Mattock to sign and another player in talks

[Sussex Nomad]

This. I posted something I had been told yesterday and got flamed for it. I've never posted any news or rumours before and have no reason to fabricate stories to impress the masses. I was just mentioning what I had heard and people went mad

Don't bother mate, tell your friends not this place.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

according to Wiki Mattock is in talks with Palace

 

[Mellotron]

I won't believe it until I hear Andy Naylor has tweeted it

 

[SausageTree]

Can anybody post a link to a thread where the O/P actually got a rumour right?!

 

[Napper]

Totter interesting one. Realistically it is certainly something that is feesable.

Got a couple of Millwall supporting mates and similar comments as previous in that potential is there but very inconsistent.

Saying that 6ft2 , 1 goal in 5 for Millwall would equate to 10 a season if he continued this for us. We've seen how he can play , if we can harness this and surround him with better players than Millwall have then could be a great signing.

Mattock would be great news. Solid and fits in with us perfectly. Young as well. Just what we need

 

[Bozza]

Sitch does have a credible source.

Note: the best sources can still be wrong on occasion.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Why the f*ck are you looking at and commenting on rumour threads on a fans website then?

Because I was hoping there would actually be a proper source to this story. ATM its his word against anyone else's.

The reason I commented was because I wanted to share my dis-satisfaction with the actual non proper source of this rumour.

If you don't like my comment why are you commenting on it!

 

[leigull]

It's funny, when someone posts obvious bullshit people buy it hook line and sinker, when someone apparently credible posts possibly realistic information, it's all source, this isn't news, people jumping all over it.

Even if you dont believe why not just take it for what it is? This reaction is liable to put off people who may have genuine information posting it on here.

I do seem to have been a bit overly negative here, apologies. It's because of the number of bullshit threads that I am so sceptical of all of them!

I wasn't aware of any of Sitch's history either, which added to my reaction. The Trotter bit is newsworthy too, but the Mattock one really isn't a surprise.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Why are people so worked up by rumours on here?

It's a FOOTBALL message board. It's the SUMMER.

ITS ALL WE BLOODY HAVE!

 

[Sitch]

according to Wiki Mattock is in talks with Palace

 

[Mellotron]

Sitch does have a credible source.

Note: the best sources can still be wrong on occasion.

Sums it up.

If it comes from Sitch, there's a GOOD CHANCE it'll be right. Doesn't mean it's foolproof.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Sitch does have a credible source.

What a lot of us have said I think.

 

[Gazwag]

72 posts and no Only fools and horse jokes - what's going on

 

[Triggaaar]

I just question that what he's said is actually news at all? We know Mattock is a free agent and Gus wants him, that we're "possibly" about to sign him is not really new news today

But the OP doesn't say 'oo, we may be possibly about to sign someone that we all know we want to sign'. It says 'Mattock to sign'. That means the OP has heard he is actually signing. Of course these things can always fall apart until the pens on the paper, but this is good news.

With that in mind, would it be a useful to have the rep feature back. Would come in handy!

We had this discussion last summer or so when it went. The problem is with just having rep, you'll get lots of popular funny people with good rep that says nothing about whether they talk shit or not. Just reading this thread should make it clear to people what Sitch's reputation for transfer rumours is, that should be enough.

 

[darters74]

Cos bloody mic !

 

[halbpro]

Be quite interesting if there was a way to track people's claims on signings to see how accurate they were. Perhaps how feasible people viewed their tip at the time as well. Then again I'm a data geek.

 

[leigull]

Be quite interesting if there was a way to track people's claims on signings to see how accurate they were. Perhaps how feasible people viewed their tip at the time as well. Then again I'm a data geek.

Trouble is, as mentioned above people can have insider info and a deal can look 99% certain to go through, only for something to fall through last minute. The fans might not necessarily hear about it, but it makes the person who broke the news look like they made it up. I think [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] got caught by some last minute hitches with the KLL transfer saga?

As [MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION] says, the word of some respected members on here should be a good enough gauge as to whether someone is worth listening to or not

 

[Seagull27]

So trotter has a lot of potential, but is a bit hit and miss...

Sounds exactly like watford fans on buckley about this time last year.

 

[Triggaaar]

Can anybody post a link to a thread where the O/P actually got a rumour right?!

You could search yourself:

Hello

 

[strings]

Be quite interesting if there was a way to track people's claims on signings to see how accurate they were. Perhaps how feasible people viewed their tip at the time as well. Then again I'm a data geek.

There was a system on NSC for a short while where you could 'rate' good posts, allowing posters to build up a reputation. But it was withdrawn because (from what I understand) there were a couple of examples of people using the rating system to gang up on unpopular posters.

I'm sure what I have written above isn't 100% correct - I'm also sure someone will correct the inaccuracies.