More Pool fans blocked by the club on Twitter/X

Kyle Seasider said:
Sorry but the bit about being sparked out is rubbish. I sit near one of these guys at the game and know he's like this most of the time and no one says anything about it.
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No one ever says anything at the game, it's a bellend secure area, try it with the postman or the bus driver...
 
SMB_BFC said:
not sure if you've misread both my name, and what I said...
Or if this is some sort of strange proposition??
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I see a r s e d I c k is back.55 years supporting BFC…really.🤡
By the way never done twatter ( a far more appropriate name) and never will.
 
voyeur said:
They have every right to block if that's what they want to do. If people behaved like civilised human beings they wouldn't be blocked so the onus is on them to behave in a decent manner.
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Some have said it's a bad look for the club. I saw some of the stuff posted, and that's a worse look. No need.

I get people are frustrated but shouting abuse into the vacuum that is twitter doesn't do anyone any good
 
Northstandsinger said:
No racism
No sexism
No homophobia
No threatening abuse

It’s a shit post but that’s all it is, the club blocking people for being a bit of a reactionary divvy after a bad result is just so 2024.
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I'm not saying I'm right and it's this post. I'm not on Twitter but just did a quick search. He probably wasn't wise to tell Sadler to f off back to HK either. Anyway, not my fight.
 
Northstandsinger said:
No racism
No sexism
No homophobia
No threatening abuse

It’s a shit post but that’s all it is, the club blocking people for being a bit of a reactionary divvy after a bad result is just so 2024.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1758126485452226681

I mean, it wasn't just saying we were Wank . Which we were..

It's just disappointing from all sides in the end..
And I wouldn't be surprised if 'non BFC' fans have tried to get in on it...
 
Fr33jack said:
If every other word is a curse word then I’d ban them. I don’t want my young ones reading it and thinking it’s ok. My late father told me many times growing up and as an adult “only uneducated people use swear words because their vocabulary is so low”
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Too many two pint Tommy’s who think they’re above law need taking down a peg or two. Especially that Powell guy. His Twitter post the other day was disgusting insulting everyone who worked at the club and using foul language to do it.
 
Memphisboy said:
Too many two pint Tommy’s who think they’re above law need taking down a peg or two. Especially that Powell guy. His Twitter post the other day was disgusting insulting everyone who worked at the club and using foul language to do it.
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His post wasn’t above the law tho was it ?
And I think he’s a toolbox on Twitter but let’s not just make things up Ay.
 
GJJW said:
I'm not saying I'm right and it's this post. I'm not on Twitter but just did a quick search. He probably wasn't wise to tell Sadler to f off back to HK either. Anyway, not my fight.
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I think that was the one that triggered the block, telling Sadler to F off to HK.
 
I don't really understand how they can block someone who ends a tweet with "bad dickhead", it's hardly the height of intellectual conversation. Without spelling the obvious, surely it's one where you take it on the chin, take the higher ground and ignore, especially if you are a big business with dedicated "punters", stakeholders and under high scrutiny from the footballing bodies and FSA.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
I think the problem we have is that the Boycott Years almost gave a bit of license to this kind of moronic behaviour and provided a platform for those who wanted to engage in it. We now seem to be actively engaged in some kind of collective ego-fest, where the being the biggest and best idiot is the objective.
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I fully agree with all that. I would add though that it’s not just Our club. Other clubs seem to have the same problem, and it’s rife throughout social media. People have completely bought into the idea that they are free to say what they want but have absolutely no responsibility. I think clubs need to get together and agree to block all posters who are abusive or who refuse to abide by a set of rules then no one can go crying to mummy when it happens to them.
 
GJJW said:
We are being laughed at by quite a few other clubs for our reactions to this. Especially by our nearest and dearest!
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Agree, but in the last place I worked I'd often ask the marketing team why they didn't block people for ridiculous comments and they said that while it was very tempting it doesn't look good and can damage brand reputation. A lot of these social media comments are pathetic and stupid but at the same time these people invest time and money into the club. Therefore they should just be ignored. The actions the club have taken make us look small fry
 
UrmstonBlackpudlian said:
Agree, but in the last place I worked I'd often ask the marketing team why they didn't block people for ridiculous comments and they said that while it was very tempting it doesn't look good and can damage brand reputation. A lot of these social media comments are pathetic and stupid but at the same time these people invest time and money into the club. Therefore they should just be ignored. The actions the club have taken make us look small fry
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I'm not really on social media for a lot of this is over my head but having searched on twitter, I have to say that I was quite shocked at how much crap Sadler gets. Anyhow, not my fight.
 
