This thread is dedicated to Tweets that refer to teams other than Manchester United that are in England and Scotland only. For other Tweets, please use one of the other Transfer Tweets threads.
Anyone not following the rules will be warned and eventually permabanned from the thread.
DON'T
Aggregators are Twitter accounts that collect news and reports from various media outlets and publish their summaries/key tidbits. They always refer to the source but often do not refer to the original article/news passage. They very rarely, if ever, post their own information; if they do, they prepend their Tweets with an "Exclusive:" or similar. Also, unfortunately, several aggregators (including some very popular ones) tend to alter the original info to either fit the content into a Tweet or sensationalise the original report. This is why it's imperative for everyone to provide the original source when posting anything from an aggregator. Aggregators also do not care about the quality of the source; they often publish Tweets containing info from unreliable sources.
Use the aggregators to either summarise the original source's info or translate the info from a non-English source. Basically, treat an aggregator like Wikipedia: use it to become more aware of what's going on in the football world, but recognise that it is not a reliable source of information.
What Kind of Tweets should I Post?
The Caf now has its own pair of tier lists (one for United sources, and one for everything else). You can find them and more here. For your convenience, here is the list of banned sources (as of 24 January 2023):
Anyone not following the rules will be warned and eventually permabanned from the thread.
DON'T
- Post a Tweet referring to Manchester United or teams outside of England & Scotland.
- Post a Tweet from a banned source (see below for the banned sources) unless they have held an interview with a player
- Also, don't post a Tweet from an aggregator that refers to a Tier 4 source or below. The same exception as above applies.
- Post a non-English Tweet without a basic translation (either from another Tweet or in the post itself). Suggested translators: Google Translate, DeepL, Reverso
- Post anything from aggregator accounts (e.g. afcstuff, AnfieldWatch) without the original source (as a second Tweet, link, embed, image, or a reference to a TV/radio show).
- Exception: an aggregator's Tweet is retweeted by the source. The Tweet must then be accompanied by a message/screenshot indicating this. Otherwise, the Tweet will not be allowed.
- Post anything from aggregator accounts who don't refer to the original source and tend to make stuff up for retweets/follows. Example, Proof
- Post the following types of Tweets (post them in quotes/spoilers to avoid putting them into the feed)
- Joke/Piss-take Tweets
- Tweets that don't refer to a transfer story (e.g. a journalist posting their own opinions; example)
- Tweets that refer to agent changes (without referring to the player's future), team ownership updates, or financial analyses (a transfer budget is enough info)
- Post more than 3 Tweets per post. We highly encourage only 2 at most.
- Post a comment referring to a rumour/report without a Tweet (e.g. "I've read multiple reports about United being linked to Haaland. If true...")
- Post the full article verbatim from a Tweet. Provide a bullet-point summary instead.
- Post anything that was tweeted more than three days ago. If it wasn't posted before then, nobody cares.
- Post Tweets that are already in the thread. Check the feed before posting the Tweet.
- Use the thread to moan (about the Tweets, United's targets, other teams' targets compared to United's, moaners, etc.).
- Post off-topic comments or hold extended discussions over a single Tweet (that span multiple pages). Create a new thread instead.
- Article with no author = typically unreliable (exception: journalist websites like gianlucadimarzio.com)
- If a Tweet gets deleted, then either replace it with another Tweet or delete the post.
- Treat Fabrizio Romano as both a source and aggregator.
- If Fabrizio Romano refers to another source, then provide a Tweet, link, etc. from that source.
Aggregators are Twitter accounts that collect news and reports from various media outlets and publish their summaries/key tidbits. They always refer to the source but often do not refer to the original article/news passage. They very rarely, if ever, post their own information; if they do, they prepend their Tweets with an "Exclusive:" or similar. Also, unfortunately, several aggregators (including some very popular ones) tend to alter the original info to either fit the content into a Tweet or sensationalise the original report. This is why it's imperative for everyone to provide the original source when posting anything from an aggregator. Aggregators also do not care about the quality of the source; they often publish Tweets containing info from unreliable sources.
Use the aggregators to either summarise the original source's info or translate the info from a non-English source. Basically, treat an aggregator like Wikipedia: use it to become more aware of what's going on in the football world, but recognise that it is not a reliable source of information.
What Kind of Tweets should I Post?
