James Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Tier 1: those that don’t contradict my world view Tier 5: Those that do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Edwards first again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Downie broke this one: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Harsh to put Douglas in Tier 3 - not sure why he isn't in Tier 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Rich said: Downie broke this one: Ah gutted! Poor Luke Edited June 21, 2022 by TRC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 @r0cafella Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, SteV said: @r0cafella This is a perfect starting point, let’s try and monitor how accurate this is and update accordingly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 On 14/06/2022 at 15:13, TRC said: As there are a lot of links at the moment, there doesn't seem to be a solid guide online for transfer reliability I've put the framework together for a source reliability. Source can be journalist specific or the outlet itself. If mods can clean this up as more suggestions are made, and not everyone will agree, that would be great. Tier 1 - Excellent Source - Fabrizio Romano, David Ornstein (Athletic) Tier 2 - Good Source - Pete Graves (Sky), Luke Edwards (Telegraph), Chris Waugh (Athletic), Craig Hope (Daily Mail), Di Marzo (Sky Italia), Lee Ryder (Chronicle), Keith Downie (Sky) Tier 3 - Average Source - Mark Douglas (inews), Simon Bird (Mirror) Tier 4 - Bad Source - Graeme Bailey (90min) Tier 5 - Avoid - Mouth of the Tyne, Sean Casey Petition to have Luke Edwards demoted at least 2 tiers. The club have led that tosspiece a merry dance this summer and we love to see it. Made a right mug of him.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Tier 1: Ornstein, Horncastle Tier 2: Chris Waugh, George Caulkin, Graves, Downie, Di Marzo TIer 3: None Tier 4: Douglas, Edwards, Hope, Bird, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I like Martin Hardy of the Times, the thinking mans Caulkin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Ornstein is probably the only Tier 1 source tbh. Horncastle is probably Tier 2. Move Tier 2 to the 3, 3 to 4, and 4 to 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Just now, Minhosa said: I like Martin Hardy of the Times, the thinking mans Caulkin. WIth half written stories the old fucker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I don't even know what Romano is anymore, he's probably in the same bracket as the sky guys? IDK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Just now, Kanji said: Ornstein is probably the only Tier 1 source tbh. Horncastle is probably Tier 2. Move Tier 2 to the 3, 3 to 4, and 4 to 5. Yep Ornstein in a class of his tbh. The Messi of the football rumour mill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 John Percy is up there too usually (Telegraph) Although he broke the Livramento story which doesn't seem to have been as close as he thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Just now, Minhosa said: Yep Ornstein in a class of his tbh. The Messi of the football rumour mill. Adrian Wojnarowski or Shams Charania of NBA. When they say it, it's backed the fuck up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, joeyt said: John Percy is up there too usually (Telegraph) Although he broke the Livramento story which doesn't seem to have been as close as he thought Yeah - he's normally pretty good. Must've been spending too much time in Edwards company. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kanji said: I don't even know what Romano is anymore, he's probably in the same bracket as the sky guys? IDK. I don’t think he’s doing a lot of breaking but he’s just as reliable as anyone else, really, if not more. He’s probably the perfect Tier 2 type person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Kanji said: Adrian Wojnarowski or Shams Charania of NBA. When they say it, it's backed the fuck up. I sometimes wonder about the things Adam Schefter has done in life to get where he is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, cubaricho said: I don’t think he’s doing a lot of breaking but he’s just as reliable as anyone else, really, if not more. He’s probably the perfect Tier 2 type person. Tap in merchant, no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Shak said: I sometimes wonder about the things Adam Schefter has done in life to get where he is He's def sold his fucking soul many times over, the fucker. Where as Shams is sweet talking Kay Adams every 6 months. Edited July 3, 2023 by Kanji Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Good to see this legendary thread back. Romano has certain things he has before anyone else, but stuff like Tonali he was absolutely nowhere. Transfer Checker is probably the next step behind Ornstein for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kanji said: Adrian Wojnarowski or Shams Charania of NBA. When they say it, it's backed the fuck up. Its a shame Twitter broke this weekend, after Dropping Dimes went on a rampage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, TRC said: Good to see this legendary thread back. Romano has certain things he has before anyone else, but stuff like Tonali he was absolutely nowhere. Transfer Checker is probably the next step behind Ornstein for me. Forgot about TC - good shout that. Tier 1.5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Kanji said: He's def sold his fucking soul many times over, the fucker. Where as Shams is sweet talking Kay Adams every 6 months. Shams screentime last week was 19 hours on average per day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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