Why one of Europe’s largest football clubs is taking social mediavery seriously. I posted early this month that football clubs were failing to adopt social media, and often their idea of social media is broadcasting their...
This week I have been very lucky to get a chance to chat with the NSCAA Manager of Digital, Ryan Knapp over in the US. The NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) is the largest...
In an article in today’s Guardian, Mick McCarthy (Manager of EPL club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), announced that the club had brought in a media law firm to educate their ”first-team and the club’s academy players about the perils...
It’s been a rather bizarre day for followers of British sports on Twitter today. This afternoon the British Olympic Association (BOA for short) announced that it had come to a “historic” agreement with the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and...
In an utterly brilliant (and rather mad) move, Blue Square Bet Premier league side, Stockport County, have made a formal bid for Fleetwood Town striker, George Donnelly, after asking their Twitter fans to vote. After fans had voted, club director Tony Evans...
To start off my free social media strategy for sports series, I thought what better way to introduce social media than to ask why would any club think it is important? There can be no doubt...
“Sometimes I’d speak to a journalist, but you wonder to yourself, ‘why do I speak to them if they are going to spin it?’ when I can just say it here myself on Twitter...
Former Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has adopted a unique way of selling his services to football clubs. The England player has become notoriously known for being ‘injury prone’, with just 187 league appearances in 11 years....
Source: The Telegraph It certainly has been an interesting week for followers of Sports Social Media, as Premier League midfielderJoey Barton was released from his club (Newcastle United) after having a very public bust-up with the club...
Anyone watching Match of the Day this weekend may have noticed that the traditional interview area atCraven Cottage (Fulham’s stadium) was being used to advertise the clubs social media presence. Traditionally, televised interviews with the players and managers...
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