United fan takes photo campaign too far.
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A Manchester United photo campaign went horribly wrong on Friday morning as one fan took the club’s instructions to pose for a picture in the club’s shirt by taking one at his father’s funeral whislt standing over the open coffin.
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This is undoubtedly the creepiest thing you’ll see all day!
On their official Twitter page the club put the call out to fans to send in snaps of them in their favourite United shirt for something called #MUFCkitday.
Good morning, UK fans. Remember to wear a United kit if you can today, or at least something red for #MUFCkitday. http://t.co/skExRLqBdn
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 1, 2014
However, one man from Singapore took the tweet far too literally and posed for a picture in a vintage United shirt whilst standing over his father’s dead body before the funeral.
in my dad funeral #MUFCkitday #MUFC @unitedarmyfc @UtdReport @ManUtd_ID @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/Rd7W4AlDMV
— ????.?????n9en's (@Ongen_Ells) August 1, 2014
Understandably the tweet caused quite a storm as the the picture crossed over the line of bad taste by quite a distance.