What boils my piss are people who seem to want to rubbish all claims from people who have heard a bit of gossip or news, are abusive or choose to ridicule often genuine people who have been told a bit of news that is right.
Are those people so feckin dim that they think all negotiations and goings off are between people who make a sworn pact of secrecy not to discuss anything with anyone beyond the 4 walls they are in? Do they think meetings always take place in secure areas.....swept for witnesses and cleared while those who are part of the negotiations are ushered into the room under high security and disguised to protect identities?
1. Player negotiations often take place outside the club.
2. Meetings take place with Player, club representatives and agents and also possible players family.
This isn't warfare and national security...we aren't dealing with presidents and the royal family. It's a football club discussing the purchase of a player.
That means the public might witness people arriving at the place of the meeting, or maybe all the people involved won't be able to stop themselves mentioning it to their friends, colleagues and family BECAUSE THAT IS HUMAN NATURE! Not forgetting the snakes of agents who will regularly twist news and release it to certain people to make trouble and do so with the sole aim of earning themselves more money.
So info DOES get out...a lot. And nothing to do with a lack of professionalism on the part of the club, it happens at every club.
I used to get the odd snippet.....my source is no longer at the club. But when he was, it was bang on because he was boardroom level. He didn't share for me to plaster all over the Internet, just because he knew as a passionate Blade I would be interested to know what (shit usually sadly) was going on at my club!
So, those who doubt all info you are dumb. And just because you might think it crazy or unbelievable doesn't make it bollocks or made up.
Rant over.