Thread by @utdarena, THREAD:100,000. Firstly, I want to thank you all for following this account. [...]

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100,000.

Firstly, I want to thank you all for following this account. Stat-based accounts on Twitter hardly get recognition but you guys have given this account constant support so I thank you.

I am certain being a United fan has helped!

Secondly, I want to thank @UtdExcellence, @mufcAH and @ExceIIence for giving me the idea of joining Football Twitter and then joining United Twitter. I didn& #39;t even know these existed until they told me! I owe them a lot.

Thirdly, I want to thank my brother, @UtdAlii, as he was the first account to promote my content when I had less than 50 followers. Before I messaged him, I was almost set on coming off Twitter. However, his promotion aided me greatly. Thank you, akh.

Also, I want to thank @utdxtra, @utdreport and @UnitedStandMUFC and @ManUnitedZone_ for their constant support throughout my time on here. They RT& #39;d a lot of content and brought me a lot of exposure and I am grateful for that.

Likewise, @EiFSoccer were the first guys who gave me an opportunity to write about United and it exposed me to the world of football journalism in more depth so I appreciate that a lot.

@SibsMUFC and @KingMartiaI were two accounts who helped me at the beginning and throughout too. I enjoy Sibs’ tweets whilst J is the founder of Martial FC in my eyes. I remember any time I had Martial praise — even back then — he would RT it without a problem!

Thank you, guys!

Tom ( @utdcynical) was the one who initially designed my account and sort of stamped it as official. He has always been available whenever I& #39;ve needed anything from him and he is fantastic at what he does.

In more recent times, James ( @jair1970) has opened up my mind to so much about data. I have learnt more speaking to him than I had learnt for years in my own time. James is a fantastic source of insight and experience and has always been willing to help. Thank you, James.

Lastly, Will ( @AnEnglishGoat) has constantly dedicated his time to helping me learn statistical analysis which has helped me with this account. A lot of content in the last month or so is due to him and @jair1970 who have shaped not only how I present but what I present.

As for what follows:

With 100k followers I want to treat it as a checkpoint which initiates the expansion of UtdArena. In December, I tweeted that I was slowing down content due to financial burdens and the situation remains the same now — I just grinded out the last 7 months.

Whilst I was able to grind out these months — I was still working — I won& #39;t be able to do it from next season onwards as my work is coming to an end due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, with a lack of funds I won& #39;t have the same resources I have had in the last year or so.

So, I want to expand in a way that can fund what I do. How to do that? I do not know. What I know is that I have a set of skills and resources that can be made available to you through a variety of means. I just have to figure out how to do that.

Some of you suggested video analysis, others said podcasts, some suggested "stat packs" or scouting reports that I can give to people who want to write about players and teams whilst some even wanted lessons.

I can provide ALL of this and more.

However, it takes up a lot of time, effort and, sadly, money. With my job coming to an end I want to venture into football data and analytics and I am looking at a few avenues such as Patreon or YouTube.

Again, this is your account; you dictate what kind of content I post. That& #39;s how it& #39;s always been and I think we can go even further with those suggestions and much more.

So, I& #39;ll spend the next few weeks delving deeper into how I can earn money from this whilst knowing that if we can add another platform to this one — let& #39;s say Patreon — then your money will be invested into UtdArena so that I can acquire more data and produce more content.

This thread isn& #39;t as long as the 25-tweet ones but it has gone on long enough! I apologise for its length.

Thank you for building this account to 100,000. Let& #39;s continue developing and improving what we all have worked so hard to do.

Your Friend,
UtdArena

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