Northstandsinger said:
His post wasn’t above the law tho was it ?
And I think he’s a toolbox on Twitter but let’s not just make things up Ay.
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It’s completely unacceptable for him to go on like that on the Clubs Social media to be honest. I really don’t blame them at all for banning him either.

The thing is people seem to think that because it’s Social Media that anything goes and there’s no need to show a bit of basic respect and common decency.

It wouldn’t be acceptable to stand up in the middle of restaurant and start effing and jeffing and calling the chef a prick, just because your steak wasn’t t cooked right. You would rightly expect to be kicked out and barred for behaving that way.

It’s disrespectful to the club and it’s also disrespectful and unfair to other supporters who engage with the Clubs Social Media

Nobody should be trying to defend this kind of behaviour… it’s embarrassing and anyone who knows him ought to be letting the lad know he’s crossing a line, instead of letting him think it’s acceptable and blaming the club.

There’s no excuse for it… it’s wrong end of ..
 
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Tbh twitter will be full of people writing silly things, most seems to be reactionary BS.

Calling someone a dickhead happens all the time online and at games.

Telling him to go back to HK is just a really poor shout because we've lost games we should be doing better in. That doesn't undo the all the good things he's done, improvd SG TG, the stadium, pitch, we are run far more professionally, buy players, give our new contracts, have some good players etc, just are underperforming.

I can understand not wanting to see silly comments non stop under posts, but aren't ones with swearing etc in usually pushed to the bottom? Or mute them, or put as spam.... IDK as not on there.
 
JJpool said:
Tbh twitter will be full of people writing silly things, most seems to be reactionary BS.

Calling someone a dickhead happens all the time online and at games.

Telling him to go back to HK is just a really poor shout because we've lost games we should be doing better in. That doesn't undo the all the good things he's done, improvd SG TG, the stadium, pitch, we are run far more professionally, buy players, give our new contracts, have some good players etc, just are underperforming.

I can understand not wanting to see silly comments non stop under posts, but aren't ones with swearing etc in usually pushed to the bottom? Or mute them, or put as spam.... IDK as not on there.
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Nah they are there for all to see. The minority are embarrassing the majority here. Providing ammunition to rival fans.
 
BestTrip said:
People have lost jobs for less on social media too
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You shouldn't lose a job for any legally held views or even swearing.

Not if it's nothing to do with the job and on a personal account and it's not bringing the company into focus.

Maybe of you start directly tweeting your boss then you might...
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
It’s completely unacceptable for him to go on like that on the Clubs Social media to be honest. I really don’t blame them at all for banning him either.

The thing is people seem to think that because it’s Social Media that anything goes and there’s no need to show a bit of basic respect and common decency.

It wouldn’t be acceptable to stand up in the middle of restaurant and start effing and jeffing and calling the chef a prick, just because your steak wasn’t t cooked right. You would rightly expect to be kicked out and abused for behaving that way.

It’s disrespectful to the club and it’s also disrespectful and unfair to other supporters who engage with the Clubs Social Media

Nobody should be trying to defend this kind of behaviour… it’s embarrassing and anyone who knows him ought to be letting the lad know he’s crossing a line, instead of letting him think it’s acceptable and blaming the club.

There’s no excuse for it… it’s wrong end of ..
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Amen to that 🧡
 
I just saw this statement on the Gazette by a Mucker

"We are hardly a group that holds our tongue when it comes to talking about issues at Blackpool Football Club. As far as we're concerned everybody has the right to criticise and question things, particularly when it comes to the continued poor performances by the players, manager and board of the club".

I'm I just being old by saying that this is a ridiculous response and totally stupid.......or am I missing something?
 
JJpool said:
You shouldn't lose a job for any legally held views or even swearing.

Not if it's nothing to do with the job and on a personal account and it's not bringing the company into focus.

