I do not believe his story about players against ETH tactical change. He is using the rough time to push his agenda about the grumpy British players. If SAF was here, he wouldn't be allowed through the door of Carrington or OT.
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They think journalists should serve the club. The idiots complaining about the timing of the Solskjaer interview being released by the Athletic was something else.
Samuel feckhutst.
"nuff said.
"nuff said.
Luckhurst is shit-stirrer.
I had to mute him on twitter a while back and his toxic chasing 'articles' where he kept pushing his anti-Rooney agenda.
The MEN went from a fair, gentleman with integrity in David Meek to a slimey, ABU troll.
Fergie would've had him banned ages ago.
I had to mute him on twitter a while back and his toxic chasing 'articles' where he kept pushing his anti-Rooney agenda.
The MEN went from a fair, gentleman with integrity in David Meek to a slimey, ABU troll.
Fergie would've had him banned ages ago.
I know most football journalism is largely conjecture, and I'm ok with opinion pieces however the stuff like "sources at the club say..." are getting out of hand, we've always had these articles but the way this information is presented, repeated and recieved particularly on social media is out of control.
Again today with his dressing room sources. I can not stand this man.
Every time the same thing. He waits for a crisis, then makes up some shit about the dressing room.
He's an embodiment of many things wrong with sports "journalism".
I’m sure this guy is a complete tool but isn’t it possible that a few of the local journalists a) do have sources in the dressing room and b) only get the really negative takes at times of crisis?
You might be right, but my feeling he is a bullshitter.
Yes of course they have, but not this guy. His MO is just too repetitive to be genuine.
The world "snivelling" comes to mind.
I'm of the opinion that anyone with half a brain could report on soccer these days. Anyone can make half this shit up.
Step 1. Create an angle
Step 2. Create a ridiculous headline
Step 3. Write an article that neither mentions or closely relates to the headline, be sure to mention sources close to / inside
Step 4. Post a tweet that paraphrases the sources of the negativity + add link to article
Step 5. Sit back and wait for the clicks.
Step 1. Create an angle
Step 2. Create a ridiculous headline
Step 3. Write an article that neither mentions or closely relates to the headline, be sure to mention sources close to / inside
Step 4. Post a tweet that paraphrases the sources of the negativity + add link to article
Step 5. Sit back and wait for the clicks.
You're placing the bar too high.
Can we ban this horrid cnut from every single press conference?
He is a proper wormtongue
He does travel with the team. He was one of two or three media members allowed to travel with the team during covid. Why do people assume he's making things up or he doesn't have sources in the team? It's not like he's an outsider, he has access most pundits don't. And this lockerroom is full of rats, there's no reason to suggest he doesn't have someone telling him how it is.
Does he have more contacts than Andy Mitten does? Mitten comes across as someone who has huge connections and contacts yet he never seems to leak any of these dressing rooms stories. Samual on the other hand seems to make a living out of it. If he is as close to the dressing room as you suggest why on earth has no manager ever banned him from it before?
This is spot on. It’s the same when rival fans point out the same things we’re all saying/thinking. They’ll get mobbed.
Yeah, he was one of only four journalists given priority access during the preseason tour too, including travelling with the squad.
There's obviously - especially on Reddit - a big chunk of the fanbase who don't like him...but if he was just printing non-stop lies he wouldn't be given this sort of access by the club. Like, the club aren't just not freezing him out (not calling on him at press conferences etc, giving him bare minimum access) they're actively making him one of the club's most prioritised journalists.
BTW Mike McGrath, John Percy, Ducker, Wheeler and Reddy have all subsequently printed some variation today of the same story Luckhurst put out earlier (dressing room unhappiness, players unhappy with the manager/training/perceived favouritism)
Exactly. And if RedCafe is one thing, its very critical of the team compared to most fanbases. United have been playing like dogshite this year and obviously players will be unhappy, why wouldn't Luckhurst write about how players are unhappy. It would be an agenda if we were playing somewhat well and he released a story like this before a big game. None of what he said is a surprise, he may as well report it before someone else does.
And he surely didn't like Ole much either, as he was on his back all the time. Just a thing with him.
Don’t think I have ever seen him smile…must be a barrel of laughs at the MEN Christmas party 
His "reports" are based on hear say, rumours from his "sources" It's a bit sad that a chief reporter on a national newspaper is running with such articles like that to simply to get clicks.
It's so easy to be his style of "journalist".
"Sources close to the team were shocked at the display on Wednesday night, with senior pros worried the manager has lost control,"
Etc
"Sources close to the team were shocked at the display on Wednesday night, with senior pros worried the manager has lost control,"
Etc
Finally
It's not really anything better than gutter journalism either way though is it?
My issue is someone getting paid good money to write 8 year old playground level gossip and then acting obnoxious about it on twitter. This isn't a grown adult person job that should exist. It's below being an influencer and somewhere just above that idiot on tiktok who cycles round london filming peoole cutting queues in cars and sending it to the police.
It can't be that hard to do some actual relevant investigative journalism or write opinion pieces that are actually interesting, rather than just going to the lowest and laziest denominator every single time.
Didn't someone do a piece on uncovering actual evidence of teams playing footballers involved in ongoing rape/assault allegations and the PL trying to brush it under the carpet very recently? Now that WAS a well researched and important/relevant piece of journalism. It wind's me up that it gets less attention than some hack spending 10 minutes copy and pasting their own "dressing room sources say players don't like when the manager shouts at them" piece. I couldn't even give a feck if he has real sources or not because its completely useless/pointless information.
I genuinely despise this cnut. Anything negative, he's there. Needs to be perma-banned from OT. I'd like the club to block him in perpetuity.
It read that Hojlund's teammates were unconvinced by him and were reluctant to pass to him.
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It read that Hojlund's teammates were unconvinced by him and were reluctant to pass to him.
His hate for United is bizarre, so was his recent article degrading Martial and now Hojlund. What is his problem?
Probably read this forum. It mirrors what many fans say really.
People say Goldbrige is toxic… if so this cnut is radioactive. Terrible terrible person
Tonight's brainfart has gone a bit far.
And this cnut is employed by MEN, which is the problem here. Goldbridge is just an independent grifter. Luckhurst being in press conferences asking questions of United managers is just unacceptable to me.
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He’s at it again. Who is his source?
Dunno mate
Really wish we would revoke his presence from pressers for a sustained period.