Bristol City Use GIF To Announce Departure of Long-Serving Left-Back Joe Bryan

It's common knowledge that Bristol City's GIF game is very strong but their tweet announcing the departure of one of their most popular players has not gone down well.

Left-back Joe Bryan, scorer of the stunning opener in the thrilling League Cup win over Manchester United, has made the step-up to the Premier League by signing for Fulham in a late switch.

24-year-old Bryan has been a one-club man, making 200 appearances for the club after coming through the ranks.

But while you can understand the Robins being proud that he will now be playing top-flight football and they've got a decent fee for him, celebrating it with a goal GIF of him on the phone, with the caption 'Premier League calling' is a bit too much.

Their brilliant GIFs, posted as goal celebrations, have proved immensely popular in recent times. But plenty of people on Twitter were not happy at this one:

Bryan was very close to joining Aston Villa, beaten by Fulham in the play-off final at Wembley, but elected to join the Cottagers and get a taste of the Premier League.

"The opportunity to play in the Premier League is one you can't turn down as you may never get it again in your lifetime," he told Fulham's official website.

"I'm used to playing fast attacking football, so hopefully I can slot right in."

Topics: Football News, Bristol City, Football, Premier League, Fulham

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