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Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires

cliff jones

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What's his history like mate? This window is the first time I've heard of him. Can understand the logic behind a tiering type system but sure no point me following him if there's history there

it's enough to make your heart go aaaawwwhat a lot of bollox
 
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Rob

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What's his history like mate? This window is the first time I've heard of him. Can understand the logic behind a tiering type system but sure no point me following him if there's history there

A tier system doesn't work in principle. If we had Levy himself telling us who we were going to sign, he'd have like a 5% accuracy rate.

We have (genuinely) had ITK direct from senior people at the club before but random fans were considered to be "better" ITKs because they were saying things that the outcome could more easily be assessed.

Behind the scenes it's a bit easier to judge as we can cross-reference what multiple people are saying, we know who they claim their sources are, etc. Someone *cough* you know who *cough* might look like a bit of a bullshitter to some people but their info generally tallies with others and we know their source and how legit it is. To the outside though, you get a completely different impression.

Anyways, ITK Tiers are garbage.
 

-Afri-Coy-

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It's been a couple hours since the ITK came out and still no announcement? #levyout
 

tiger666

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A tier system doesn't work in principle. If we had Levy himself telling us who we were going to sign, he'd have like a 5% accuracy rate.

We have (genuinely) had ITK direct from senior people at the club before but random fans were considered to be "better" ITKs because they were saying things that the outcome could more easily be assessed.

Behind the scenes it's a bit easier to judge as we can cross-reference what multiple people are saying, we know who they claim their sources are, etc. Someone *cough* you know who *cough* might look like a bit of a bullshitter to some people but their info generally tallies with others and we know their source and how legit it is. To the outside though, you get a completely different impression.

Anyways, ITK Tiers are garbage.

Then it's clear the only way to solve this is to give us all access to your super secret back-end forums so we can judge for ourselves..
 

SpartanSpur

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A tier system doesn't work in principle. If we had Levy himself telling us who we were going to sign, he'd have like a 5% accuracy rate.

We have (genuinely) had ITK direct from senior people at the club before but random fans were considered to be "better" ITKs because they were saying things that the outcome could more easily be assessed.

Behind the scenes it's a bit easier to judge as we can cross-reference what multiple people are saying, we know who they claim their sources are, etc. Someone *cough* you know who *cough* might look like a bit of a bullshitter to some people but their info generally tallies with others and we know their source and how legit it is. To the outside though, you get a completely different impression.

Anyways, ITK Tiers are garbage.

Great post. At the end of the day info can be correct even if it doesn't come to fruition. The way some people go on a transfer rumour can only be true if the player ends up signing, when it's bloody obvious it's not that simple. I come here because I'm a fan of the club who cares and would love to get a rough idea of what they are trying to do and discuss it with like minded people. I wish I was privy to more but I appreciate what we get here.

I think there can be some merits to a tier system, we all kinda do it in our heads anyway by having sources we put more or less weight behind, whether that's Journos or ITKs. The way it seems to be applied by some people makes no sense, but that's just the world these days, a lot of binary thinking! Anyone who's been here long enough has seen plenty of 'weaker sources' end up with big scoops, and things that looked a sure thing fall flat on their face also.
 

IfiHadTheWings

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Get it done Baldilocks and the 3 Hairs, you know you want to.

61k doing the "Bale!Bale!Bale! (obviously whilst remaining seated) at the Lane would be top notch.
 

sidford

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A tier system doesn't work in principle. If we had Levy himself telling us who we were going to sign, he'd have like a 5% accuracy rate.

We have (genuinely) had ITK direct from senior people at the club before but random fans were considered to be "better" ITKs because they were saying things that the outcome could more easily be assessed.

Behind the scenes it's a bit easier to judge as we can cross-reference what multiple people are saying, we know who they claim their sources are, etc. Someone *cough* you know who *cough* might look like a bit of a bullshitter to some people but their info generally tallies with others and we know their source and how legit it is. To the outside though, you get a completely different impression.

Anyways, ITK Tiers are garbage.

I get that with ITK tiers on here alright and how it couldn't be done or even right to do but a tier system for newspapers / journos I think is a bit different because if someone was able to properly track journos pieces over time then they could establish if someone was more reliable then someone else and given the wide range of journos its easy just to brush aside what they all say unless it's from likes of Dan Kilpatrick, guardian etc which is what I do currently.

Thats why I was asking about your man Marc because if he's got a negative history, for whatever reason, then I couldn't put any stock in his opinion of the sources so might as well just unfollow him.
 

punkisback

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Bale's agents were out dining with Mendes and also Raiola last night. Should be coming out in the Daily Heil soon. Who knows what they may be discussing, but there is a conference coming up soon for agents.
 

Rob

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I get that with ITK tiers on here alright and how it couldn't be done or even right to do but a tier system for newspapers / journos I think is a bit different because if someone was able to properly track journos pieces over time then they could establish if someone was more reliable then someone else and given the wide range of journos its easy just to brush aside what they all say unless it's from likes of Dan Kilpatrick, guardian etc which is what I do currently.

Thats why I was asking about your man Marc because if he's got a negative history, for whatever reason, then I couldn't put any stock in his opinion of the sources so might as well just unfollow him.

We're talking more (I assume) about the ITK Hub twitter account which has made up some ridiculous tier rankings for ITKs to try and mimic the r/COYS tiers which are more like what you mean (journos, etc).
 
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