https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/794945457931911173