21 of the best responses to David Ornstein’s World Cup tweets
BBC reporter David Ornstein has become a cult hero among football Twitter, usually for his reporting on Arsenal.
Ornstein is currently BBC News’ man in the England camp at the World Cup, but this has come at a price for the journalist, whose replies to his Arsenal tweets are regularly flooded with memes, with Gunners fans not happy at the lack of news he is sharing from back home.
His World Cup tweets are still getting plenty of attention, though, with memes being created from various moments at this summer’s competition, images featuring Lionel Messi and, of course, VAR.
Reaction to his tweets has been mixed, with some replies celebrating Ornstein despite the lack of Arsenal news, while continuing to poke fun at his competitors – most notably the Mirror’s John Cross.
On the other hand, some responses have been frustrated at the reporter failing to “announce Torreira” or not coming up with any fresh Arsenal news.
We’ve trawled through the replies to Ornstein’s World Cup tweets to find the best responses, and they are just sublime.
— R (@RidarKh) June 15, 2018
VAMOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS pic.twitter.com/BupVZGhTkq
— Dan Barnes (@misterdanbarnes) June 27, 2018
— Moeez (@AbdulMoeez99) June 19, 2018
— Phooey | Draftmaster 2 🎮 (@DuffetyWong) June 23, 2018
— Anthony° (@NketiahSZN) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/WillTheGooner/status/1006549328062763013
— Alex M 🎗️🔴⚪ 🏆 (@AlexMeert) June 26, 2018
— Kacper Poraj (@kacperporaj) June 21, 2018
— Jonny (@jonnysfootyblog) June 26, 2018
— Tommy Willis (@TommyMWillis) June 21, 2018
— FS (@hansoolol) June 23, 2018
— Adam Walsh (@A_Walsh_) June 16, 2018
— FS (@hansoolol) June 23, 2018
— Dan Critchlow (@afcDW) June 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/The_Clock_End/status/1010429857195593728
https://twitter.com/Real_cj24/status/1011606678205329408
https://twitter.com/BigJimmy_V/status/1009753735181094914
https://twitter.com/fuad_el_arabi/status/1011177078568509440
— Charlie (@CharliePaddyM) June 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/sadiq10abubakar/status/1007974004311908352
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