Guest Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Based on sources quoted in the threads in this section.....we can now assess who got it right or wrongthe mirror 1/5bradley johnson - correctlewis buxton, joe bryan, david forde, yedlin - all wrongHITC 1/7Elsnik - correctnuhiu, brownhill, coady, mascarell, martin to leave, bannon - all wrongnicko 1/4Peacock - correctburke, jota, gray - all wrongthe sun 0/9Marshall, rhodes, mcgoldrick, buxton to brum, texeira, anichibe, birdsausage, hendrick to villa, ilori - all wrongITKS 2/2pearce and carson - both correctnational press 0/6Telegraph - lowton - wrongexpress - henen - wrongguardian - keogh to newcastle - wrongmail - forshaw - wrongtimes - harrison reed and bannon - both wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 you've only mentioned 5 transfers there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 you've only mentioned 5 transfers there.i went through four or five pages of threads for the original sourcesdidn't bother with DET or Dcfc obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 WarrenHobhead wins with Butterfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 me, im always the first to issue breaking news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 me, im always the first to issue breaking news Breaking wind more like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Haha, that made me chuckle. Not very impressive I grant you!As a new member though I do find some of the more aggressive ITK-bashing a little strange. It's only a bit of fun isn't it?Plus we will still never know how much (if any) merit/truth there was in the rumour.Maybe it was simply an agent who leaked the story of 'interest' ( may have been real interest but the player was never going to leave) to drive up a player's wage at his current club or simply to force 'bigger' clubs to make a bid before they lose out. Even more complicated may be teams who have lost a player or two, placating fans by deliberately leaking stories of 'interest' (real or not) then saying 'he's going nowhere' to look like they are being strong now.Obviously, if a player is simply not currently getting a game, then just randomly thinking 'hmm what teams could do with that kind of player? right, let's just guess and run with it....' is a rubbish journalism. I would hope most ITK is based on some kind of basis, but things go wrong for many reasons. By strict criteria the journalist who first broke the story David de Gea was wanting to go to Real Madrid was wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Based on sources quoted in the threads in this section.....we can now assess who got it right or wrongthe mirror 1/5bradley johnson - correctlewis buxton, joe bryan, david forde, yedlin - all wrongHITC 1/7Elsnik - correctnuhiu, brownhill, coady, mascarell, martin to leave, bannon - all wrongnicko 1/4Peacock - correctburke, jota, gray - all wrongthe sun 0/9Marshall, rhodes, mcgoldrick, buxton to brum, texeira, anichibe, birdsausage, hendrick to villa, ilori - all wrongITKS 2/2pearce and carson - both correctnational press 0/6Telegraph - lowton - wrongexpress - henen - wrongguardian - keogh to newcastle - wrongmail - forshaw - wrongtimes - harrison reed and bannon - both wrong HITC was the first with Butterfield, and not to mention the constant updates and the agreed deal with Johnson before anyone else. Just saying, like.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 HITC was the first with Butterfield, and not to mention the constant updates and the agreed deal with Johnson before anyone else. Just saying, like.. HITC was about two or three weeks later than Warren with the Butterfield story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 As a new member though I do find some of the more aggressive ITK-bashing a little strange. It's only a bit of fun isn't it?I can tell you are new Chester, but do stick around. You will come to laugh, like me, at the petty jealousy that a few exhibit on here that someone might actually have a close relationship with a player or club official, such that when they do post they are actually "in the know". Fortunately, to date, I think the one or two on here who do have such contacts have not been put off sharing the information they are provided with from time to time. Hope that remains the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Just because the transfer didn't materialise, it doesn't necessarily mean the source was "wrong". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 @dcfcrammyboy1 assured me that he was ITK. Surely he's top of the pile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Haha, that made me chuckle. Not very impressive I grant you!As a new member though I do find some of the more aggressive ITK-bashing a little strange. It's only a bit of fun isn't it?Plus we will still never know how much (if any) merit/truth there was in the rumour.Maybe it was simply an agent who leaked the story of 'interest' ( may have been real interest but the player was never going to leave) to drive up a player's wage at his current club or simply to force 'bigger' clubs to make a bid before they lose out. Even more complicated may be teams who have lost a player or two, placating fans by deliberately leaking stories of 'interest' (real or not) then saying 'he's going nowhere' to look like they are being strong now.Obviously, if a player is simply not currently getting a game, then just randomly thinking 'hmm what teams could do with that kind of player? right, let's just guess and run with it....' is a rubbish journalism. I would hope most ITK is based on some kind of basis, but things go wrong for many reasons. By strict criteria the journalist who first broke the story David de Gea was wanting to go to Real Madrid was wrong! The bashing is only a bit of fun too.You'll learn - unless you run away first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 HITC was the first with Butterfield, and not to mention the constant updates and the agreed deal with Johnson before anyone else. Just saying, like.. No, Hobnob was the winner there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 HITC was the first with Butterfield, and not to mention the constant updates and the agreed deal with Johnson before anyone else. Just saying, like.. I appreciate the work HITC did yesterday but don't go telling porkies over Butterfield.Warren broke the news about Butterfield on August 11th, just saying, like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 @dcfcrammyboy1 assured me that he was ITK. Surely he's top of the pile?Now now robert don't want to get banned again do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thierry Ennui Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 HITC is essentially a collective of office workers, with free evenings, pretending to be journalists for £10 an article. It'll never be a credible source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 HITC is essentially a collective of office workers, with free evenings, pretending to be journalists for £10 an article. It'll never be a credible source.A week ago I would have agreed. But the last two days they've been spot on + the first to report everything. Looking at the Derby mad forum SDSR was pretty up to speed with the Butterfield and Johnson deals but they didn't post it before Bris, looking at the times. So hats off to Bris and HITC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 As I've said before, I hear a couple of bits so when I tell you, you can hang your hats on it... but it's very few and far between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Pearce + Shackell = me itk #justsaying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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