Flaneur
Just doesn't shut up
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So I found this post online on reddit.com/r/soccer and thought it would be extremely useful to refer to for the upcoming transfer window:
After several back and forths with people we were able to finalise a list for you to refer to so that when you see a post pop-up here, you can quickly see if the person that wrote the article is worth listening to, or if they're about as trustworthy as a Politician.
Here's how we split each Tier:
Tier Sources
Tier 1
Simon Stone (Manchester Clubs), David Ornstein (London Clubs), Adam Blackmore (Southampton) - BBC / Ben Pearce (Spurs) - Freelance / Mohammed Bouhafsi - RMC / Mike Verweij(Nederlands/Ajax) - Telegraaf / Voetbal International (Nederlands/Ajax) / CMVM.pt (Portugal) / "Quakerboy" (Galatasaray) - rerererarara.net / Edu Polo (Spain) - Mundo Deportivo / Gianluca Di Marzio (Italy) - Freelance/Sky Italia- / RTP 1 (Portugal) / Alfredo Pedulla (AC Milan) - Freelance (Italy) / Romeo Agresti (Juventus) - Goal.com (Italy) / Stephan von Nocks & Frank Lußem(Germany) - Kicker / Ruhr Nachrichten (Schalke & Borrusia Dortmund) / Craig Norwood (Manchester United) - Freelance / George Caulkin (Newcastle United) - The Times / Keith Downie (Newcastle United) - Sky Sports / Craig Hope (Newcastle United) - Daily Mail / Reviersport (Schalke) / Paris United (France) / Globoesporte (Brasil) / Adam Leventhal (Watford) - Sky Sports / Paul Joyce(Liverpool & Everton) - Times / James Pearce (Liverpool) - Echo / Sam Lee (Manchester Clubs) - Goal.com / Rik Elfrink (PSV) - Eindhovens Dagblad / El Mercurio (Chile) / Brian Sciaretta (US) - New York Times / Stephen Goff (US) - Washington Post / Grant Wahl (US) - Fox Sports/Sports Illustrated
Tier 2
Matt Law (Chelsea), James Ducker (Chelsea/Manchester Clubs), John Percy (England/Leicester), Chris Bascombe (Liverpool/Everton) - Telegraph / Bild (Germany) / COPE (Spain) / Dan Kilpatrick(Spurs) - ESPN (England/US) / Lyall Thomas (Spurs) - Sky Sports / Ed Aarons (Spurs) - Guardian / Martin Blackburn (Manchester City) - The Sun / Simon Mullock (Manchester City) - The Mirror / Lee Ryder (Newcastle United) - The Chronicle / Daily Echo (Southampton) / L'Equipe (France) / Amy Lawrence (Arsenal) - Guardian / Raphael Honigstein (Germany) - Sky Germany / NTVSpor (Turkey) / Serdar Saridag (Turkey) - Millyet / oJogo (Portugal) / Ahmet Ercanlar (Fenerbache) - Hürriyet Gazetesi / Sky Sport Italia (Italy) / LigTv (Turkey) / BeIn (Turkey) / Radio Catalunya (Barcelona) (Spain) / Radio Renascença (Portugal) / Cadena SER (Spain) / Sid Lowe - Freelance (Spain) / Leverkusener Anzeiger (Bayer Leverkusen) / Der Westen (Germany) / Gerard Romero (Barcelona) - RAC1 (Spain) / Chris Wathan (Swansea/Wales) - BBC / Riath Al-Samarrai (Swansea/Wales) - Daily Mail / EMOL (Chile) / Mellissa Reddy (Liverpool) - Goal.com / Andy Hunter (Liverpool/Everton) - Guardian / Marcelo Bechler (Brazil) - Esporte
Tier 3
