Hello all!
This summer we implemented a stricter set of rules in the Transfer Forum to encourage more discussion from genuine sources. However it hasn't hit the mark. We've listened to your feedback and are rolling back to something closer to what we had previously. The guidelines below are more relaxed and should be followed by all (if you choose to ignore the guidelines then you will be removed from the forum).
Happy transfer discussion!
Here's a list of simple guidelines in order to make the transfer forum a happy muppet place for everyone. If you follow them you'll be fine, if you don't, you'll rack up warning points.
This summer we implemented a stricter set of rules in the Transfer Forum to encourage more discussion from genuine sources. However it hasn't hit the mark. We've listened to your feedback and are rolling back to something closer to what we had previously. The guidelines below are more relaxed and should be followed by all (if you choose to ignore the guidelines then you will be removed from the forum).
Happy transfer discussion!
Here's a list of simple guidelines in order to make the transfer forum a happy muppet place for everyone. If you follow them you'll be fine, if you don't, you'll rack up warning points.
- Do not needlessly bump old threads.
- Ensure a relevant thread doesn't already exist for a player before creating a new one.
- Do not create threads for players unless you can provide a credible transfer source i.e not from the ban list and using our tier list as a reference. If there's no source then you're simply discussing a footballer, so go to the Football Forum instead.
- Try to stick to the naming convention set out, i.e. "<Player's full name> | Current Status".
- When posting in the twitter thread, read the OP first, rules are strict and you'll get thread-banned if you don't adhere to them (like many already have)
- If you're creating a thread not specifically for a player (i.e. a question), think whether it would be better off in the football forums instead, it's going to be a busy summer in here and we don't want to clog it up.
- Do not bump up transfer threads if that player has performed well or bad. Do that in the football forum, this is strictly related to speculation.
- Don't spam threads, it's all a bit of fun but we don't want to end up with 10k+ threads consisting purely of gibberish.
- No more than 3 tweets per post.
Please note: The Transfer tweet threads should be used for light response only, and not ongoing response. Please take ongoing discussions to the player specific thread. This will also save 2 separate conversations happening on the same topic.
If you want to see tweets and nothing else, follow this link which will show you how:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/using-the-live-feed-to-view-tweets.471467/
Note: clicking the “join conversation” link will transport you to the transfer tweets thread and NOT the player specific thread so be aware of the rules regarding soft discussion in those threads.
Please see a list below of any banned sources and our tier lists. Use these to reference when you post if possible.
Tier list: link
Ban list:
Source (Individual) Source (Media Outlet) Simon Jones
Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge)
Stephen Howson (@MrStephenHowson)
Tom McDermott (@MrTomMcDermott)
Terry Flewers (@terryflewers)
z (@zeeshanxz)
Ross Harwood (@RossHarwood_)
mufcmpb (@mufcMPB)
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)
Shay Lugassi (@Shlugassi)
Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) - exclusives only
Alice (@AliceTalksFooty)
Graeme Bailey (@GraemeBailey)
Any other aggregator/ITK/non-journalist account that is not in a higher tierThe Sun
Daily Mail
Express
Standard
CaughtOffside
Metro
90min.com
Daily Star
Mirror
Goal
Manchester Evening News (@ManUtdMEN)
talkSPORT
Independent
Bleacher Report
Football365
BBC Gossip
Sky Sports Paper Talk
TBR Football (@tbrfootball)
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)