Crystal Palace Fans Throw Coins at Wayne Rooney, Twitter Responds

Typically when coins or other projectiles are launched toward opposing players on the pitch, those "fans" are chastised for their ill-behaviour. 

But when coins are thrown at Wayne Rooney the day after he signed a contract that will pay him £300,000 per week (!), the player and the cash-throwing fans instead become the bum of jokes.

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This is fantastic by @Fino76 pic.twitter.com/NBZvisf5E4

— Back Page Football (@bpfootball) February 22, 2014"

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Note to Crystal Palace 'fans' apparently throwing coins at Wayne Rooney: He's on £300k a week, he doesn't need your pocket change!

— Betfair Sportsbook (@Betfair) February 22, 2014"

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The irony of throwing money at Rooney probably lost on those very excitable Palace fans by the corner

— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) February 22, 2014"

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You know it was a terrible half when the main item of discussion at halftime was the Crystal Palace fans yelling abuses at Wayne Rooney

— Ryan Bailey (@bailey_ry) February 22, 2014"

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Due to the Crystal Palace fans throwing coins at him, Wayne Rooney has now made £300,002.76p this week.

— Ben Evans (@TheBen93) February 22, 2014"

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Man United paying out Wayne Rooney's massive new wages by throwing them at him in coins when he takes corner kicks... pic.twitter.com/ie0XSD55hM

— dirtytackle (@BrooksDT) February 22, 2014"

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Wayne Rooney will earn £300,008 this week thanks to generous contributions from Crystal Palace fans in the corner of the ground.

— Joe Kerr Hyndman (@JoeeeyHyndmannn) February 22, 2014"

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Welcome to Crystal Palace Wayne Rooney #CPFC #MUFC pic.twitter.com/8ifJ01PcFm

— ESPN.co.uk (@ESPNUK) February 22, 2014"