Telegraph (England) / Guardian (England) / Independant (England) / Sky Sports (England) / Ian Ladyman (Manchester Clubs) - The Mirror / Manchester Evening News (England) / Jim White(England) - Sky Sports / ESPN (Various) / The Echo (Liverpool/Everton) / Futbol Arena (Turkey) / Record (Portugal) / aBola (Portugal) / Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy) / Corriere dello Sport (Italy) / Il Tempo (Italy) / la Repubblica (Italy) / Get French Football News (France) / Le Parisien (France) / Transfer Merkezi (Turkey) / Mundo Deportivo (Spain) / Sport (Spain) / COPE (Spain) / Onda Cero(Spain) / Sport1 (Germany)
Tier 4
The Sun (England) / Guillem Balague (England/Spain) / Duncan Castles(England) / Metro (England) / NBC Sports (US) / Sports Witness (Various) / Marca (Spain) / AS(Spain) / Fotomaç (Turkey) / Fanatik (Turkey) / Aspor (Turkey) / Hurriyet (Turkey) / Haberturk (Turkey) / Correio da Manhã (Portugal) / Tuttosport (Italy) / Voetbalzone.nl (Nederlands) / Pierre Menes (France) / Sky Germany (Germany) / Bleacher Report (Various) / Miguel Delaney(Freelance) (England) / Andy Mitten (Manchester United) - Freelance / Talksport (U.K.) / Here is the City (Manchester Clubs)
Tier 5
Tancredi Palmieri / IndyKaila / Daily Star / Sqwaka / LadBible / Caught Offside / Joe.ie / Joe.co.uk / 90min / Muzzy Ozcan
Hopefully, this should be helpful to you guys/girls on here for trying to distinguish what rumours seem credible and what don't.
(Should be noted that Gianluca Di Marzio who reported the André Silva and Rui Patricio rumours the other week is firmly placed in Tier 1
)
After several back and forths with people we were able to finalise a list for you to refer to so that when you see a post pop-up here, you can quickly see if the person that wrote the article is worth listening to, or if they're about as trustworthy as a Politician.
Here's how we split each Tier:
- Tier 1 - Almost undisputed when discussing a Transfer Rumour. They may not be the first to discuss a rumour, but if they are talking about it; then it is almost certainly true, and possibly close to complete.
- Tier 2 - Known to have current sources, but are still fallible and just short of being considered an authority on rumour discussions. However, multiple individuals or sources from this tier reporting the same rumour may indicate a strong possibility of truth to the rumour.
- Tier 3 - Unreliable, and not to be trusted solo. They fall into near click-bait practices and are often fighting for relevance in a sea of rumours.
- Tier 4 - Not to be trusted at all. These companies make money out of ensuring that you read them and they will make up anything to get you to harness advertising revenue.
- Tier 5 - Why are you even reading and listening to them?
Tier Sources
Tier 1
Simon Stone (Manchester Clubs), David Ornstein (London Clubs), Adam Blackmore (Southampton) - BBC / Ben Pearce (Spurs) - Freelance / Mohammed Bouhafsi - RMC / Mike Verweij(Nederlands/Ajax) - Telegraaf / Voetbal International (Nederlands/Ajax) / CMVM.pt (Portugal) / "Quakerboy" (Galatasaray) - rerererarara.net / Edu Polo (Spain) - Mundo Deportivo / Gianluca Di Marzio (Italy) - Freelance/Sky Italia- / RTP 1 (Portugal) / Alfredo Pedulla (AC Milan) - Freelance (Italy) / Romeo Agresti (Juventus) - Goal.com (Italy) / Stephan von Nocks & Frank Lußem(Germany) - Kicker / Ruhr Nachrichten (Schalke & Borrusia Dortmund) / Craig Norwood (Manchester United) - Freelance / George Caulkin (Newcastle United) - The Times / Keith Downie (Newcastle United) - Sky Sports / Craig Hope (Newcastle United) - Daily Mail / Reviersport (Schalke) / Paris United (France) / Globoesporte (Brasil) / Adam Leventhal (Watford) - Sky Sports / Paul Joyce(Liverpool & Everton) - Times / James Pearce (Liverpool) - Echo / Sam Lee (Manchester Clubs) - Goal.com / Rik Elfrink (PSV) - Eindhovens Dagblad / El Mercurio (Chile) / Brian Sciaretta (US) - New York Times / Stephen Goff (US) - Washington Post / Grant Wahl (US) - Fox Sports/Sports Illustrated
