Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

Register Log in

[Albion] Dunk to Leicester City?



Bevendean Hillbilly

Bevendean Hillbilly

New member
Sep 4, 2006
12,805
Nestling in green nowhere
spence said:
Get a grip!!!
Click to expand...

Yeah. Probably right. There’s ITK..and some trust it..and there’s ITK that’s probably bogus or made up. It’s picking your favourite tipster on NSC by hanging around long enough to tell whether they’re talking out of their arse or not.

Grip got. Ta spence and others.
 




Blue Valkyrie

Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
Triggaaar said:
And their comments on Dunk could have been too.
But that's not the situation we're discussing. We're discussing whether Leicester could have been in for Dunk. You're saying that the Argus are conservative and don't say a sale might happen unless they're sure of it. So we just know that the Argus weren't sure that Leicester were in for Dunk.

They weren't sure we were in for Maupay, so they said we weren't. They were wrong (again).
Click to expand...
chaileyjem said:
The Argus reported all summer their line, as shared with them by a good source, that Dunk was “95%” likely to stay.

They also reported all summer that we were interested in Maupay. “What was wrong (again) “ about that ?
Click to expand...
Naylor Said No.

https://twitter.com/brettbrighton/status/1138067007067308037?s=19

https://twitter.com/AndyNaylorBHAFC/status/1138069404011421696?s=19
 


Triggaaar

Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
50,171
Goldstone
chaileyjem said:
They also reported all summer that we were interested in Maupay. “What was wrong (again) “ about that ?
Click to expand...
When asked if there was any truth in Brighton being after Maupay, Naylor said 'No'
[tweet]1138069404011421696[/tweet]

Therefore, the Argus saying that Dunk to Leicester was very unlikely to happen, doesn't mean much.
 




chaileyjem

chaileyjem

#BarberIn
NSC Patron
Jun 27, 2012
13,881
Triggaaar said:
Therefore, the Argus saying that Dunk to Leicester was very unlikely to happen, doesn't mean much.
Click to expand...

So the Argus reporting that 7 or 8 weeks ago that we’d not bid for Maupay - Even though it subsequently confirmed interest weeks before the signing yesterday also ...invalidates their, as it turns out, likely correct reporting on Dunk. (Even when it was also backed up by non Argus reporters)

Do you not believe any transfer reporting from any source then ?
 




Sheebo

Sheebo

Well-known member
Jul 13, 2003
29,287
Nixonator said:
That's a bit of a leap, it's almost as if you just wanted to squeeze in that little jibe ad hoc.

The term 'plastic' is peddled around a huge amount, particularly on social media. It is by no means used in circulation exclusively by our fans, in fact we are accused of it far more than I see us throwing the altogether embarassing term around.

A strange comment for an albion fan to make on the whole.
Click to expand...

I thought the same but he seems very defensive and definitely over reacted to a joke. I know Hudds lost last night but no need to take it out on me [MENTION=20]Publius Ovidius[/MENTION]
 


Weststander

Weststander

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Aug 25, 2011
63,926
Withdean area
The ITK told us through their sauces close to Dunk/his family that Dunk was up for it and moves behind the scenes were afoot. That we’d all end up with egg on our faces from our cynicism.

Turned out to be utter tosh. So very predictable.
 


Surrey Phil

Surrey Phil

Well-known member
Aug 3, 2010
1,476
143 pages and yet Leicester haven’t even made an approach to the club or an offer! Literally stark raving bonkers! :facepalm: :wrong:
 






Questions

Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
24,877
Worthing
Triggaaar said:
When asked if there was any truth in Brighton being after Maupay, Naylor said 'No'
[tweet]1138069404011421696[/tweet]

Therefore, the Argus saying that Dunk to Leicester was very unlikely to happen, doesn't mean much.
Click to expand...

The Argus has quite frankly been an embarrassment when it has come to transfer speculation in recent years.
Anyone can start speculating once Sky have pretty much confirmed it albeit they themselves have their early rumour mill.
 


