Jay Rodriguez

[RJ1882]

On the cheap would be a potentially good signing but a massive element of risk given his injury.

 

[Teddy Klinsmann]

@SimonPeach: Koeman on Rodriguez transfer speculation: "He’s a Southampton player, he has a contract and he’s not for sale"

@SimonPeach: Koeman: "First, the most important for Jay is that he will come back and play in football and that’s our question, not about the rumours"

 

[goughie1966]

The Sun is reporting that Poch has £60million to spend and his first target is Rodriquez, followed by Cabaye and Laporte. I'm not sure I can see Levy spending £60m in the last 2 days of the transfer window.

 

[FrankSpencer]

I had a friend who used to work at The Sun in the sports section. By his own admission he said the stories they wrote were utter bullshit 9.9 times out of 10.

 

[goughie1966]

I had a friend who used to work at The Sun in the sports section. By his own admission he said the stories they wrote were utter bullshit 9.9 times out of 10.

Only 9.9 times?

 

[FrankSpencer]

Only 9.9 times?

The other 0.1 were stories they claimed as 'exclusive' that had previously been flirted/confirmed on the internet numerous days before. He said it was a running game between the writers who could get a bullshit story past by the editors and successfully in the paper.

 

[matty74]

Here's to hoping this is one of those 0.1 true stories

 

[tommyt]

Only 9.9 times?

9.99999999999999

 

[FrankSpencer]

Here's to hoping this is one of those 0.1 true stories

I am more optimistic of you licking your elbow, whilst giving off an air of decorum to any family/friends in close proximity.

 

[Ledleys Knee]

I had a friend who used to work at The Sun in the sports section. By his own admission he said the stories they wrote were utter bullshit 9.9 times out of 10.

They aren't even written by people anymore. The gossip sections are by-and-large written by computer programmes now. Algorithms that draw data from twitter and make 'predicitions'

 

[Snuzzy]

9.99999999999999

 

[FrankSpencer]

They aren't even written by people anymore. The gossip sections are by-and-large written by computer programmes now. Algorithms that draw data from twitter and make 'predicitions'

I can believe it. My friend worked with them in 2003 way before computer analytics became bigger than Dirk Diggler's shlong.

 

[spursbri111]

They aren't even written by people anymore. The gossip sections are by-and-large written by computer programmes now. Algorithms that draw data from twitter and make 'predicitions'

i think its more like the lottery. two big chambers of ball. one with teams and one with players. one person picks tottenham another picks leandro,rodrigez, aguaro etc

 

[WalkerboyUK]

i think its more like the lottery. two big chambers of ball. one with teams and one with players. one person picks tottenham another picks leandro,rodrigez, aguaro etc

The Metro had a comment one one of their columns a week or two ago, where they said that's exactly what they did for a laugh...

 

[Geyzer Soze]

They aren't even written by people anymore. The gossip sections are by-and-large written by computer programmes now. Algorithms that draw data from twitter and make 'predicitions'

Serious? Scary if so. 1984.

 

[DJS]

The Sun is reporting that Poch has £60million to spend and his first target is Rodriquez, followed by Cabaye and Laporte. I'm not sure I can see Levy spending £60m in the last 2 days of the transfer window.

I'm sure it read we were looking at getting Cabaye and Laporte in the summer and only Rodriguez now?

 

[nicdic]

I'm sure it read we were looking at getting Cabaye and Laporte in the summer and only Rodriguez now?

This.

The article says Rodriguez tomorrow and Cabaye and Laporte in the summer.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

This.

The article says Rodriguez tomorrow and Cabaye and Laporte in the summer.

Who cares what it says? Laporte would cost £40million. It's made up, as always.

 

[rossdapep]

I had a friend who used to work at The Sun in the sports section. By his own admission he said the stories they wrote were utter bullshit 9.9 times out of 10.

I don't know about your friend but I get the impression that a lot of these guys actually never played football and spent most of their childhood playing fm, dreaming up scenarios for their team and agendas, they've then carried this with them into the "real" world.

When I think about football writers I always pay close attention to the guys in World Soccer magazine, very educated and balanced with much less hint of an agenda.

 

[Ledleys Knee]

Serious? Scary if so. 1984.

It has been happening for a few years now. Same with celebrity gossips columns. Written literally by robots.