Tier 2
Matt Law (Chelsea), James Ducker (Chelsea/Manchester Clubs), John Percy (England/Leicester), Chris Bascombe (Liverpool/Everton) - Telegraph / Bild (Germany) / COPE (Spain) / Dan Kilpatrick(Spurs) - ESPN (England/US) / Lyall Thomas (Spurs) - Sky Sports / Ed Aarons (Spurs) - Guardian / Martin Blackburn (Manchester City) - The Sun / Simon Mullock (Manchester City) - The Mirror / Lee Ryder (Newcastle United) - The Chronicle / Daily Echo (Southampton) / L'Equipe (France) / Amy Lawrence (Arsenal) - Guardian / Raphael Honigstein (Germany) - Sky Germany / NTVSpor (Turkey) / Serdar Saridag (Turkey) - Millyet / oJogo (Portugal) / Ahmet Ercanlar (Fenerbache) - Hürriyet Gazetesi / Sky Sport Italia (Italy) / LigTv (Turkey) / BeIn (Turkey) / Radio Catalunya (Barcelona) (Spain) / Radio Renascença (Portugal) / Cadena SER (Spain) / Sid Lowe - Freelance (Spain) / Leverkusener Anzeiger (Bayer Leverkusen) / Der Westen (Germany) / Gerard Romero (Barcelona) - RAC1 (Spain) / Chris Wathan (Swansea/Wales) - BBC / Riath Al-Samarrai (Swansea/Wales) - Daily Mail / EMOL (Chile) / Mellissa Reddy (Liverpool) - Goal.com / Andy Hunter (Liverpool/Everton) - Guardian / Marcelo Bechler (Brazil) - Esporte
Tier 3
Telegraph (England) / Guardian (England) / Independant (England) / Sky Sports (England) / Ian Ladyman (Manchester Clubs) - The Mirror / Manchester Evening News (England) / Jim White(England) - Sky Sports / ESPN (Various) / The Echo (Liverpool/Everton) / Futbol Arena (Turkey) / Record (Portugal) / aBola (Portugal) / Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy) / Corriere dello Sport (Italy) / Il Tempo (Italy) / la Repubblica (Italy) / Get French Football News (France) / Le Parisien (France) / Transfer Merkezi (Turkey) / Mundo Deportivo (Spain) / Sport (Spain) / COPE (Spain) / Onda Cero(Spain) / Sport1 (Germany)
Tier 4
The Sun (England) / Guillem Balague (England/Spain) / Duncan Castles(England) / Metro (England) / NBC Sports (US) / Sports Witness (Various) / Marca (Spain) / AS(Spain) / Fotomaç (Turkey) / Fanatik (Turkey) / Aspor (Turkey) / Hurriyet (Turkey) / Haberturk (Turkey) / Correio da Manhã (Portugal) / Tuttosport (Italy) / Voetbalzone.nl (Nederlands) / Pierre Menes (France) / Sky Germany (Germany) / Bleacher Report (Various) / Miguel Delaney(Freelance) (England) / Andy Mitten (Manchester United) - Freelance / Talksport (U.K.) / Here is the City (Manchester Clubs)
Tier 5
Tancredi Palmieri / IndyKaila / Daily Star / Sqwaka / LadBible / Caught Offside / Joe.ie / Joe.co.uk / 90min / Muzzy Ozcan
Hopefully, this should be helpful to you guys/girls on here for trying to distinguish what rumours seem credible and what don't.
(Should be noted that Gianluca Di Marzio who reported the André Silva and Rui Patricio rumours the other week is firmly placed in Tier 1
)
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