The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The mp3 Edition! 29th July 2014

[felmani26]

Stobart saying neither is imminent or close and other clubs interested

SC self destruct in 10...9...8....

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

DM calls her a 'dream wrecker' - this is from January.

They know my missus?.................................fuck my old boots.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

And who decides who is reliable? The more Tweets we get/allow the more likely people will assume its all fair game. We've tried it.
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I didn't mean tweets in here, but I mean if a journo who has known links to a club/certain players tweets something...can we alert peoples attention to it in the relevant thread that it was posted. Like Stobart for instance in the relvant transfer thread?

Obviously not posting them directly in here though.

Edit; This will be my last off topic comment though. Promise.

I'm going to go ITK whoring to try and make up for it....

 

[Kaboul'sForehead]

I didn't mean tweets in here, but I mean if a journo who has known links to a club/certain players tweets something...can we alert peoples attention to it in the relevant thread that it was posted. Like Stobart for instance in the relvant transfer thread?

Obviously not posting them directly in here though.

This is what I meant also @Archibald&Crooks

 

[Mr Pink]

SC self destruct in 10...9...8....

I don't get the reaction. We know other Clubs are interested (Arsenal/Liverpool)...and JJ has already said the deals arn't excactly close.

Why the drama!...we know Stobart is slow as a snail when it comes to this sort of thing. His info is probably from the last week lol

 

[easley91]

I still believe we'll sign them both, but the explosion of reports yesterday made me think there was too much smoke for no fire. Terms may be agreed in principle, perhaps the fee for both is the sticking point.

 

[dagraham]

And who decides who is reliable? The more Tweets we get/allow the more likely people will assume its all fair game. We've tried it.

One iffy post begets a shitload. People will almost certainly not go into the other thread. Well, a few sensible ones might, but we had this last night and it resulted in a shitload of posts about it.

The system we have was arrived at after a number of different formats were tried, it's the easiest all round really and hasn't worked too badly up until this window.

Just out of interest, why was the specific twitter thread of a few transfer windows ago abandoned? Not that I found it useful (it was full of bullshit), but it was entertaining nonetheless.

 

[Gedson100]

Just out of interest, why was the specific twitter thread of a few transfer windows ago abandoned? Not that I found it useful (it was full of bullshit), but it was entertaining nonetheless.

Think you answered your own question there.

 

[gazzeh]

I still believe we'll sign them both, but the explosion of reports yesterday made me think there was too much smoke for no fire. Terms may be agreed in principle, perhaps the fee for both is the sticking point.

Think its probably how the fee is paid, and bonuses etc.

 

[talkshowhost86]

*yawn*

What's this? Everybody has jumped the gun because of a random outburst of guff on Twitter?

You mean nobody has learnt from the past?

And A&C is having to do his daily please keep Twitter out of this thread post again?

Okay...wake me up when something non-repetitive happens.

*sleep*

 

[Gbspurs]

BBC don't often report crap IMO. Who's to say that JJ and Stobart don't share a source and that source happens to be a few days off the pace on this deal.

 

[ohwhenthespurs]

BBC don't often report crap IMO. Who's to say that JJ and Stobart don't share a source and that source happens to be a few days off the pace on this deal.

I think BBC just ran the Press Association story, to be fair. PA's Southampton reporter did the story saying it was close, then circulated it to the various media outlets (as it's their job to do); some chose to run it, others didn't.
This is often how momentum builds around stories, with people saying "three different papers/websites have run it now, it must be true" without realising those different outlets are just using a story that's popped up on their PA feed that afternoon.

 

[Parkie]

BBC don't often report crap IMO. Who's to say that JJ and Stobart don't share a source and that source happens to be a few days off the pace on this deal.

Sadly, all too often, the BBC do report un verified stories. The main culprit being their transfer update pages where this presumably came from: the work experience kid trawling through twitter is about as much of an editorial filter as they use on there!

 

[Mr Pink]

I think BBC just ran the Press Association story, to be fair. PA's Southampton reporter did the story saying it was close, then circulated it to the various media outlets (as it's their job to do); some chose to run it, others didn't.
This is often how momentum builds around stories, with people saying "three different papers/websites have run it now, it must be true" without realising those different outlets are just using a story that's popped up on their PA feed that afternoon.

PA's Southampton reporter is Peach, and he's very good connections at Southampton, obviously.

 

[Grey Fox]

I think BBC just ran the Press Association story, to be fair. PA's Southampton reporter did the story saying it was close, then circulated it to the various media outlets (as it's their job to do); some chose to run it, others didn't.
This is often how momentum builds around stories, with people saying "three different papers/websites have run it now, it must be true" without realising those different outlets are just using a story that's popped up on their PA feed that afternoon.

Yeah agreed, but mine came from inside the club

 

[robertgoulet]

PA's Southampton reporter is Peach, and he's very good connections at Southampton, obviously.

Peach is a prude bitch who has been stringing Mario along for years. She can go diddle herself, connections to Southampton or not. Cocktease.

 

[balalasaurus]

Don't forget that when JJetset says it's not as close as everyone seems to think he is effectively still confirming that it is live and it's not just rumour or passing interest; always take the positive.

Always take the positive? Am I lost or is this really SC? All this optimism is starting to get to me now

 

[ohwhenthespurs]

PA's Southampton reporter is Peach, and he's very good connections at Southampton, obviously.

Not debating that mate, or knocking Grey Fox or anyone else - just pointing out something that may not be obvious to everyone regarding multiple outlets using the same source - as I've been (un)fortunate enough to work on a number of newspaper sports desks over the years.

 

[Mr Pink]

Not debating that mate, or knocking Grey Fox or anyone else - just pointing out something that may not be obvious to everyone regarding multiple outlets using the same source - as I've been (un)fortunate enough to work on a number of newspaper sports desks over the years.

Yeah your point makes total sense - was just pointing out that original source wasn't a spurious one.

 

[Wellspurs]

double negative.

and Levy... in Tesco?? He really is a penny pincher, would have thought it would be waitrose all the way!

Bet he was browsing the Buy one get one free section?