In yesterday's Europa League draw, FAI Cup holders Derry City drew Turkey's Trabzonspor. Fans of the Turkish team began searching twitter for news of their opponents. At least one of them found Patrick McEleney.

@patrick_eleney your value = Trabzonspor u17 team one player. — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

@patrick_eleney I am trabzonspor fan :D i have 920 followers ? you derry city footballer , you have 800 followers ? inceyi ald?n m?? — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

McEleney doesn't seem bothered, and jokes with Cliftonville's Liam Boyce


Haluk doesn't appreciate the swearing though;

@LiamBoyce9 @patrick_eleney mc eleney ! if you say swearing, me too. and i am very good swearing ! — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

Although he has a nice turn of phrase himself

@patrick_eleney @LiamBoyce9 mc eleney ! Trabzonspor player reply you for me . goals enters your mother ! — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

It spiralled from there quite quickly

FUCK DERRY FC PLAYERS ! SWEARING TO FAN ! — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013


RESPECT FROM ME DERRY FANS. BUT I DONT LIKE YOUR FOOTBALLER -ELENEY- HE SWEARING ME ! HE IS IMPERTINENT! — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

And then everyone else was being brought into it

VIVA DROGHEDA VIVA TRABZONSPOR VIVA IRELAND ! — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

I LIKE ROBBIE KEANE AND HE IS IRISH ! :) — Haluk Da? (@direnjaja) June 24, 2013

Viva Roscommon GAA indeed.

He isn't the only Trabzonspor fan looking for info on Derry.

Trabzonsport requesting a significant amount of tickets for the Brandy. I.e more than the grounds holds! — Kevin McDaid (@mariborkev) June 24, 2013

Views on the @derrycityfc website yesterday: 925. So far today? 8,295 and rising....... — Kevin McDaid (@mariborkev) June 24, 2013

If you're wondering about the Drogheda United references, you might want to check out this on a friendly that didn't happen earlier in the year.