Rooney hits 10m Twitter followers - Who else should?
The news was met with surprise here at Examiner Towers. 10 million is a lot of people to follow a guy who doesn't say much.
There are a lot of people out there in the Twittersphere and a lot of people who have yet to hit the 10 million mark. Here are some those 'losers' who haven't quite hit the same milestone as Rooney.
1) Gary Lineker - @GaryLineker
If you're going to follow any England striker, make it a former one. Gary Lineker takes to Twitter telling his 3.2 million followers about the football. And it is much more interesting than anything Wayne Rooney has said. His analysis on the Premier League always makes for good reading and combines it all with a sense of humour.
Feel for Villa....at least they've got this fella to lift their spirits after the game. pic.twitter.com/ATSP2RrpAT
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 4, 2014
2) Cian Healy - @ProperChurch
The Leinster and Ireland prop has just a measly 169,000 followers compared to Rooney. His recent tweets have included talking about Love/Hate so he obvioulsy spent his his Sunday like we did, glued to the TV wondering what happened with Nidge and Co. If you follow him for anything, it should be for this gem of a reply.
@EPCRugby can ya drink out of the big fella??? #NeedToKnow
— Cian Healy (@ProperChurch) October 6, 2014
3) Dara Ó'Briain - @daraobriain
One of Ireland's most famous exports, he is one of most loved Irish comics around. Clocking in at a respectable 1.82 million followers his Twitter feed is as you would expect. Down to earth and, more importantly, funny. Like he does on stage he takes everyday things - TV, sport and whats going on in the world and turns them into gags. Much like an ordinary Twitter account, except funnier.
Showbiz is cruel. “@parrotbait: you've just come up on Pointless as an option for 'obscure comedian'. Sorry to put a downer on your Friday”
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) October 3, 2014
4) Gerry Adams - @gerryadamsSF
The jury is still out on whether or not this is a parady account, but we are led to believe it's real. While speaking to his 66,600 followers, Gerry tells them about the important issues. What he had for breakfast, telling them about his rubber ducks, and of course, his now infamous teddy bears, Ted and Tom. And if none of that interests you, he'll tell you who joins him when he hits the sheets.
In bed with Leonard Cohen, Van Morisson, Mickey O Toole agus Christy. Oiche maith daoibhse xozzzzz
— Gerry Adams (@GerryAdamsSF) October 2, 2014
5) NASA - @NASA
It may come to you as a shock that a footballer has more followers than the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Even if you have no interest in space, the planets and putting people on the moon, at least some of the pictures they post to their seven million followers are pretty impressive.
Our satellites stare at Typhoon #Phanfone's large eye in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean: http://t.co/V3xigiTeHa pic.twitter.com/Okb3in2fHK
— NASA (@NASA) October 6, 2014
Just to hit home how baffling it is that Rooney hit 10 million, the Pope (@Pontifex) has only 4.56 million followers and we feel our Twitter feed (@irishexaminer) deserves more than 65,000.
Maybe one day my own account (@SteveNeville_) will hit 10 million followers, but for now I'll be content with 160.
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