• BEN MEE joins Twitter

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:12 pm**

But why?

To promote good!
To promote positive change!
To encourage dialogue!

He’s everything we ask for (and more in a captain) and like Tom before him, he represents himself, the club and our town, brilliantly!

https://twitter.com/ben6mee/status/1459 ... 83364?s=21

What a credit.

Now for goodness sake, Ben: find your pen and extend your contract!!

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:17 pm**

The first thing he should do is come off Twitter

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:00 pm**

I'm not convinced that Social Media platforms are the way to go for footballers (or anyone else for that matter). One bad pass and ****wits will be all over your tw*tter account like a rash !

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:16 pm**

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:17 pm
The first thing he should do is come off Twitter

I'll echo that although it's unlikely to be him directly running it.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:32 pm**

Ben Mee is quite simply an outstanding footballer, a superb leader of men who sets the highest standards, and an even better captain and representative of our great club. Surely that can’t be in any doubt, especially after his post match comments at the etihad after the plane debacle.

Personally, I don’t bother with antisocial media, but Ben Mee can do what he wants, I’m sure he is robust enough to deal with whatever *********** comes his way on Twitter. And even if just one person benefits from whatever he shares, then he’s done a good job. I’m very proud that he plays for us.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:40 pm**

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:17 pm
The first thing he should do is come off Twitter

This is completely understandable, but if you actually take notice of who you follow, block the absolute loon bins and make sure your account is pretty balanced, then its perfectly okay to use.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:09 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:40 pm
This is completely understandable, but if you actually take notice of who you follow, block the absolute loon bins and make sure your account is pretty balanced, then its perfectly okay to use.

When I have made my social media accounts smaller by getting rid of people, the sites just force their content on you.
Control everything you see etc...

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:15 pm**

Don't always agree with Ben Mee, we've heard a lot of his politics lately, but it's perfectly fine for anyone to give their opinions. I've got a lot of time for Ben Mee, even when I disagree with him he is articulate.

We should look to understand and engage with all the opinions and views out there.

As the OP says, we should look to open up debate and allow free discussion whereby the best ideas are allowed to flourish of their own merits - not because opposing views have been silenced or decried impermissable.

Opinions matter. All of them.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:18 pm**

Absolutely baffled as to why Twitter has become the barometer of all opinion. For the most part it's a cesspool of toxic entitled gobsh1tes.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:23 pm**

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:09 pm
When I have made my social media accounts smaller by getting rid of people, the sites just force their content on you.
Control everything you see etc...

See my previous post about controlling what you want to see

First thing you should do is change your settings so anyone without an e-mail address or a profile pic post don't alert your notifications

Second thing you should do is check the first ten posts of anyone who wants to follow you

Works pretty well

You have to follow some people with completely different opinions and viewpoints to you, or its just an echo chamber

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:27 pm**

Rowls wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:15 pm
Don't always agree with Ben Mee, we've heard a lot of his politics lately, but it's perfectly fine for anyone to give their opinions. I've got a lot of time for Ben Mee, even when I disagree with him he is articulate.

We should look to understand and engage with all the opinions and views out there.

As the OP says, we should look to open up debate and allow free discussion whereby the best ideas are allowed to flourish of their own merits - not because opposing views have been silenced or decried impermissable.

Opinions matter. All of them.

This is where we disagree

You have to draw the line somewhere, or it becomes the toxic mess everyother poster on this thread has stated

To me, this site is far worse than my twitter feed, because I can control on that the stuff that I want to see (with the exceptions of those that need balance*)

*I don't need a racist for balance, or a Nazi or a Communist, but someone who looks at things from a different way to me

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:27 pm**

Caballo wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:18 pm
Absolutely baffled as to why Twitter has become the barometer of all opinion. For the most part it's a cesspool of toxic entitled gobsh1tes.

If you don't attempt to control your feed, then that is what you get

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:29 pm**

he'll be inundated by Villa fans blaming him for Wesley's injury, they appear on every other Burnley post. Daft decision to go there unless he turns off the ability to comment

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:39 pm**

I've never offended/been offended, bullied/been bullied, outraged or been outraged by Twitter or any other social media.
For a very simple reason.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:44 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:40 pm
This is completely understandable, but if you actually take notice of who you follow, block the absolute loon bins and make sure your account is pretty balanced, then its perfectly okay to use.

It is the loons that make it interesting. The sensible normal people on twitter are boring to read

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:59 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:27 pm
This is where we disagree

You have to draw the line somewhere, or it becomes the toxic mess everyother poster on this thread has stated

To me, this site is far worse than my twitter feed, because I can control on that the stuff that I want to see (with the exceptions of those that need balance*)

*I don't need a racist for balance, or a Nazi or a Communist, but someone who looks at things from a different way to me

Hello Lancaster

Fancy you popping up to oppose me? What are the chances!