- Player transfers, free signings, contract extensions, or releases
- Managerial transfers, signings, contract extensions, or releases
- Football executive appointments/releases (DoF, CEO/Chairperson, Head of Negotiations, etc.)
- Transfer plans + any impacts to them
- Transfer budgets + any impacts to them
- Premier League
- All EFL Leagues (Championship, League One, League Two)
- Exception: Wrexham AFC
- Scottish Premiership
The Caf now has its own pair of tier lists (one for United sources, and one for everything else). You can find them and more here. For your convenience, here is the list of banned sources (as of 24 January 2023):
| Tier | Source (Individual) | Source (Media Outlet) |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 4 - Banned for aggregator Tweets only; Speculative; rarely on the right track | Stefan Bienkowski (@SBienkowski) - General football but focus on Manchester City on multiple occasions Dominic King (@DominicKing_DM) - Northern football (i.e. Liverpool, Everton, City, United, etc.) Darren Lewis (@MirrorDarren) - London football Lyall Thomas/Alex Crook/"Talksport sources"/Tom Hopkinson/Kaveh Solhekol - English football Saber Desfarges (@SaberDesfa)/Mohamed Toubache-Ter (@MohamedTERParis) - French football Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) - French football/players; Tier 3 for PSG Daniele Longo (@86_longo)/Marco Conterio (@marcoconterio) - Italian football/players Jorge Nicola (@jorgenicola)/other Brazilian journalists on YouTube - Brazilian football/players Sébastien Denis (@sebnonda) Gianluigi Longari (@Glongari) Christian Falk (@cfbayern) - Tier 3 for Bayern Munich Duncan Castles (@DuncanCastles) - Tier 2 for news involving Jorge Mendes clients/transfers Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) - German football, MLS, and Canadian football Pete O'Rourke (@SportsPeteO) Mark Odgen (@MarkOdgen_) Alex Shaw (AlexShawESPN) Graeme Bailey (@GraemeBailey) Steve Bates (@sbates_people) Simon Mullock (@MullockSMirror) Chris Winterburn (@cmwinterburn) Sam Pilger (@sampilger) James Robson (@jamesalanrobson) Phil Brown (@Malachians) | Transfer Window Podcast (Duncan Castles) Téléfoot (telefoot_TF1) - French football BILD/SportBILD - German football Portuguese newspapers not already covered (e.g. Record, A Bola, O Jogo) Spanish newspapers (e.g. ABC, Sport, AS) L'Équipe (@lequipe) Italian newspapers, news sites, and radio stations (e.g. Gazzetta dello Sport, Radio Napoli, CalcioNapoli24) Sport Mediaset (@sportmediaset) Football Insider (@footyinsider247) Foot Mercato (@footmercato) Sky Sports - Paper Talk is Tier 5 StrettyNews - only for exclusive news All other local media outlets that haven't already been mentioned/covered. |
| Tier 5 - Banned; so speculative that they may as well be guessing; aggregators | Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) Ekrem Konur (@Ekremkonur) Pedro Almeida (@pedrogva6) Rudy Galetti (@RudyGaletti) Jacque Talbot (@jac_talbot) Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) - Chelsea Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) Kevin Palmer (@RealKevinPalmer) Dean Jones (@DeanJonesSoccer) Indykaila (@indykaila) محمد الكعبي (@Qatari) James Robson (@jamesrobsonES) Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) Simon Jones Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) Stephen Howson (@MrStephenHowson) Tom McDermott (@MrTomMcDermott) Shay Lugassi (@Shlugassi) Terry Flewers (@terryflewers) z (@zeeshanxz) Eduardgo Hagn(@EduardoHagn) Ross Harwood (@RossHarwood_) mufcmpb (@mufcMPB) | Don Balon (@DonBalon) Diario Gol (@diarioGOLcom) Fichajes.net (@fichajesnet) El Chiringuito (@elchiringuitotv) - Spanish football/players Fussball Transfers (@FT_Redaktion) Jeunes Footeux le10sport (@le10sport) But! Football Club (@club_but) Corriere dello Sport (@CorSport) Tuttosport (@tuttosport) All Italian transfer sites (e.g. Calciomercato.com, Calciomercato.it, TuttoMercatoWeb) Transfermarkt (@transfermarkt) Football Transfers (@Transfersdotcom) The Sun Daily Mail Express Standard CaughtOffside Metro 90min.com Daily Star Mirror Goal Manchester Evening News (@ManUtdMEN) talkSPORT Independent Bleacher Report Football365 |
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