Triggaaar

Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
50,171
Goldstone
chaileyjem said:
So the Argus reporting that 7 or 8 weeks ago that we’d not bid for Maupay
Click to expand...
They didn't say we hadn't bid, they said there was no truth in us being after Maupay. That was incorrect.

...invalidates their, as it turns out, likely correct reporting on Dunk. (Even when it was also backed up by non Argus reporters)
Click to expand...
Someone here posted that the Argus saying that Dunk to Leicester was unlikely to happen was enough to tell them it wouldn't happen.

I am simply being objective, and highlighting that the Argus thinking something won't happen doesn't mean it won't.

Do you not believe any transfer reporting from any source then ?
Click to expand...
Different sources give me different levels of confidence depending on what they've claimed. If the Argus said we'd made an offer for someone, I'd think that was likely to be correct. They don't seem to make stuff like that up. If, however, the Argus say we're not interested in someone, I don't believe that they've had it confirmed by the club that we're not interested in said player, I expect they simply don't know anything about our interest in them. Them not knowing doesn't mean we're not interested.

If L'Équipe says we've made an offer for a French player, I'd think that has a good chance of being correct too.
 






chaileyjem

chaileyjem

#BarberIn
NSC Patron
Jun 27, 2012
13,881
Triggaaar said:
They don't seem to make stuff like that up. If, however, the Argus say we're not interested in someone, I don't believe that they've had it confirmed by the club that we're not interested in said player, I expect they simply don't know anything about our interest in them. Them not knowing doesn't mean we're not interested.

.
Click to expand...

Naylor was actually asked specifically "any truth in" [presumably rumours about Maupay - not whether the club was "interested" - it wasn't that specific] .
How do you know if it was incorrect ? It was 7 weeks ago. If they said there was no truth in Maupay rumours at the time then they would have confirmed it based on what their sources told them at the time. There might well have been no acitivity then and they were pursuing other targets.
 


chaileyjem

chaileyjem

#BarberIn
NSC Patron
Jun 27, 2012
13,881
Questions said:
The Argus has quite frankly been an embarrassment when it has come to transfer speculation in recent years.
Anyone can start speculating once Sky have pretty much confirmed it albeit they themselves have their early rumour mill.
Click to expand...

The Argus with Naylor in previous season and Owen this season have knocked back, correctly, probably hundreds of transfer speculation stories written by others (from the mail, the Sun to irksome fake transfer twitter accounts) . week after week . And you think the Argus are the embarrassment. Blimey.
 




H

Hotchilidog

Well-known member
Jan 24, 2009
8,692
chaileyjem said:
The Argus with Naylor in previous season and Owen this season have knocked back, correctly, probably hundreds of transfer speculation stories written by others (from the mail, the Sun to irksome fake transfer twitter accounts) . week after week . And you think the Argus are the embarrassment. Blimey.
Click to expand...

Agree the Argus always err on the side of caution when it comes to transfers, as a result I trust them more than twitter sites and the nationals who simply have to churn out rumours day after day.
 


Driver8

Driver8

On the road...
NSC Patron
Jul 31, 2005
15,979
North Wales
chaileyjem said:
Naylor was actually asked specifically "any truth in" [presumably rumours about Maupay - not whether the club was "interested" - it wasn't that specific] .
How do you know if it was incorrect ? It was 7 weeks ago. If they said there was no truth in Maupay rumours at the time then they would have confirmed it based on what their sources told them at the time. There might well have been no acitivity then and they were pursuing other targets.
Click to expand...

Maupay said in his interview that he spoke to Potter several weeks ago.
 




Official Old Man

Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull
Aug 27, 2011
8,546
Brighton
ROONEY
With Sky dedicating hours on transfer talk, so many 'ITK', spies at every ground, friends of friends, mates down the pub and reporters at every port, how come the Rooney transfer went unnoticed? His agent was touting him round a few clubs and yet the BBC had an interview with his agent about the FA Cup only a few days ago.
OK, so it's not a big transfer, but it has turned it to a big story.
 








You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Albion and Premier League latest from Sky Sports


Top
Link Here