Should players tweet?

[Fuma]

As per the title, should players tweet, facebook, or whatever else the interwebs has to offer?
With the recent rants from players on tweeter about their clubs, referees, and etc, people will start paying attention to what the players are tweeting instead of what they do on the pitch.

Your views please.

 

[SinghDude]

Yes, social media is an excellent platform to communicate with fans. Fans are important stake-holders, without them the player's wont reach for their dreams.....

 

[Fuma]

I suppose. But then Bent just received (apparently) some deaths threats from some of his fans over his Aston Villa transfer.

 

[SinghDude]

I suppose. But then Bent just received (apparently) some deaths threats from some of his fans over his Aston Villa transfer.

Well he should have thought carefully about being transferred then ? In the UK, FOOTBALL IS LIFE OR DEATH to some folks. Remember Rooney was about to leave ? Well he also received death threats, and he changed his mind !!!!

 

[R13...]

I suppose. But then Bent just received (apparently) some deaths threats from some of his fans over his Aston Villa transfer.

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What's this got to with twitter?

 

[SinghDude]

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What's this got to with twitter?

Player's normally have a big mouth and tweet before the tabloids actually sell the story....

 

[Fuma]

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What's this got to with twitter?

He received the death threats through twitter?

 

[R13...]

He received the death threats through twitter?

Don't think it'd [twitter that is] matter, didn't Rooney receive threats the old fashioned way too. And Rooney probably didn't tweet nothing. The idiots would have sent a letter, used a phone or graffiti.

 

[smokey]

Don't think it'd [twitter that is] matter, didn't Rooney receive threats the old fashioned way too. And Rooney probably didn't tweet nothing. The idiots would have sent a letter, used a phone or graffiti.

Double negative... arrrgh!

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@OP - It's inevitable. However, some of these people should really learn to control their wagging tongues. Like that incident with Pat Van Aanholt. He tweeted something along the lines of "wow, ths is lyk a practice game.lol" when we were 4-0 up on Blackpool earlier in the season. He got disciplined by the club (and a few angry tweets, mine included) and shut down his twitter account. Hopefully that taught him a few things.

 

[R13...]

Double negative... arrrgh!

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Too many American movies & shows
Bunch of prudes here...

 

[Wall]

i have no problem with tweets. it's quite entertaining

 

[cr@zydude]

I don't see how a total ban could work, but I think that they shoudl limit what players may tweet about, and when. I know that the NBA in the US had to ban players from tweeting during games. WTF are using twitter during the game for. I think they need a cricket style ban on technology during matches. Also players shouldn't be tweeting stuff like team line ups and such. As for attacks on refs, people shoudl realise that you can be liable for what you post online.

 

[MartyMarts]

I don't tweet or follow anyone on twitter :|
At the end of the day if players are spouting crap (hating the managers, captains are not leaders etc. etc.) then they should be disciplined. Nothing wrong with publicising their daily lives via twitter though - a lot of fans thrive on nonsense like that.

 

[RexxGrim]

Was following the Arsenal game last night on Live text. After Nasri's goal, they posted a Rio Ferdinand tweet. I am parapharising but it was something like:

Great goal by Nasri, one of the top players in the EPL this season. As Captain however he should talk to Song about his beard/hair combo, thats just not on.

Loved this comment, it adds something to the game for me.

It's not twitter as a medium thats a problem, but players that has no foresight of what there comments will lead too. Without twitter, stupid players will still say stupid things, its just a little easier now.

 

[stefan9]

I suppose. But then Bent just received (apparently) some deaths threats from some of his fans over his Aston Villa transfer.

Bent would have received death threats through the phone,letters,ect as well. Has nothing to do with using twitter.

I like twitter, players like always just need to think before they say something.