Lamela

[humanbeingincroydon]

Timmy is alleged to have said only 3-4 players (Eriksen included) in the current squad he
would definitely want to retain.

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...es-if-he-takes-over-at-tottenham-9227372.html

 

[Spurf]

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...es-if-he-takes-over-at-tottenham-9227372.html

THis I assume:

This standpoint contrasts with that of Sherwood, who would be keen to overhaul the current squad should he retain the faith of Levy beyond the end of the current campaign. Of the seven signings made last summer, at a cost of more than £100million, Sherwood rates only one – Christian Eriksen – highly. He is thought to be willing to ship out the other six, as well as Lewis Holtby, and replace them with players who have more experience of the Premier League.

No direct quotes there I notice just an assertion from the writer. Would that impress Levy? Where does that leave Baldini? Endless speculation will ensue.

 

[lennypops]

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...es-if-he-takes-over-at-tottenham-9227372.html

So Tom Collomosse, journalist with the Evening Standard, thinks that Sherwood thinks that Eriksen is the only really decent player signed in the last eighteen months. Tom Collomosse also thinks that "it is thought" that Sherwood would be willing to let the other seven go.

I wonder if Tom Collomosse also thought that "it was thought" that in January we would be selling Capoue, Lamela, Holtby and Chadli. Cos apparently that situation "was thought" back then and there were a good few articles dedicated to these "thoughts".

From my point of view it is thought that journalists make their bosses happier by printing a series of educated guess and it is believed that they don't really care about accuracy since they have 24-hour rolling web-pages to fill. It has been reported* that Tom Collomosse actually gets paid 20p per word and that any article that gets published can be incorporated into his A Level English folder.

It is thought that journalists who say "Well you really can't say and after all 98% of everything we claim "might" happen doesn't happen so let's just wait and see" will not get very far into the job interview. It is believed that there is a very good reason for this. Various sources also claim that blogs on Newsnow do more to influence what makes it into "legitimate" journalism than actual facts or inside information.


* I just did there, see?

 

[Sidney Fiddler]

Lamela, is he still alive?