Anyway, you have a nice day.

TTFN

Rowls

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:08 pm**

Rowls wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:59 pm
Hello Lancaster

Fancy you popping up to oppose me? What are the chances!

Anyway, you have a nice day.

TTFN

Rowls

I just mentioned what I do on twitter, and how some opinions are not worth the hassale

I'd follow you on twitter, though you'd drive me up the wall, but I wouldn't bother following someone like Ringo or that untinted glasses chap

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:30 pm**

May I make an interjection?

Twitter can of course be an unpleasant place, but let’s just get something perfectly straight here….on this forum alone, there are some utterly vile comments posted from Burnley fan to Burnley fan. Thankfully, comments are moderated, unlike on other social media platforms, which are much more open.

Having acknowledged that, my point was that OUR club captain has made a CHOICE that he believes is a good one, as a way of promoting GOOD.

Ben Mee wants to open up and offer support about his experiences as a father, after bringing a premature daughter in the world.

ONLY ONE person has chosen to applaud that so far, with most others INSTANTLY jumping on the ‘Twitter is a bad place’ train. Yes we’re all allowed an opinion but does it not concern people that people, by default, have seen the negatives in what Ben Mee is trying to make a positive situation out of? This in my opinion, is systemic of THE Social Networking Dilemma! We need to look at ourselves, our attitudes and our conduct more.

Ben, for me, is a superb role model and vitally, regardless of your opinions of Twitter, if he helps just one or two dads like himself, who are experiencing the difficulties and emotional ups and downs that likely come with the premature birth of a child, then surely that’s a good thing, isn’t it?

I’ll leave it at that

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:34 pm**

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:30 pm
May I make an interjection?

Twitter can of course be an unpleasant place, but let’s just get something perfectly straight here….on this forum alone, there are some utterly vile comments posted from Burnley fan to Burnley fan. Thankfully, comments are moderated, unlike on other social media platforms, which are much more open.

Having acknowledged that, my point was that OUR club captain has made a CHOICE that he believes is a good one, as a way of promoting GOOD.

Ben Mee wants to open up and offer support about his experiences as a father, after bringing a premature daughter in the world.

ONLY ONE person has chosen to applaud that so far, with most others INSTANTLY jumping on the ‘Twitter is a bad place’ train. Yes we’re all allowed an opinion but does it not concern people that people, by default, have seen the negatives in what Ben Mee is trying to make a positive situation out of? This in my opinion, is systemic of THE Social Networking Dilemma! We need to look at ourselves, our attitudes and our conduct more.

Ben, for me, is a superb role model and vitally, regardless of your opinions of Twitter, if he helps just one or two dads like himself, who are experiencing the difficulties and emotional ups and downs that likely come with the premature birth of a child, then surely that’s a good thing, isn’t it?

I’ll leave it at that

Goes without saying for me, but I should have made that clearer

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:35 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:34 pm
Goes without saying for me, but I should have made that clearer

Thankfully I know you and share a number of your views, Lancaster. I know it would’ve gone without saying for you

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:05 pm**

Why do grown men go on this?
And "tweet"? FFS

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:24 pm**

Welcome to the cesspit Ben . Tread carefully, it’s a toxic wasteland in the main part .

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:26 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:05 pm
Why do grown men go on this?
And "tweet"? FFS

Generally because they crave the attention/ approval of others (anyone, actually - most of whom they will never know/meet) tbat they obviously don't get enough of in their day-to-day existence. There're plenty on this board.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:19 pm**

No different to posting on here basically

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:22 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:19 pm
No different to posting on here basically

not so sure about that.
We (apparently) have a common interest.

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:35 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:22 pm
not so sure about that.
We (apparently) have a common interest.

But its all social media BB

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:37 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:35 pm
But its all social media BB

no doubt.

I actually thought (believed) it was set up for kids

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:56 pm**

alf_resco wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:39 pm
I've never offended/been offended, bullied/been bullied, outraged or been outraged by Twitter or any other social media.
For a very simple reason.

No one follows you

Posted: **Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:54 pm**

Got to love all the "online" Villa fans all over this about polystyrene knees Wesley.

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:06 am**

Decent music taste judging by his follows

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:51 am**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:08 pm
I just mentioned what I do on twitter, and how some opinions are not worth the hassale

I'd follow you on twitter, though you'd drive me up the wall, but I wouldn't bother following someone like Ringo or that untinted glasses chap

Same people surely?

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:08 am**

The secret to Twitter is not to click on tweets to see the comments underneath, because Twitter’s algorithm encourages the cesspit, often the top comment will be abusive or stupid with few likes yet somehow still sits at the top of 1,000 replies. Probably somebody called “London Tom” posting from a Moscow or Shanghai basement.

