<text>  West Ham striker Carlton Cole has accepted a Football Association charge over a Twitter exchange with a Tottenham supporter. Cole had until 6pm on Thursday night to respond to the charge of making a comment which was abusive andor insulting andor improper andor brings the game into disrepute. A FA independent commission will now meet to decide his sanction, with no limit to the possible punishment. West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has admitted an FA charge for a tweet that the FA deemed abusive . Cole tweeted back to a Tottenham fan who had insulted him on Twitter, telling the supporter: F off you c The charge related to Coles involvement in a Twitter altercation with a Spurs fan following West Hams 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw at White Hart Lane on February 22. The 31-year-old, who has 122,000 followers on the social networking site, was responding to a message from Spurs supporter Stuart Hardy that read: Hi CarltonCole1 when your own team-mates dont kick the ball out when youre lying injured for 2 mins, you think its time to call it a day? Cole replied: F off you c before later deleting the tweet. Cole could have left West Ham in Januarys transfer window but a move to West Bromwich Albion fell through . The former Chelsea striker has been in trouble before for previous postings on social media and this may be taken into account in his punishment. He was fined 20,000 by the FA in April 2011 for a tweet he posted during Englands friendly against Ghana that read: Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises! I knew it was a trap! The only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w the St Georges flag! Cole celebrates after scoring for West Ham against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in August . 