UK football press is terrible.
The only thing that might be possible if when they do their 'selling' stories the club in question was a PLC. If the story caused market reaction (share price drops severely etc) , can they be legally forced to cite the source/strength of their claims.

comment by The RDBD (demoted to supporting the team managed by Pep Guardiola) (U1062)
posted 4 minutes ago
UK football press is terrible.
The only thing that might be possible if when they do their 'selling' stories the club in question was a PLC. If the story caused market reaction (share price drops severely etc) , can they be legally forced to cite the source/strength of their claims.
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Very true. You wouldn't be allowed to do this in the financial markets. I think it needs a court case to bring some of these guys in check or they need to name their source.

I used to be addicted to Ceefax. At the end of the tottenham page there'd be a transfer gossip phone number link and I'm embarrassed to say I called and listened to those a few times

Online sports journalism now seems to be a case of wait until a story appears elsewhere and copy it blindly

"I think it needs a court case to bring some of these guys in check or they need to name their source."

Not clear what the "Leveson" of football journalism would actually be, to force a fundamental shake-up of transfer stories.

At least BBC teletext rightly calls it 'todays gossip' when they put the stuff up from the tabloids etc.

comment by Flashy flibble (U10324)
posted 10 minutes ago
I used to be addicted to Ceefax. At the end of the tottenham page there'd be a transfer gossip phone number link and I'm embarrassed to say I called and listened to those a few times
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Lol, always check with the bill payer before making the call...

Kinda glad to hear this is the case. Cambiasso has struggled with the pace of the Italian league. Can only think he'd get torn apart if he played in the PL.

Ceefax was the best thing ever.

I'd spend about 30 minutes a day going through every single BBC sports page, then ITV, then channel 4 music pages.

Flashy I only ever called them once! But I used to get so, so excited whenever it would say 'SPURS TO SIGN BRAZILIAN STARLET?' or whatever other teasers they'd use. I'd believe them every time.

They do it all the time in the financial press though with a bit more panache these days. Footy journalism, unless you are talking about the likes of Henry Winter et al the majority are fans trawling fans trawling fans. Most of the blogs and media outlets have T&C's that cover off the legal side so all we can do is not read them or filter the most blatant serial offenders.

Had me laughing today …
(News Now)

First story: “Tottenham star to be at WHL next season”
Very next story: “Tottenham star hints at move next season”

Both about Lloris, both lifted from another piece following the exit of France from the WC.

Ceefax was a super WUM.
Lead you in with the title.
Then after finally looping the counter to the right page, then displaying it with enough pixel errors so you cannot read the article.

Let's play Bamboozle!

newsnow. RRP was addicted to that site.

I have ignored and will always ignore any reports by second rate media sites

Usually trust Sky and BBC, and the odd Guardian/Telegraph stuff.

Anyone that reads Goal.Com and takes it seriously needs their head checked

Point for me is Thudd as soon as you pay a visit you are counted as a hit and if that page had a commercial on it, you are counted as having viewed it after 1 second! With the amount of ad revenue going through the web nowadays based on hugely inaccurate measures means we will get more regurgitated unsupported nonsense than we can shake a stick out and ultimately, we are to blame for visiting these stories!

Take it for what it is,just gossip,it used to be the pastime of elderly housewifes over garden walls now been handed down to sports journalists to idle or incapable of doing the job they're paid to do.

ShortBack&Sides

Agree, once you're in a position within the media, and sports journalism you can in essence create articles out of pure speculation

How long till Bony is 'strongly' linked with Spurs?

Louvren linked with us a few weeks back, when anyone with a brain know's how ambitious he is, and that he'd aim higher than us

Being a sports 'journalist' looks like a simple job, Daily Mail is probably one of the worst for it

Twitter rumors is another I can't stand!

comment by TBAG - Eric Made Insulin Like Yoda. But Erics Big Bum Is Not Good To Offer Nylon. (U11806)
posted 48 minutes ago
Let's play Bamboozle!
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loved that game!!

Blue and yellow

Ive never heard anyone ever mention cambiasso it would blow my mind. One we have too many centre mids and two our policy is not to buy ageing players. nelson,friedel and saha being a one off situation as it was old harry choosing.

The independent or the guardian newspapers are the ones to trust as they have someone at spurs feeding them info. Theyve got like a 98% strike rate of correct articles.

comment by look like modric (U7431)
posted 5 hours, 34 minutes ago
Ive never heard anyone ever mention cambiasso it would blow my mind. One we have too many centre mids and two our policy is not to buy ageing players. nelson,friedel and saha being a one off situation as it was old harry choosing.

The independent or the guardian newspapers are the ones to trust as they have someone at spurs feeding them info. Theyve got like a 98% strike rate of correct articles.
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Good to know.