5 great Twitter responses Gary Lineker's #DeadlineDay Emoji

This weekend, Gary Lineker launched a custom Twitter emoji to mark the Premier League transfer deadline. It’s a graphic of a contract, which will appear in any tweet which uses the #DeadlineDay hashtag until midday on September the 2nd.

Lineker’s tweeted his joy after being granted first use of the graphic, which Twitter hopes will establish the platform as the centre of breaking news over who has made the window.

Tomorrow just got even more exciting. Twitter have got a #deadlineday emoji and I get first go. Can barely contain myself!

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 31, 2015

People were quick to respond – although perhaps not as Lineker was expecting, with tweeters referencing an unfortunate 1990 event… Here are our top five:

@GaryLineker shat on deadline day — Alex (@Alex_is_Sanchez) August 31, 2015

@GaryLineker how the bloody hell do you obtain these emoji images Gary?!

— Dean Higgins (@deanhmh) August 31, 2015

@GaryLineker you need to get out more

— Iwan Lloyd (@IwanLloyd1) August 31, 2015

@GaryLineker great, let us know when you get to use it.

— Kenny B (@KennyBn81) August 31, 2015

@GaryLineker dont shit your pants over this gary

— Dr. Van Nostrand (@DrVanNostrand_) August 31, 2015

@GaryLineker – shouldn’t the emoji be of a fax machine? Or a small agent with a wod of cash!?

— tim (@yorkie_pudding) August 31, 2015