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Not that I have any, but taking a suggestion from the other thread. We can put all the Twitter shite in here!

Said thread would be full of so much bollox within 1 week, that it would make Chinners section look like the gospel truth.

The Twitter ITK is even worse than the internet messageboard version. As an aside, I have absolutely zilch in the way of transfer ITK information but if someone I trusted or within football told me something to keep secret, the last thing I would do is splash it all over Twitter or a messageboard anyway.

Boateng, Ferdinand, Rossi & more: Twitter reacts as Italy reach the final
Mario Balotelli scores twice as Italy shock Germany to reach the Euro 2012 final, prompting a huge reaction on Twitter
Cesare Prandelli's men were in fine form against GermanyPhoto: Football.ua, via Wikimedia
Mario Balotelli struck twice in the first half to inspire Italy to a 2-1 victory over Germany and book their place in the Euro 2012 final against defending champions Spain in Kiev on Sunday.
The Manchester City striker and Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo were the standout performers as Cesare Prandelli’s side caused a shock in the second semi-final, and the 21-year-old’s exploits received plenty of praise from his colleagues on Twitter.

Here are some of our favourite Tweets, in chronological order.

1min: Former Coventry City striker Darren Huckerby ‏(@hucks6dh6) is hoping for a better semi-final than the goalless draw on Wednesday: “Please let this game be better than yesterday match. #DullAsDishWater #Euro12”

1min: Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton ‏(@Joey7Barton) is backing Joachim Low’s side: “Got to fancy the German machine tonight. I can’t see beyond them. They will man mark Andrea Pirlo mark my words, he will be shackled. If you stop Pirlo then you as good as stop Italy.”

1min: England batsman Kevin Pietersen ‏(@kevinpp24) is also a member of the Pirlo fan club: “Come on #Pirlo ! He’s my new favourite footballer. Sink the Germans big man!”

1min: Newcastle United defender Danny Simpson ‏(@dannysimpson) gives his prediction: “Germany 1-0 and Mario Gomez to score! What do you think?”

20mins: Fabrice Muamba (‏@fmuamba) sees it as a challenge for the fancied German side: “Wow. This is big question for Germany to see how they can handle being a goal down.”

20mins: Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (‏@kschmeichel1) heaps praise on Antonio Cassano for the cross which resulted in Balotelli’s first goal: “What a ball in for Ballotelli! This makes it very interesting. #ItaliansCanDefend”

20mins: West Brom Albion midfielder Steven Reid (‏@stevenreid12) agrees: “Some ball from Cassano that… Finish! #balotelli”

20mins: Netherlands legend Ruud Gullit ‏(@GullitR) is delighted by the Manchester City striker’s goal: “Yeeeeeeeeees Balotelli. Come on Italy!”

30mins: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas (‏@jjenas8) disagrees with some of the refereeing decisions: “Seriously another referee that needs his whistle taking off him!!!”

35mins: Birmingham City goalkeeper Ben Foster ‏(@BenFoster) is stunned by Balotelli’s second goal: “Don’t care if you like #Balotelli or not but wow!”

35mins: Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden ‏(@stuholden) is similarly speechless: “What a blast, wow ! Take a bow Ballotelli!”

Half-time: Italy striker Giuseppe Rossi (@GiuseppeRossi22) is delighted for his team-mate: “Supermariooooooo two!!!!!!!”

Half-time: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand ‏(@rioferdy5) believes Italy could have beaten England by more if they had been clinical: “Germany 0-2 Italy…totally surprised me….saying that if Italy had converted their chances against us it would have been much the same!”

Half-time: TV presenter Eamonn Holmes ‏(@EamonnHolmes) doesn’t want England supporters to start getting smug: “How many people are rethinking the England performance now ? Maybe not as bad as it seemed on the night …..nah – it was still pants!”

60mins: Kasper Schmeichel ‏(@kschmeichel1) praises Buffon for a great save from a dangerous Germany free-kick: “Great save Buffon and very important!!! #class”

70mins: Former Newcastle United defender Warren Barton ‏(@warrenbarton2) is impressed by the Azzurri: “Italy are playing great – good passing, movement and looking to get forward!!!”

