Twitter user @Football__Tweet receives huge backlash after a ‘disgusting’ tweet posted about Jordon Ibe, having signed for a new club recently.
Ibe quit non-league Sittingbourne after 17 days with then, to head abroad and sign for Lokomotiv Sofia. The aim of him joining the Isthmian League side was to get him to enjoy his football again. See more on that HERE.
Their manager Ryan Maxwell spoke of there being patience, a step-by-step approach focused on fitness, enjoyment, and small goals rather than an immediate return to professional play.
@Football__Tweet wrote: “📉 Jordan Ibe’s career path is what happens when you believe your own hype.” They added a list of his previous clubs including Wycombe Wanderers, Liverpool, Birmingham City (loan), Derby County (loan), AFC Bournemouth, Derby County, Adanaspor, Ebbsfleet United, Hayes & Yeading United, Hungerford Town, Sittingbourne and his new club Lokomotiv Sofia.
@Football__Tweet had retweeted a post from the @DeadlineDayLive Twitter account, which read: “Jordon Ibe has signed for Bulgarian top-flight side Lokomotiv Sofia after leaving English non-league club Sittingbourne. After a failed work permit in Sweden and a spell in Baller League, he’s made the move to Bulgaria.”
📉 Jordan Ibe’s career path is what happens when you believe your own hype.
Wycombe Wanderers
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Liverpool
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Birmingham City (loan)
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Derby County (loan)
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AFC Bournemouth
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Derby County
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Adanaspor
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Ebbsfleet United
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Hayes & Yeading United
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Hungerford Town… https://t.co/Ik9q5tiVWs
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) November 16, 2025
And you’d be the first people to pull out empty platitudes if anything serious ever happened — because that would be the highest engagement tactic too.
It’s fine “playing the social media game” but these are real people you’re talking about. Imagine if this was your dad or son? pic.twitter.com/iE33qVzPZR
— Alex (@alexmoneypenny) November 17, 2025
What happened to the sentiments expressed in below post from February 2024?
It’s fantastic that he’s still playing and chasing the dream. https://t.co/QsR4VzCDK9 pic.twitter.com/ga2RAwhdjq
— HLTCO (@HLTCO) November 17, 2025
It has since gone on to get over 7.4 million views with readers adding key context they thought people might want to know. Jordon Ibe previously said he was in a ‘dark place’ and suffering from depression.
As mentioned, a Twitter user receives huge backlash after a tweet made about Jordan Ibe’s career path…
@nottm_forest: This message by @Football__Tweet is what happens when you believe your own hype.
@jammsterz: He’s spoken about his battles with depression and been very open about it all. Educate yourself before you tweet
@ConceptScouting: Useless, shithouse account peddling gambling deals in addition to mocking the poor mental health of someone brave enough to speak out about it.
@AdamJoseph: As expected from you, you’re a fuckhead. He’s spoken about his extensive battles with depression & how it has affected his career. You have posted this previously.
@nine98football: What an awful tweet about someone who clearly had mental health issues – career hasnt worked out the way anyone imagined it would but no need for this tweet 👍🏼
@CjMcC98: This is poor. Ibe has been vocal about how his mental health struggles impacted his career. Whole football world is happy to see him still going at it but gimps behind anonymous accounts like this think they’re funny
@pacpfcitti: You fucking scumbag, the man struggled with mental health issues throughout his career but yeah whatever gets you a few likes from twitter bots
@tomhwilliams23: Jordan Ibe’s career path is what happens when you are in the top 1% of footballers in the country. Pretty much anyone would be immensely proud to have that career. Not least when he’s had publicly documented mental health struggles as well. Sad that this type of tweet is common
@NiHADlfc: What a disgusting post by a disgusting account. A player that publicly spoke about his mental health shouldn’t get disrespected like this. By the way, everyone should believe in themselves and their hype. If you don’t believe in yourself, why shouldn’t anyone else?
@DanThomas797264: Glad to see this post getting the response it deserves. Absolutely awful tweet.
@bexmil89: So you’re making fun of a player who has been very open to having bad mental health issues. Well done to Ibe for playing again, no matter what team and league. Shame on you for poking fun
@Jacob97106277: proves how desperate you are for a few interactions when you criticise someone whos struggled with mental health over the years, pretty much sums up the irrelevant little prick who posted this
@hazvaughan: What an odd thing to tweet about someone who has openly spoken about his mental health struggles throughout his career.
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