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    How David Moyes Became The Internet's Favourite Whipping Boy

    It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.

    David Moyes has been sacked as manager of Manchester United after a widely-criticised season, in which the holding Premier League champions will receive their lowest league tally in history.

    On Sunday night, the hashtag #moyesfilms started trending. It included such gems as:

    And:

    As well as:

    Puns:

    And some simpler efforts:

    The Good, the bad, and the Cleverly #MoyesFilms

    Truth is, of course, that film-based mockery had been a theme for some time.

    Yes. The internet had a lot of fun with David Moyes.

    There were Photoshop gags...

    So many Photoshop gags.

    TOP 7: Mistakes Of The Sir Alex Ferguson & David Moyes Transition! This Sums It Up! - http://t.co/hCQnEWdrFy .

    Video game gags...

    Hyperbole, maybe...

    TV graphics-based gags...

    David Moyes makes arrangements for the next few rounds of the Champions League...

    And cruel gags.

    Some of his signings also came in for a bit of stick.

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    And there were questions over how much they wanted to be there.

    Every forum had a witty pundit.

    The jokes just kept coming.

    But hey, at least Moyes managed to make his former Everton fans happy. This was the first season since 69/70 that the Toffees beat Manchester United in both league games.