Most transfer stories nowadays are first leaked on Twitter, this is especially true for West Ham fans who get constant updates from the David Gold and Jack Sullivan, which I see as a major positive because it keeps us in the loop at all times.
However there a certainly negatives to Twitter, for example the Andy Carroll deal was made far more complicated by social media sites. West Ham fans were starting to dislike the possible new signing because “ITK agents” were saying that he wanted £100,000 a week and a huge signing on fee, this was clearly untrue as he was tweeting pictures of himself on holiday at the time and signed for us as soon as soon as he got back.
Something that I hate on Twitter is the fact that any average Joe can start a transfer story in seconds that can go viral very quickly, the Wilfried Bony stories went too far last week, he was at one second on a plane to Upton Park and at the next minute the deal was off, he has now signed for Swansea, which makes the situation even more laughable.
There are very few believable sources on Twitter that we can 100% trust, DJLeon1983 and Johno909 are certainly sources that I listen to, but for some reason good sources like these two receive a lot of hateful comments because they rubbish claims that “West Ham are signing Messi” for example.
Recently on talkSPORT, Sam Allardyce claimed that he will spend the rest of his transfer budget on a strike partner for Andy Carroll, which means that there should only be rumours circulating about forward players, unless we sign free agents and loanees, but already today I have seen new updates on deals for Downing, Milner, Parker and Barry.
Twitter definitely ruins the shock of an amazing transfer, the Carlos Tevez deal in 2006 would have been leaked weeks before the deal was done if Twitter had of been prominent at the time, and also if a big money deal for Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale does occur this transfer window, Twitter will be the first to spread the word. I used to watch Sky Sports News for hours to get the updates on transfers; my childhood would have been very different if Twitter was around.
A good question but you ruined it by giving the wrong answer! Twitter and its such like are good when they are able to keep you reliably informed ie David gold and jack Sullivan. But the problem arises when official sites often for good reasons keep us in the dark. This gives rise to all the idiots who make up stupid stories that end up disappointing ordinary decent fans! It is for this reason that social media has ruined not only the transfer window but many other forms of everyday life.
The transfer window is fundamentally flawed so, by definition, cannot be ruined. It’s a stupid system that inflates prices, encourages panic buying and gives Harry Redknapp far too much TV time!!