74mins: Fulham defender John Arne Riise ‏(@RealJohnARiise3) reckons his former Roma team-mate and City rival are playing brilliantly: “Grande Balotelli.. Grande De Rossi!”

80mins: United midfielder Tom Cleverley ‏(@tomclevz23) picks his man of the match: “Pirlo been class again!”

82mins: Former Tottenham midfielder Rohan Ricketts ‏(@RohanRicketts) is mesmerised: “Pirlo is a class act. His decision making on when you play one touch or take more is spot on. Weight of pass is also spot on. #EUR02012”

88mins: England legend Gary Lineker ‏(@GaryLineker) is trying to pick up some German: “Just asked @J_Klinsmann if they have a word in German for bogey team. He said they don’t. I think they need to find one!”

Full-time: AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng ‏(@KPBofficial) is impressed by Balotelli: “Italiaaaaaaaa!!! Balotelli showed the world what a player he can be!!”

Full-time: Newcastle’s Peter Lovenkrands ‏(@lovenkrands11) is backing Spain in the final: “Well done to Italy they played really well! Spain vs Italy is going to be a good one, think Spain will win!”

1min: Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton ‏(@Joey7Barton) is backing Joachim Low’s side: “Got to fancy the German machine tonight. I can’t see beyond them. They will man mark Andrea Pirlo mark my words, he will be shackled. If you stop Pirlo then you as good as stop Italy.”

You can't see beyond who Joey? They'll do what Joey?

Thanks Joey.

Notice he fails to tweet after that, must be hard being as wrong as him all the time.

Ted Hughes wrote:Half-time: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand ‏(@rioferdy5) isn't even going to bother trying to pretend anymore that he ever had any genuine loyalty to England & is anything other than (yet another) self centred, phoney, egotistical, rag twat.

... who also happened to be right. England were dire. It's more entertaining watching the USA. You can still switch you know, we do take most of the riffraff of the world, though they did close down Ellis Island a while back ...

Weird to see one Boateng cheering the team playing against his brother.

Tokyo Blue wrote:Weird to see one Boateng cheering the team playing against his brother.

maybe it's because we're both as german as jerome?

88mins: England legend Gary Lineker ‏(@GaryLineker) is trying to pick up some German: “Just asked @J_Klinsmann if they have a word in German for bogey team. He said they don’t. I think they need to find one!

Jürgen is way off. the German word for bogey team is Balotelli.
(It's actually Angstgegner)

kinkylola wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:Half-time: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand ‏(@rioferdy5) isn't even going to bother trying to pretend anymore that he ever had any genuine loyalty to England & is anything other than (yet another) self centred, phoney, egotistical, rag twat.

... who also happened to be right. England were dire. It's more entertaining watching the USA. You can still switch you know, we do take most of the riffraff of the world, though they did close down Ellis Island a while back ...

You no longer take the riffraff of the world, you ARE the riffraff of the world.

Nigels Tackle wrote:

Tokyo Blue wrote:Weird to see one Boateng cheering the team playing against his brother.

maybe it's because we're both as german as jerome?

Que?

They have German mother and were both born in Berlin. Kevin-Prince Boateng also represented Germany in U21 level and mainly chose to play for Ghana because he would've never made it to Germany full national team.

Apparently the brothers had some sort of fall out over some footballing matters but like Tokyo said, it's nothing sort of bizarre to see him cheer for Italy.

Edit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin-Prince_Boateng

Check the personal life bit. This guy is a proper weirdo. "Ghetto kid" who is shoppaholic.

KPB easily has the talent to play for ze Germans, much better player than Kroos, Gundogan (who I rate highly, but is still young & unproven internationally) & arguably Khedira.

The problem for him was the constant witch hunts by the German media & after his foul on Ballack most of the imbecile armchair fans threatening him.

It's perfectly fine if he chooses to support another national team as no person anywhere has the obligation to support their country in a fecking football tournament or any such bollix. I'd wager playing in Italy makes expressing those sympathies easier as well.