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This is from the Guardian:

Liverpool have apologised after the club's official Twitter account appeared to mock the Munich air disaster, and have launched an internal investigation.

The account (@LFC) had asked supporters to tweet their suggestions for a three-song playlist that should be played over the Anfield Tannoy system before the Premier League match against rivals Manchester United on Sunday, and seemed to endorse one fan's reply of Frank Sinatra's 'Come Fly With Me', Eric Idle's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and Reel 2 Reel's 'I Like to Move It' in reference to the plane crash which claimed the lives of 23 people – eight of whom were Manchester United players – in Munich in 1958.

Replying to the fan's three distasteful suggestions, the official Liverpool FC account wrote: “Have you been sneaking a look at the dressing room iPod?' The tweet has since been deleted, but not before thousands of Manchester United fans had complained.

This morning Liverpool released a statement regarding the incident: "Liverpool Football Club responded quickly to correct the error of judgement that was made last night on its official Twitter account in responding to a distasteful and inappropriate Tweet. The Club took decisive action and the comment was deleted swiftly.

“We apologise, unreservedly, for any offence that was caused by this mistake."

The club have launched an internal investigation into how it happened and are not thought to be ruling out strong action.

A Manchester United spokesman said: "We welcome the apology."

What is going on with the club at the moment ! A week doesn't go by without something dragging the name through the mud

why are Man Utd fans following LFC twitter anyway?

Yes because that's the important part of the whole thing.

I think you are beyond that

But you'd think Man Utd fans wouldn't be following tweets from any other club though, content of them aside here, I think it's a bit wierd really.

Now the content of the tweets shouldn't have been posted at all, not good.

there, all better

I really don't know why anybody gets upset by this mindless shight. That is the level of mentality displayed by a minority that football has to put up with. It will never change. Treat it with the contempt that it deserves and ignore it. I struggle to get upset by some scumbag Man United supporter disrespecting Hillsborough. It is the way they live their lives and let's face it you wouldn't take them to the nearest Macdonalds let alone invite them for dinner.

It's modern society - it's the increase of social media , people will always look to cause upset or score points and unfortunately in recent years far too many people are happy to use awful tragedies like Hillsboro , Munich etc to score that Internet point. People are always brave hiding behind a keyboard being an Internet warrior.

Thankfully laws are coming in to reduce the amount of abuse etc being posted on social media. There will always be a minority and its will always shock me when someone uses either Hillsboro or Munich to score a cheap point

Benny The Noon » Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:25 pm wrote: People are always brave hiding behind a keyboard being an Internet warrior.

pot kettle black

this has happened 2 or 3 days before we play Man Utd. coincidence? no not at all. This will rile them up and the slanging match will begin!

redno7 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:38 pm wrote:

Benny The Noon » Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:25 pm wrote: People are always brave hiding behind a keyboard being an Internet warrior.

pot kettle black

this has happened 2 or 3 days before we play Man Utd. coincidence? no not at all. This will rile them up and the slanging match will begin!

Pot Kettle ?! WTF are you talking about.

Yes it has happened 2 or 3 days before the Manc match because that's the match they were asking about songs for ! I would have thought that would be self explanatory.

Either way I hope who ever responded is fired and live in hope that we can sort out our PR nightmare

your attitude stinks.

redno7 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:50 pm wrote::no your attitude stinks.

Fu.ck off

redno7 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:50 pm wrote::no your attitude stinks.

Why exactly does my attitude stink

LFC1990 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:51 pm wrote:

redno7 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:50 pm wrote::no your attitude stinks.

Fu.ck off

   charming ha ha