On the back of Joey Barton's Twitter bust-up with his club Newcastle United, we want your views on whether footballers should tweet.

Magpies Alan Pardew clearly doesn't think so - and we had our own 140 characters of controversy at Liverpool last season when Ryan Babel posted a mock photo of referee Howard Webb.

The current crop of tweeting Reds like Lucas Leiva, Glen Johnson, Dirk Kuyt and Luis Suarez use the social media platform in a positive way to interact with supporters - but is it more trouble than it's worth?

Let us know your thoughts by voting below.

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