Giggsyking
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He was accused of being a tap in merchant, but I really admire his patience. He is a very good journalist.
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He’s one annoying person. Has nothing about him. Living off his laugh.Annoying loud obnoxious Micah Richards laugh for no apparent reason, for good measure.
He's #2 behind Ornstein. That man is ridiculous.Haters will hate, but he is the best in the business. His work ethic is ridiculous.
He broke plenty of transfers before Ornstein in this window.He's #2 behind Ornstein. That man is ridiculous.
Ornstein also has a higher journalistic standard with sourcing as he works for a news website. Romano is a freelancer.He broke plenty of transfers before Ornstein in this window.
That's a hater opinion right there from the boy scout.I find it difficult to understand what should be admired in all this.
You're talking about a guy breaking stuff a few hours before it's officially confirmed by a club anyway. It's not ground-breaking, it's barely news worthy. It's not journalistic investigation into anything related to the sporting side or business side of football. It's mundane, at best.
But then, I've never understood people's fascination with transfer season or muppetry, so I guess it's me.
He's up there but not as good as Ornstein imo.He's the undisputed best universal source for transfer season, anyone doubting him at this point just comes across as weirdly bitter.
A few hours is everything in that line of work. You may not appreciate it, but I wouldn't say it's mundane. He probably gets a lot of false leads directly from players/agents, so I am sure some level of research is being done.I find it difficult to understand what should be admired in all this.
You're talking about a guy breaking stuff a few hours before it's officially confirmed by a club anyway. It's not ground-breaking, it's barely news worthy. It's not journalistic investigation into anything related to the sporting side or business side of football. It's mundane, at best.
But then, I've never understood people's fascination with transfer season or muppetry, so I guess it's me.
Sort of yes. But he is more reliable than someone who just repeats what agents tell him. Agents also bullshit to create hubbub but it seems Romano also cross-references his sources and he rarely indulges into posting what one source alone tells him.I think it's pretty obvious at this point he's a funnel for agents.
‘Rate him’? Jesus wept. Rate him as what? What does he do that you admire?Says a lot about your knowledge if you don’t rate him.
I think it says a lot about someone’s intelligence if they think he has the inside track on every transfer in European football. He’s clearly got contacts and gets some good exclusives, but there’s obviously a lot of aggregation going on from lessor known journalists and people just assume it’s all from him. 99% of his posts are just rehashes and it becomes very boring very quickly.Says a lot about your knowledge if you don’t rate him.
You’ve never understood why fans are excited about seeing what players their clubs are signing?But then, I've never understood people's fascination with transfer season or muppetry, so I guess it's me.
Imagine trying to proclaim superiority because you like some bloke on twitter more than other people might.Says a lot about your knowledge if you don’t rate him.
It's all fun and games. Don't take things too seriously.Imagine trying to proclaim superiority because you like some bloke on twitter more than other people might.
People who have to turn everything into fecking console wars are so weird, man.
For 4 months (summer window and Jan window) out of the year millions of transfer muppets camp out in his twitter account.A few hours is everything in that line of work. You may not appreciate it, but I wouldn't say it's mundane. He probably gets a lot of false leads directly from players/agents, so I am sure some level of research is being done.
Everyone does not need to be an award-winning Reuters/AP journalist. He's found a niche that millions of people enjoy, good on him.
I understand that, of course. I don't understand the obsession with everything that comes before, the ranking of sources, the rumours... At the end of the day, the club will sign who they will sign, and that's what you get excited about. Not a rumour.You’ve never understood why fans are excited about seeing what players their clubs are signing?
Those few hours are everything... in what sense? In getting more likes and retweets? Cos it certainly has no incidence on the clubs' business and their transfers. By the time he announces it, the transfer is done, he has no bearing on anything. He's just a glorified mouthpiece.A few hours is everything in that line of work. You may not appreciate it, but I wouldn't say it's mundane. He probably gets a lot of false leads directly from players/agents, so I am sure some level of research is being done.
Everyone does not need to be an award-winning Reuters/AP journalist. He's found a niche that millions of people enjoy, good on him.
Ornstein also mainly covers the PL, Romano is covering transfers across Europe.Ornstein also has a higher journalistic standard with sourcing as he works for a news website. Romano is a freelancer.
Do you know what gossip is?Created a product that nobody wanted or needed.
Calling him a journalist is galling. He’s a gossip columnist and a bit of a snake. Operates in a mucky space in the sport that we’d all be better off without. Manipulation of clubs and players for no positive end goal.
Modern fans are so weird.
Makes zero sense, if nobody wanted or needed it, he would not be popularCreated a product that nobody wanted or needed.
Calling him a journalist is galling. He’s a gossip columnist and a bit of a snake. Operates in a mucky space in the sport that we’d all be better off without. Manipulation of clubs and players for no positive end goal.
Modern fans are so weird.
It means you can risk losing big pieces of information and be out the loop if you turn away for a few hoursThose few hours are everything... in what sense? In getting more likes and retweets? Cos it certainly has no incidence on the clubs' business and their transfers. By the time he announces it, the transfer is done, he has no bearing on anything. He's just a glorified mouthpiece.