Transfer News and Gossip Transfer Rumours Thread 2023-24 (Part 2 - Back in Business. Oh no we’re not)

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[bluesfansince1952]

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[Che's Left Foot]

Come on "done deal" "excellent signing" how is anyone supposed to think for one second you meant just the deal between the clubs. Not knocking you for sharing what you hear but when you get it wrong just own it

Precisely. Saying "i hold my hands up" gets a little tiresome when multiple posted rumours fall through.

A little restriant from some ITK posters wouldnt go amiss. Suggestive language and emojis don't help when deals are far from done.

 

[rlb999]

Don't really see what's wrong with the club announcing their own signings, like they used to in the good old days.

Too many people on here desperate to show they are 'in the know'.

 

[Texas Eslan]

Geezer posts rumours on a rumours forum and gets stick when rumours are just rumours. Maybe just enjoy the rumours for what they are and don’t hang your hat on them coming true.

 

[AlfaShrimper]

No, sorry LS, I've 'liked' a lot of your posts, it's great to have an idea of players we are seriously looking at, but you can't keep getting away with the language you use and then pass it off as 'nothing I've said in that tweet is wrong'.

You do get hopes up with the tone you take in a lot of your posts and you have to be clearer when talking about a player signing or hasn't signed yet for the club.

As has already been posted, everyone's desperate for new players to come into the club and all this does is allow certain posters to have a go at ITK's who have helped a lot in keeping hopes up over the last tough period in the club's history, and what we hope is an exciting future.

This^

 

[AlfaShrimper]

Geezer posts rumours on a rumours forum and gets stick when rumours are just rumours. Maybe just enjoy the rumours for what they are and don’t hang your hat on them coming true.

He didn't say it was a rumour did he. He said done deal

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Please can everyone calm down. This is an online social media forum, for supporters of a football team to discuss matters relating to that team. Its bound to include speculation, gossip, hopes and fears. Sometimes things will be wide of the mark, sometimes not. To the best of my knowledge the main person with a gripe is a local journalist, not anyone connected to the football club.

Some good points have been made including the need for care with phrasing, consideration for implications of putting info in the public domain and the need to quote sources if you've nabbed your news from somewhere else online.

However, I don't really get the 'lets not have speculation, just wait for the OS' posts. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but clearly this website and others like it are for those who want to discuss things between matches and OS articles. To expect that to not happen is like saying there should be no TV shows on BBC1.

Let's chill out and let those who wish to discuss things, appropriately and considerately, do so.

 

[rayleigh dan]

Geezer posts rumours on a rumours forum and gets stick when rumours are just rumours. Maybe just enjoy the rumours for what they are and don’t hang your hat on them coming true.

Sorry, but he didn’t. He posted on Twitter and framed it as Done deal. It then got shared on here.

In contrast the majority of ITK’s on here are careful to caveat what they say. I think all have unfairly been tarred with the same brush by some unfortunately.

 

[rayleigh dan]

Please can everyone calm down. This is an online social media forum, for supporters of a football team to discuss matters relating to that team. Its bound to include speculation, gossip, hopes and fears. Sometimes things will be wide of the mark, sometimes not. To the best of my knowledge the main person with a gripe is a local journalist, not anyone connected to the football club.

Some good points have been made including the need for care with phrasing, consideration for implications of putting info in the public domain and the need to quote sources if you've nabbed your news from somewhere else online.

However, I don't really get the 'lets not have speculation, just wait for the OS' posts. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but clearly this website and others like it are for those who want to discuss things between matches and OS articles. To expect that to not happen is like saying there should be no TV shows on BBC1.

Let's chill out and let those who wish to discuss things, appropriately and considerately, do so.

Agree with this, and I do think the ‘care with phrasing‘ part is key.

 

[Mr. Benedict]

Sorry, but he didn’t. He posted on Twitter and framed it as Done deal. It then got shared on here.

In contrast the majority of ITK’s on here are careful to caveat what they say. I think all have unfairly been tarred with the same brush by some unfortunately.

No he didn't. He said he'd HEARD it was a done deal. It's not LS' fault that his source was incorrect but hey, there's nothing SZ likes more than a pile-on.

 

[BoyWonder2]

Least we can find things to moan about after a 3-0 win…

 

[Callumturner22]

Least we got a solid win today and scored 3 goals and a clean sheet who need new players

 

[Texas Eslan]

Sorry, but he didn’t. He posted on Twitter and framed it as Done deal. It then got shared on here.

In contrast the majority of ITK’s on here are careful to caveat what they say. I think all have unfairly been tarred with the same brush by some unfortunately.

Sorry to break it to you but unless it comes from the club then it’s a rumour.

 

[rayleigh dan]

Sorry to break it to you but unless it comes from the club then it’s a rumour.

Yeah I do get that! Maybe I’m just being grumpy, but it’s hard not to get excited when someone says they’ve heard it’s a ‘done deal’. I still think wording’s important, it’d be less of a let down if we’re told someone’s ‘close to signing’, rather than ‘done deal’ for example. I should know better though that no deals done until announced by the club though!

 

[Strykr]

I can see why kevs a bit miffed, but i just cannot see how any speculation on here or twitter is gonna suddenly make other clubs suddenly aware of a player they somehow havent heard of and make them want to buy them.

Every team from prem to non league has details on every player home and abroad, plus the best players in each league are common knowledge to anyone that follows the league.

Although im bloody exhausted with all the zillions of ITK takeover rumours these last months, speculation about signings is part of the fun always has been always will be. Will be a shame if it ceases.

 

[shrimperjon]

Waldron starting for Rushall as well I see. Clearly not as close as we had hoped.

Fingers crossed next week is the week for us to bring a couple in.

We said that last Saturday

 

[NZamba Legend]

Am hearing that ITKs are hoping to get a couple of deals over the line in the next 48 hours. Need to restore approval among irate twitter followers.

 

[fredheim_holm]

No he didn't. He said he'd HEARD it was a done deal. It's not LS' fault that his source was incorrect but hey, there's nothing SZ likes more than a pile-on.

That’s totally fine if that’s the case, but @londonshrimper. has now clarified that he heard it was just fees agreed between clubs and we should never have assumed that a done deal and an excellent signing meant that he was definitely coming to southend and it was all sorted.

Totally fine to either be incorrect or imperfect in wording, this isn’t a witch hunt, but @londonshrimper. arguing everything is proceeding just as he said it would feels a bit disingenuous when our done deal lines up for his current team.

As I say, I’m confident the deal will probably go through in the end and it’ll turn out @londonshrimper. did have very good source(s) on what’s going on (which I’m grateful for), but the fact remains he’s not an excellent signing that’s really a done deal until pen has met paper.

It’s a misstep but nothing major, just something to learn from.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Maybe I’m just being grumpy...

We just won 3-0 against a very decent side. Cheer up.