You'd never have thought it, but football fans are actually a pedantic bunch.
Ronald Koeman found that out this morning when he tried to spread some Christmas joy to his Twitter followers by sharing a photograph of his beautifully decorated Christmas tree.
The Everton manager was likely expecting an outpouring of "Merry Christmas!" in his replies but, instead, he was ridiculed for the distinct lack of blue around his branches.
You probably already know this but blue is not what you would call a traditional Christmas colour. However that fact didn't stop Toffees supporters coming out in droves to demand that their manager's tree be draped in their beloved club colours rather than those of Everton's Merseyside rivals.
https://twitter.com/RonaldKoeman/status/804258576114008064
https://twitter.com/alexdsmiff/status/804258885217480704
https://twitter.com/efccoyney/status/804258893690011648
https://twitter.com/GrassRootsMgr/status/804260167214829568
https://twitter.com/Goodison20/status/804262205587853312
https://twitter.com/CallmeDownsie/status/804293551743967232
While most responses were tongue-in-cheek, Koeman attempted to win his fans back around by showing off a different Christmas tree in his house, one with much less red but still, no blue.
https://twitter.com/RonaldKoeman/status/804260892133249024
https://twitter.com/_scouse_mouse_/status/804266335970717696
https://twitter.com/Rob99Smith/status/804281428385087488
https://twitter.com/harvey_cullen/status/804269074754793472
https://twitter.com/everton1971/status/804274596547612672
It seemed like he just couldn't win because even away from the colour scheme, Koeman's choice of baubles didn't cut the mustard with a ridiculously fussy fanbase.
https://twitter.com/nav_shiv/status/804261276763508741
https://twitter.com/justneil/status/804261385010118656
No wonder so few Premier League managers indulge in that social media nonsense.
https://twitter.com/RonaldKoeman/status/804284519520018432
