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Coles joined Exeter from Bristol Rovers in 2011

Exeter City have stripped Danny Coles of the club captaincy and put him on the transfer list following comments he made towards a fan on Twitter.

Coles, 32, who has also been fined two weeks' wages, posted a message using a number of expletives in June.

The defender apologised, but was disciplined after a hearing on Monday.

"Exeter City would like to extend its apologies to all those who were offended by Danny Coles' behaviour," an Exeter statement read. external-link

"At the hearing, Coles again apologised for any offence taken by his comments and has written a letter of apology to the young person concerned.

"Exeter City Football Club and Coles will now be focusing on pre-season training and the year ahead and will make no further comment on the matter."

During England's World Cup game against Uruguay, Coles tweeted: "(England defender Phil) Jagielka is a car crash waiting to happen", to which a fan replied "so like you for Exeter".

It was in response to that comment that he used offensive language.

The former Bristol Rovers defender signed a new contract in October 2012, which is believed to run until 2015.