Maybe of you start directly tweeting your boss then you might...
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I agree, I wasn't directly meaning about these tweets per se but views that have gone viral has resulted in terminations. When I say less it's more to the point when people have written negatively about work experiences - i.e. "what horrible day at work today, glad the shifts over" as it was busy, they are tired and then they lose their jobs over it. We've all come home after a tough day and been like thank god that days over etc, but when it gets posted on SM despite no ill intentions places of employment see it as a negative. I've known this to happen. If I'm making sense 😂.
 
B_Side_The_C_Side said:
I just saw this statement on the Gazette by a Mucker

"We are hardly a group that holds our tongue when it comes to talking about issues at Blackpool Football Club. As far as we're concerned everybody has the right to criticise and question things, particularly when it comes to the continued poor performances by the players, manager and board of the club".

I'm I just being old by saying that this is a ridiculous response and totally stupid.......or am I missing something?
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I'm not exactly their biggest fan, but..

"The person, or persons, that deal with the clubs social media should expect a certain backlash when things aren't going right, and should never stifle or cancel the opinions of Blackpool fans on any subject. Having said that, let's play fair here, we can't expect the club to leave comments on a public forum that are full of profanity and abuse.
 
B_Side_The_C_Side said:
I just saw this statement on the Gazette by a Mucker

"We are hardly a group that holds our tongue when it comes to talking about issues at Blackpool Football Club. As far as we're concerned everybody has the right to criticise and question things, particularly when it comes to the continued poor performances by the players, manager and board of the club".

I'm I just being old by saying that this is a ridiculous response and totally stupid.......or am I missing something?
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I don't think there is anything wrong with that statement at all but it depends what context it is being used. If it is just that then it is fine, if it is defending some of the comments on social media that are abusive and cruel then of course it isn't, but I don't think it is defending that is it?
 
Tangerine WAFU said:
Nah they are there for all to see. The minority are embarrassing the majority here. Providing ammunition to rival fans.
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I don't get why when we lose a game or 2 suddenly Sadler gets shit, he's given us a competitive squad.

OK he appointed the manager and went back again, uninspiring maybe and I wouldn't have done it, but he does it with good intentions.

He's done a lot for the club, still much to improve and we're run night and day to the past. Communication and marketing etc could be better, but it's not enough to level silly things at him.

It's s bizarre, like some got used to calling out genuine bad owners and can't get out that mindset. Some wont believe anything will happen with the east or TG either, which I find odd. The 2 big projects are with 2 different councils, one has a planning application going through and the other is buying up houses in Henry Street, once completed the work should begin, there's been a letter of commitment from SS to the council.

He's proven he'll invest where needed, in the stadium, pitch, squires gate etc, which past owners had the chance but never did it despite prem millions.

People might be annoyed given last season, the feel you can get from the club at times, not hitting what feels the right price points etc, but the main thing right now is the team not performing to the level we all think and know it should.
 
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B_Side_The_C_Side said:
I just saw this statement on the Gazette by a Mucker

"We are hardly a group that holds our tongue when it comes to talking about issues at Blackpool Football Club. As far as we're concerned everybody has the right to criticise and question things, particularly when it comes to the continued poor performances by the players, manager and board of the club".

I'm I just being old by saying that this is a ridiculous response and totally stupid.......or am I missing something?
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You are missing all the rest of that statement.
 
JJpool said:
I don't get why when we lose a game or 2 suddenly Sadler gets shit, he's given us a competitive squad.

OK he appointed the manager and went back again, uninspiring maybe and I wouldn't have done it, but he does it with good intentions.

He's done a lot for the club, still much to improve and we're run night and day to the past. Communication and marketing etc could be better, but it's not enough to level silly things at him.

It's s bizarre, like some got used to calling out genuine bad owners and can't get out that mindset. Some wont believe anything will happen with the east or TG either, which I find odd. The 2 big projects are with 2 different councils, one has a planning application going through and thr other is buying UK houses in Henry Street, once completed tye work should begin, there's been a letter of commitment from SS to the council.

He's proven he'll invest where needed, in the stadium, pitch, squires gate etc, which past owners had the chance but never did it despite prem millions.

