Fair enough, but the guy is still a pillock aside from that. When you're in a position as chief sports reporter for a local radio station, don't be as fucking moronic as to spout off something such as 'I've heard rumours...', then when you're confronted by the club captain, who happened to have been listening, not be prepared to say who told you.
Its OK for fans to criticise the team when things aren't going well, but that bloke should have the ability to remain as neutral as possible if he's chairing a phone-in or whatever, and not start blabbing on that he's heard rumours. It'd be funny if Derby banned him from their press conferences, which would be an absolute kick in the teeth for the radio station.