![]() ![]() Looking at Jermaine Beckford - currently at Leeds United, 26, linked a lot with Newcastle recently, out of contract at the end of the season, untried above League One - what have people heard he’s up to? (remember, this is supposed to be rumours not “fantasy transfer window”)… No. This is known as the Sky Sports Rumour Room, where people are supposed to send in the latest transfer rumours they have heard, only it appears to be a mix of existing transfer speculation mixed in with local rivalry, wishful thinking, and complete and utter bollocks.Īnd obviously, I’ve been having fun with it… But as I’ve criticised this in the past for linking us with fifty-three different players and when we eventually sign one, triumphantly announcing “we told you first” - conveniently ignoring the 52 times they were wrong - I’ve been delighted to uncover an even less reliable source of information. ![]() ![]() This is when your local newspaper links your local football club with at least three or four new players in every week in order to try and shift more copies because to be honest no-one is really interested in the other big headlines “cat up tree safely recovered” and “job believed to be available in local area”.Īs a Newcastle United fan, I’m used to our local paper - the Evening Chronicle - churning out this sort of information. One of my favourite parts of football gossip is what is known as “the transfer rumour”. ![]()
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