Comments on: Manchester Utd say no to social networking

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Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:55:54 +0000

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By: Chris Norton

Chris Norton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:55 +0000

Thanks for your comments Jon. Yeah I have heard about Real Madrid’s players slagging off the manager. Even if they win the league over there they often get sacked. Twitter and footballers don’t really mix do they?

By: Jon Buckley

Jon Buckley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:19 +0000

Hey, great post and to be fair I agree with United’s policy. Although incredibly gifted when it comes to football, off the field it’s usually a different story. That would happen when you leave school at about 13 though! You can now add Kaka to the list after his twittering last night after the Madrid game!

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Cheers,
Jon

By: Chris Norton

Chris Norton — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:22:25 +0000

@stumith I completely agree – the clubs should see social media as an opportunity for footballers and clubs to connect more effectively with the fans. If the fans feel connected to the players and the club I am sure they would feel the need to attend more games and buy more shirts. Cutting social media out completely just seems daft and unworkable.

By: Stumitch

Stumitch — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:59:27 +0000

I suspect it’s the Darren Bent thing that clinched it – it became a very high profile issue and ‘dirtied’ the idea of footballers tweeting. The more savvy clubs might realise that there may be a relationship between those footballers that tweet and increased merchandising!

By: Chris Norton

Chris Norton — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:54:28 +0000

@Sam Thanks for your comments. Yeah that could have been the catalyst. The rumours can cost clubs thousands so I can see why it is causing a problem but I don’t think this is the way to deal with it.

By: Sam Brown

Sam Brown — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:24:38 +0000

Danny Simpson (@dannysimpson22) might have to close his Twitter down then now that he’s back at United. Interestingly he tweeted the following just over a month ago:

“happy in newcastle whats gonna happen in january
6:16 AM Dec 16th, 2009 from web”

Wonder if that sparked United’s clamp down on SN profiles?