Inside the ¼óÁê League's social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß 'factories': Nottingham Forest's owner dictating ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ës, Chelsea players put out by Cole Palmer ¾º¿Ê¡¿ÀëÅÁ, a banned °¦¾Î at ʼ´ï¸Ë... and what happens when it goes wrong

  • Nottingham Forest ÇúȯÀ­¤Î social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë attracted over 44 million ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës?

¡ÆIf you thought that tweet was strong, you should have seen the ½é¤á¤Î,¡Ç says one source at Nottingham Forest, with the Æ𲽤¹¤ëd ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ ·ë¶É agreed upon attracting more than 44 million ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës on Twitter since °µÎϡʤò¤«¤±¤ë¡Ëing send from Goodison Park on Sunday.

It is understood the order to publicise their fury ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à from the very ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹, the patience of owner Evangelos Marinakis having snapped after seeing his Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë ÈÝÄꤹ¤ëd three ·ºÈ³¡¤È³Â§s at Everton.?

Insiders say the 56-year-old Greek will not care about the fallout that followed. He had a point to make and he made it, utilising the ÃÅ¡¦¹ËÎΡ¦¸øÌó that ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës him with Àܶá to tens of millions. It is not the first time Marinakis has ´«¤á¤ëd the communications team at Forest to ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë something about ¿³È½¡Ê¤ò¤¹¤ë¡Ëing in the?¼óÁê League either. Sunday was ´Êñ¤Ë the tipping point and there was to be no ÀâÆÀ¤¹¤ëing him ¤µ¤â¤Ê¤±¤ì¤Ð.


Football today is much more than five training ³«²ñ¡¿³«Äî¡¿²ñ´üs a week and a match each ½µËö. Its clubs have °Ü¹Ôd into social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß factories, churning out content all day, every day, with the ÌÜŪ¡Ê¤È¤¹¤ë¡Ë of building an army of ¿®Êô¼Ôs beyond the ¸ÂÄꤹ¤ës of their city.

On Instagram, the 20 ¼óÁê League clubs have a Ï¢¹ç¤µ¤»¤ëd ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ of almost 300 million. Clubs have entire teams ¸¥¿ÈŪ¤Ê to À¸À®¤¹¤ëing content for the new À¤Âå who, ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ës have shown, get their news from the likes of TikTok, Instagram and X, °ÊÁ°¤Ï Twitter.

Nottingham Forest's explosive social media post has been viewed over 44 million times

Nottingham Forest's ÇúȯÀ­¤Î social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë has been ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ëd over 44 million times

It is understood the order to post the tweet came from the club's owner?Evangelos Marinakis

It is understood the order to ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë the tweet ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à from the club's owner?Evangelos Marinakis

At Chelsea, for example, they have a ¡ÆÁ´À¤³¦¤Î Social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í¡Ç, ¡ÆSocial ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë¡Ç, ¡ÆSocial ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß Content Creator¡Ç and more than one ¡ÆSocial ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß Editor¡Ç, not to ¤Ë¤Ä¤¤¤Æ¸ÀµÚ¤¹¤ë the outside ¸ÜÌäs who help ·ÁÂÖ¡¿Ä´À° their relentless À¸»º¡Ê¹â¡Ë on their men¡Çs, women¡Çs and ÀÄǯ teams.

·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í Mauricio Pochettino said this week that he does not want the world to think they are 'Cole Palmer Football Club¡Ç but ɬÁ³Åª¤Ë, their socials have made it seem that way at times this season. That has not gone unnoticed by some Âåɽ¼Ô¡¿¹ñ²ñµÄ°÷s of Palmer¡Çs team-mates.

ʼ´ï¸Ë are understood to have six ±Êµ×¤Î social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß ½¾¶È°÷s, while West Ham have four. Around the league, these numbers are the norm. The staff do not need to run every ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë by someone more ¾åµé¤Î, though that can lead to the »þÀޤΠcock-up as they go viral for the wrong ¿äÏÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿Íýͳs.

This is not the first time that Forest have been at the centre of a social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß Íò¡¿½±·â¤¹¤ë. In October 2022, they tweeted a picture of Emmanuel Dennis on the Molineux pitch surrounded by wolf cubs with the caption ¡Æplaytime¡Ç. That backfired, as it was ³ôd in a WhatsApp group ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç the Wolves players before they went on to ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä 1-0. Forest ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í Steve Cooper was furious afterwards, with the idea having not been run by him beforehand. By the time he ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë out, the »¼º was done.

¡ÆIt is usually only when we have something that needs ȯɽ¤¹¤ëing that we¡Çll be told what to ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë,¡Ç says one social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß e xecutive at a ¼óÁê League club. Often, it is an array of squad updates and club news Ï¢¹ç¤µ¤»¤ëd with creativity to make the most of the Àܶá they have with players.

Forest's social media team tweeted a picture of Emmanuel Dennis with wolf clubs in 2022
The move backfired when Wolves earned a 1-0 win after the image had been shared among players

Forest's social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß team?tweeted a picture of Emmanuel Dennis with wolf cubs in 2022, but the move backfired when Wolves °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ëd a 1-0 ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä at?Molineux

Steve Cooper, Forest's manager at the time, claimed the pre-match post had not been helpful

Steve Cooper, Forest's ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í at the time, ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëd the pre-match ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë had not been helpful

Representatives of Cole Palmer's Chelsea team-mates have noticed the club's output around their star performer this season on social media

Âåɽ¼Ô¡¿¹ñ²ñµÄ°÷s of Cole Palmer's Chelsea team-mates have noticed the club's À¸»º¡Ê¹â¡Ë around their À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë performer this season on social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß

The team at »É·ã¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës have ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ëd ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ë this season for their ¡Æarrivals¡Ç content which has µö¤¹d fans to see a different Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë of the players as they take on challenges when they arrive at their Enfield base.