I tend to follow news reporters of all persuasions and a selection of sports reporters too. I find some engage with me and some don’t when I want to offer a respectable viewpoint on their tweet or article. The irony would be if those people took my above advice they wouldn’t see the comments in order to reply to them.

I don’t follow anyone tweeting too frequently or with “clickbait”, which unfortunately means the club account is now out.

I’d also say that I find out far more on Twitter than in the newspapers. Some of the blogs /thinktanks have some incredible reporting or analysis, far better than on Sky, Times, Telegraph, BBC etc.

Great for Ben that he wants to share his experiences on there, his family experience in particular, but hopefully he’ll keep it to non-football and non-woke topics or it will just encourage a “pile on” and that is a distraction he won’t need or desire.

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:10 am**

I don't have any social media accounts, but then again I am a boring person .

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:18 am**

bfcjg wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:10 am
I don't have any social media accounts, but then again I am a boring person .

You definitely have one

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:23 am**

bobinho wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:32 pm
Ben Mee is quite simply an outstanding footballer, a superb leader of men who sets the highest standards, and an even better captain and representative of our great club. Surely that can’t be in any doubt, especially after his post match comments at the etihad after the plane debacle.

Personally, I don’t bother with antisocial media, but Ben Mee can do what he wants, I’m sure he is robust enough to deal with whatever *********** comes his way on Twitter. And even if just one person benefits from whatever he shares, then he’s done a good job. I’m very proud that he plays for us.

I think ‘outstanding’ is stretching it a bit. He’s a solid player that’s been good for us, as we have for him, but I think it’s telling that he hasn’t had the attention from other clubs like Tarkowski has, and Keane did before him.

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:39 pm**

CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:08 am
Great for Ben that he wants to share his experiences on there, his family experience in particular, but hopefully he’ll keep it to non-football and non-woke topics or it will just encourage a “pile on” and that is a distraction he won’t need or desire.

Indeed. Great that he thinks he can make a difference

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:52 pm**

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:39 pm
Indeed. Great that he thinks he can make a difference

Agree, but my fear is how informed is Ben Mee? He is entitled to his opinions and indeed share them but he will potentially be tweeting experts who have a much wider understanding than himself. I, strictly control who regularly posts on my Twitter and rarely offer opinion based contributions purely as I don’t want real experts blowing me out of the water. It can be a very unforgiving and dangerous place to voice half baked theory, even without the football related abuse.

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:25 pm**

I really admire Ben's leadership qualities and his morals and ethics are beyond reproach, he'll manage us some day.

Posted: **Sat Nov 13, 2021 8:25 pm**

Caballo wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:18 pm
Absolutely baffled as to why Twitter has become the barometer of all opinion. For the most part it's a cesspool of toxic entitled gobsh1tes.

Beaten easily by some of the inhabitants of Facebook!

Posted: **Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:50 pm**

I don't use Twitter do don't know what Ben is using it for but he posted this on his LinkedIn today:

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Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:19 am**

£10,000 for Shelter in no time at all. Great work, Skip!

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Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:06 pm**

I think Ben's brother in the photograph is on Twitter as Mr Mee. Good guy, fond of a beer or a glass of red and quite engaging with Clarets fans.

Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:21 pm**

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:06 pm
I think Ben's brother in the photograph is on Twitter as Mr Mee. Good guy, fond of a beer or a glass of red and quite engaging with Clarets fans.

I was under the impression that was his dad.

Ben Mee was on twitter years ago but must have left for some reason.

Posted: **Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:02 pm**

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:06 pm
I think Ben's brother in the photograph is on Twitter as Mr Mee. Good guy, fond of a beer or a glass of red and quite engaging with Clarets fans.

It's his cousin

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:35 pm**

Absolutely magnificent thread on Twitter from our skipper, celebrating the work done by many people behind the scenes at the club who do a brilliant job!

Yep, he’s promoting good and doing it brilliantly!

https://twitter.com/ben6mee/status/1483 ... 28704?s=21

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:22 pm**

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:35 pm
Absolutely magnificent thread on Twitter from our skipper, celebrating the work done by many people behind the scenes at the club who do a brilliant job!

Yep, he’s promoting good and doing it brilliantly!

https://twitter.com/ben6mee/status/1483 ... 28704?s=21

Know two of them featured - they are the nicest lads you will ever meet 100%

Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:33 pm**

Anything from Ben on Twitter ?

Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:38 pm**

Not since January

Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:40 pm**

Sorry not since 6th April.

Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:45 pm**

He posted a pic of him sharpening his kitchen knives a few days ago with the caption "ready for action" but it now looks to have been deleted

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