NEWS | Herefordshire is trending on Twitter and here is why - Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News & Information

Herefordshire is trending on Twitter this afternoon and it’s all gone a bit crazy because of a tweet by Quentin Letts.

Quentin tweeted the following:

A friend's son, 10, plays in a Herefordshire boys' football league. If anyone shouts 'man on!' the ref blows his whistle and gives a free kick. They are told they must say 'person on'.
— Quentin Letts (@thequentinletts) June 2, 2021

However, this has been quickly dispelled as a myth by local people and organisations.

Quentin this didn't happen did it. You made this up and put it on the internet for weird reasons didn't you. Are you ok.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) June 2, 2021

The Herefordshire FA have also confirmed that the tweet shared by Quentin is untrue.

To the best of our knowledge, we can confirm this is untrue. All @WFAHFARefs match officials follow the Laws of the Game.

We would be more than happy to welcome Quentin to an upcoming referee course to learn more about the Laws of the Game
— Herefordshire FA (@HerefordshireFA) June 2, 2021

However, the problem at times with social media is that these tweets can get out of hand. Quentin’s tweet is already trending and has received over 1,000 quoted retweets and hundreds of comments.

https://twitter.com/theidsmiths/status/1400086475455270914?s=21

As a proud Herefordshire man and a member of the local community, I can tell you that @thequentinletts is talking a complete load of nonsense https://t.co/TbMyulU9Mc
— 'The Hatter from Hereford' Chris Royals (@Royalswrestler) June 2, 2021