01 Jan 2015 12:06:31
Hello Eds,
What with this being a reputable rumours site, and modern "journalism" seemingly consisting of nothing more that trawling twitter et al, I was wondering if you have ever noticed an instance of a rumour, obviously made up or mischievous, being started here and then picked up by mainstream media? Seems the logical extension of this site's role.

Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - About three years ago someone did do that. The problem with the UK "journalism" is that they do indeed seemingly pull information from blogs or twitter nowadays. Obviously there are still those folks who don't but the "new generation" seemingly have now real interest in sorting the good from the bad.}

1.) 01 Jan 2015
It may have been purely coincidential, but last year I spoke to an ex coach from Austria who told me that Liverpool had been scouting 2 Red Bull Salzburg players (Kevin Kampl and Martin Hinteregger), there was nothing online at the time. I posted what I had been told on here and the next day a site had us linked with the 2 players and Transfermarkt had that site linked as a source. It could have been a coincidence but you know what Journalists are like these days.

Red Rum

2.) 01 Jan 2015
I don't believe in coincidence. It isn't a surprise at all that this happens; even Sky are reporting what twitter says about non-stories now.

3.) 01 Jan 2015
01 Jan 2015 13:55:33
I'm glad they didn't pick up on the Rodgers to Liverpool rumour posted by Macca.

Macca insisted that Liverpool were still interested, even after Rodgers initially knocked us back.

If they did listen, I wouldn't have got the healthy 16-1 odds at the time.

Needless to say, I won a few bob.

Personally, I've never seen or heard a 'rumour' as accurate.

What a nice chap.