I came home to flatmate telling me 'You've caused World War III online'

Bairns kid Barney on crossing divide to Pars

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BARNEY STEWART would have to go some to top the most controversial transfers list and yet his bosses sent him off with one piece of sage advice - stay off social media.

And while he regrets allowing himself to peer down the rabbit hole at “World War III” unfolding, he’ hellbent on ensuring everyone is rewarded rather than riled by his switch.

Premiership new boys Falkirk have sent the 21year-old - only just back from breaking his fifth metatarsal ~ off to rivals Dunfermline on loan for the season.

Some might see it as contentious, Stewart sees it as character-building, having only made his pro debut in January after swapping tier seven for two.

The striker had quipped, en route to Championship title glory, that he had been left with his family’s physical genetics, given his brothers ‘went to university at Oxford and Cambridge.

Count thick skin as being among those as, when asked if Bairns boss John McGlynn and No.2 Paul Smith sent him off to Neil Lennon's side with a word to the wise, he said: “The big message was just stay off social media!