Blackpool End Jacob Murphy's Loan Spell Early over Cynical Snapchat

If you're a young footballer on loan at a new club, you should probably take what Blackpool's Jacob Murphy did this weekend and do the opposite.

The 19-year-old winger, on loan from Norwich City, sent the above message on Snapchat ahead of Blackpool's match against Rotherham on Sunday. The message was leaked and went viral, and Murphy issued an apology Monday.

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I’d like to offer my sincerest apologies to the manager, my team-mates, the fans and everybody at Blackpool Football Club for the hurt and embarrassment that a recent photo message I sent has caused. It was totally unprofessional of me and a foolish thing to do.

I have loved my time at Blackpool so far, and I’ve been really grateful for the support I’ve received. I know I have let the manager and fans down badly, but I aim to repay them by working even harder and helping the team climb up the league table.

I’d also like to make clear that Donervon Daniels had no part in this and I apologise for implicating him.

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Blackpool manager Lee Clark also issued a statement, saying he was "extremely disappointed" and the matter would be investigated internally.

Update, January 1st

Blackpool have decided to end Murphy's loan spell early after an investigation into the matter. 

[Twitter, h/t Guardian]