Peoppe might be annoyed given last season, the feel you can get from the club at times, not hitting what feels the right price points etc, but tye main thing right now is the team not performing to the level we all think and know it should.
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Bang on.
 
Sorry....what a crap website the Gazette has...it was half way down the page

"The person, or persons, that deal with the clubs social media should expect a certain backlash when things aren't going right, and should never stifle or cancel the opinions of Blackpool fans on any subject. Having said that, let's play fair here, we can't expect the club to leave comments on a public forum that are full of profanity and abuse.

Errrrrr.......Stifle or cancel the opinions on any subject........Really?
 
Reflecting to these recent events, The Muckers Supporters Group have urged the club’s faithful to be careful not to “throw the baby out with the bathwater,” while also retaining their right to share their views.

In a statement, they wrote: “We are hardly a group that holds our tongue when it comes to talking about issues at Blackpool Football Club. As far as we're concerned everybody has the right to criticise and question things, particularly when it comes to the continued poor performances by the players, manager and board of the club.

The person, or persons, that deal with the clubs social media should expect a certain backlash when things aren't going right, and should never stifle or cancel the opinions of Blackpool fans on any subject. Having said that, let's play fair here, we can't expect the club to leave comments on a public forum that are full of profanity and abuse.

"We are at a critical juncture at the minute it seems, where everybody is throwing their toys out of the pram, and rightly so, but we have to be careful we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here. Simon Sadler and his team clearly want Blackpool Football Club to succeed, it would be foolish to think otherwise. They've got a lot wrong lately and I think 99% would agree with that, but it certainly isn't for the want of trying.

“Best place to vent is in the ground, not on social media. Take it from some fans' experience, the wrong message on social media can turn very bad, very quickly. Let's just get  Peterborough beat tomorrow and take it from there."
 
BestTrip said:
I agree, I wasn't directly meaning about these tweets per se but views that have gone viral has resulted in terminations. When I say less it's more to the point when people have written negatively about work experiences - i.e. "what horrible day at work today, glad the shifts over" as it was busy, they are tired and then they lose their jobs over it. We've all come home after a tough day and been like thank god that days over etc, but when it gets posted on SM despite no ill intentions places of employment see it as a negative. I've known this to happen. If I'm making sense 😂.
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I don't agree with a lot of that, depending on context.

Like the female fan banned from Newcastle for her views on biological sex, where a sneaky prem group went through her personal accounts etc and built up a file on here, got her banned. But that's going off into a slightly different area.

Depending on topic you've got to be careful whats going to be classed as offensive, as anything is to anyone there days.

There's obviously a big difference between being banned from the club to effectively a spamming troll blocked on social media.
 
Bispham_Seasider said:
Reflecting to these recent events, The Muckers Supporters Group have urged the club’s faithful to be careful not to “throw the baby out with the bathwater,” while also retaining their right to share their views.

In a statement, they wrote: “We are hardly a group that holds our tongue when it comes to talking about issues at Blackpool Football Club. As far as we're concerned everybody has the right to criticise and question things, particularly when it comes to the continued poor performances by the players, manager and board of the club.

The person, or persons, that deal with the clubs social media should expect a certain backlash when things aren't going right, and should never stifle or cancel the opinions of Blackpool fans on any subject. Having said that, let's play fair here, we can't expect the club to leave comments on a public forum that are full of profanity and abuse.

"We are at a critical juncture at the minute it seems, where everybody is throwing their toys out of the pram, and rightly so, but we have to be careful we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here. Simon Sadler and his team clearly want Blackpool Football Club to succeed, it would be foolish to think otherwise. They've got a lot wrong lately and I think 99% would agree with that, but it certainly isn't for the want of trying.

“Best place to vent is in the ground, not on social media. Take it from some fans' experience, the wrong message on social media can turn very bad, very quickly. Let's just get  Peterborough beat tomorrow and take it from there."
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I'm glad to see that kind of statement coming from the MSG.... 👍

It's important to recognise that their position of considerable influence does come with a great deal of responsibility and on this kind of issue it's really good to see that they are taking a common sense approach.

Next job is to find a way to get relations with the Football Club back on track and to breathe some life and positivity back into this fanbase. The right to criticise and sound off is fine, but in the end it's not particularly productive and doesn't help us achieve our objectives.
 
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