Jermain Defoe (no longer a rumour)


At this stage in a transfer were there are multiple parties .... 1 of whom are suggesting they are in for a player and even naming him as a target in the presser ...
Who in their right minds leak it that the club aren't in for him anymore to staff within the club. You might state that to a senior coach or speakman but not to all and sundry. Leaking it only makes us look weak, broke or small time
Would I be correct in pointing out Defoe himself mentioned it before we did. He's the one drumming up interest.
 
I’m not sue what his connection to the club is
however his info has always been good
me I get to know nowt of anyone maybe because most people know nowt anyway
nevertheless there is a few good itk on not606
I agree, some get info, not always correct by time it’s stated and with a bit of confirmation bias and opinion thrown in sometimes. I have no problem with that, I’m old enough to filter most of it and recognise no one is always ITK.
 
Spot on.

I genuinely pity anyone who looks at some of the football we are playing this season and says “nothing has changed”.

We are an absolute joy to watch at times and if we don’t go up it will be because we haven’t got the balance quite right and there are another two clubs doing very well, not because we are making the same old mistakes.
I’d add that the policy of recruiting the right players with the potential to improve (Dejaku) , players that have gone off the boil elsewhere (Pritchard) as well as the right blend of e
Magnus over the road stating it is Johnson’s fault if we don’t sign him.

If we believe he’s itk about him not coming, we can’t pick and choose opinions about when he’s itk.

That Magnus character either knows stuff, which posters on here do vouch for him, or he’s a bullshitter.
A bullshitter. On here? Never in a million years 🙄
 
Would I be correct in pointing out Defoe himself mentioned it before we did. He's the one drumming up interest.
I think he did the club should have really manged this far better than it has ....

In some respects it feels like something madrox might pulled.
 
If Johnson doesn't want him i kind of hope he isn't swayed by fans opinions. He's his own man and should standby his decisions and thoughts. Live by the sword and all that...
 
I take it all with a pinch of salt, likes of prehab have a decent record of being right I think.

I'd put him in the same category to be honest, lovely lads, just I'd bet against their "info" despite it being widely reported if pushed.
 
If Johnson doesn't want him i kind of hope he isn't swayed by fans opinions. He's his own man and should standby his decisions and thoughts. Live by the sword and all that...

Exactly, if a decision has been taken that the deal isn’t right for the club/we can’t promise him the amount of football he wants, then they should stick to their guns.

Running the club based on supporters’ clamour on social media, is a recipe for disaster. The people making the decisions have to be as detached from the emotional side of football as possible.
 
If Johnson doesn't want him i kind of hope he isn't swayed by fans opinions. He's his own man and should standby his decisions and thoughts. Live by the sword and all that...
Yes, I totally agree. If he doesn't fancy him that is totally fair enough. He must feel we can get someone better as a new striker is vital. The only issue is that by talking about the requiremement for a 'connection between player and coach' it made it sound like it was a personality issue. That may be well wide of the mark but that is what it certainly sounded like. At the end of the day the fans view is very sentimental and this signing will be a vital one and needs to be data driven.
 
Wasn't Magnus the lad who was saying our takeover was gonna be Sartori's father in law? This was when we knew something was happening but KLD's name wasn't out there.
Yeah that was him, he gets a lot of stuff wrong. Prehab over there says LJ did sign off in the deal and wants him, depends which ITK you believe.
 
I'd put him in the same category to be honest, lovely lads, just I'd bet against their "info" despite it being widely reported if pushed.
Maybe you're right, I've just noticed prehab seems to know when things are done, then again I think he said Patrick Roberts is! Either way these forums are better for it, as long as you don't live and die by what they say.
 
Not wanting to **** on Magnus but does he ever actually get info? I swear he seems to always follow the others. And for ages he was the one telling us the takeover was Fuhrman. He built his ITK reputation on that, and people seemed to not notice when it wasn't.

Since then whenever he has posted it has seemed to be just opinion that is worded in a way to make it look ITK. Just a few days ago he posted he'd be surprised if Defoe didn't sign. Seems to me like he's just usually good at guessing which way the wind is going to blow.

Prehab, deodrant and that Wheatsheaf fella I believe get good stuff.
 
Maybe you're right, I've just noticed prehab seems to know when things are done, then again I think he said Patrick Roberts is! Either way these forums are better for it, as long as you don't live and die by what they say.

I chop and change my posting impression but it's a lot less lively when they're not here.

@deodrant2 would be a good example of someone being itk and @Lonz on Whickham was my favourite.
 
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I'd put him in the same category to be honest, lovely lads, just I'd bet against their "info" despite it being widely reported if pushed.
For a while I was fortunate to have access to the players and staff back in the Roker Park days, I used to drink in the players lounge with them after the game, never heard anything worth a spit.
 

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