Former Premier League star receives threats against his children after tweet about Sheffield Wednesday

SHEFFIELD UNITED legend Paddy Kenny claims irate rival supporters have called him “threatening to blow my kids knee caps off”.

The former goalkeeper, who once had his eyebrow bitten off in a curry house scrap, has been revelling in his old club’s promotion to the Premier League.

The 45-year-old was No.1 at Bramall Lane for eight years from 2010 and still remains a favourite with supporters.

And he is never one to shy away from his love of the Blades and regularly winds-up their Steel City rivals Sheffield Wednesday – especially on Twitter.

He firstly slammed them for blowing automatic promotion, but the Owls eventually got the job done on Monday.

After an incredible record-breaking comeback against Peterborough, they then beat Barnsley in the League One play-off final at Wembley.

Jibes have been going back and forth between players from both clubs throughout both United and Wednesday’s promotion celebrations.

Blades forward Rhian Brewster wound-up Owls supporters first, before Wednesday captain Barry Bannan labelled him “absolutely f***ing honking”.

Kenny was also keen to get involved and has been enjoying a social media back and forth with Owls goalie David Stockdale, who was sub keeper for the Wembley triumph.

Ex-Fulham and Brighton stopper Stockdale tweeted Kenny from the dressing-room after the final and, alongside a snap of himself in his kit with his medal and beer in hand, asked: “@paddykenny17 you around sheff tomorrow?”

Kenny replied: “TBF I didn’t even think you’d get a medal for sitting on the Judy Dench.”

The two have continued the fun and games all week since, now things have been taken a step too far.

Wednesday announced on Friday that 37-year-old Stockdale was leaving the club.

Kenny was then out on the town last night and tweeted Stockdale a photo of himself enjoying a bevvy, captioning it with: “Fancy Sheffield tonight @stockogk1313.”

He followed that up with another photo of himself with a bottle of Hooch.

However, Kenny has now taken to Twitter to claim: “People calling my mobile and threatening to blow my kids knee caps off now that’s proper low and sums some people up, I’m all for banter but that’s crossed the line.”

Stockdale replied to that tweet with: “Agreed. It’s all good humour in a great rivalry. Really not needed. Have a safe night Patrick.”

That led to Kenny going back with: “You know it pal, people can’t take bants, do they not realise us keepers stick together.”

And even Wednesday ace Bannan responded as well, tweeting: “Shambles mate can’t have a bit of fun without it getting silly and over the line.”

Which led to Kenny replying: “You know it pal, all I ever do is have banter never mean anything but that crosses the line, btw congrats.”