With this Àܶá comes a greater degree of ¿®ÍÑ and understanding. For instance, Bukayo Saka is not too keen on getting referred to as ¡ÆStarboy¡Ç on social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß and at Wolves, there was an ½é´ü¤Î ÉÔËÜ°Õ to calling Hwang Hee Chan, ¡ÆThe Korean Guy¡Ç after Pep Guardiola used the phrase to ¸ÀµÚ¤¹¤ë to him in a °µÎϡʤò¤«¤±¤ë¡Ë ²ñµÄ¡¿¶¨µÄ²ñ. Yet after he ÆÀÅÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿ÈóÆñ¤¹¤ë¡¿£²£°d the ¾¡Íø¼Ô against Manchester City 24 hours later, Wolves began to embrace it, with South Koreans inside Molineux waving ´ús with it and Hwang himself admitting he likes it.

Though most days can be ¸øÀµ¤Ë¡¿¤«¤Ê¤ê ´ð½à for those working in-house, ¤¤¤Ä¤«s they have to think µÞ®¤Ê¡¿ÊüÆ¢¤Ê, like when Mohamed Salah Ä´°õ¤¹¤ëd a ·ÀÌó ³ÈÄ¥ with Liverpool in 2022.

A small team was ÁÇÁᤤ¹ÔÆ°d away to Mykonos in Greece to ³Î¼Â¤Ë¤¹¤ë that the ¹ð¼¨ was ÇÛ㤹¤ëd in style while the news of Jurgen Klopp stepping É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë at Liverpool was kept away from most of the ¿ô»úɽ¼¨¼°¤Î team until minutes before the ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª was ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd on January 26. Only a select few were ÃΤ餻¤ëd of the news and filmed the ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª with Klopp the day before, ³Î¼Â¤Ë¤¹¤ëing it was ready for the next morning.

Other times, they can ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ahead, with Norwich City's ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd on World Mental Health Day seen by more than 60 million people because it was as poignant as it was powerful. Occasionally, ¹ð¼¨s of new Ä´°õs will be ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd so that they can come up with an extravagant idea, with Burnley considered the best in the ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö at this.

Bukayo Saka is not too keen on getting referred to as 'Starboy' on social media
Wolves were initially reluctant to refer to Hwang Hee Chan as 'The Korean Guy' on social media

Buyako Saka is not keen on ¸ºß referred to as 'Starboy' on social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß, while Wolves were ºÇ½é µ¤¤¬¿Ê¤Þ¤Ê¤¤ to ¸ÀµÚ¤¹¤ë to? Hwang Hee Chan as 'The Korean Guy' on social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß

Wolves eventually embraced the idea with Hwang scoring against Man City, days after Pep Guardiola had referred to the forward as??The Korean Guy? in a press conference

Wolves ·ë¶É embraced the idea with Hwang ÆÀÅÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿ÈóÆñ¤¹¤ë¡¿£²£°ing against Man City, days after Pep Guardiola had referred to the º£¸å as?¡ÆThe Korean Guy¡Ç in a °µÎϡʤò¤«¤±¤ë¡Ë ²ñµÄ¡¿¶¨µÄ²ñ

News of Jurgen Klopp stepping down at Liverpool was kept away from most of the digital team until minutes before the video was posted, with only a select few informed of the news

News of Jurgen Klopp stepping É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë at Liverpool w as kept away from most of the ¿ô»úɽ¼¨¼°¤Î team until minutes before the ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª was ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd, with only a select few ÃΤ餻¤ëd of the news

Others are rivalling them, ´Þ¤àing West Ham, who used Ghanaian rapper Guvna B to ȯɽ¤¹¤ë the Ä´°õ of Mohammed Kudus. The ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë of their American, Portuguese and Spanish social channels have been hugely successful, ±Û¤¨¤ëing their ´üÂÔs.

Recently, Liverpool have started to create content with Âå°Æ¡¿ÁªÂò»è language ²»À¼Éô¤Î to ³Î¼Â¤Ë¤¹¤ë that their »ñ»ºs can reach as wide as possible. The more impressions, the better.

Just like °Üž ¹ð¼¨s, new ·ÀÌós have become major events for clubs. Last month, ʼ´ï¸Ë were mocked for their ¡Æcringe¡Ç ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹ of Ben White¡ Çs new ·ÀÌó as each of his team-mates spoke about him but to date, it has ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to 25 million impressions on X alone.

Yet ¡¼¤Ë´Ø¤·¤Æ¡¿¡¼¤ÎÅÀ¤Çs of ¾×·â, the tweet sent by Forest on Sunday will be hard to match. It is comfortably their most ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ëd ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë of all time. Forest may have ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than a million ¿®Êô¼Ôs on X but for Marinakis, his point was made and a »×¤¤½Ð¤ÎÉÊ of the ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë these accounts have. Now, they ¤òÂÔ¤Ä the repercussions.