Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Is this guy for real? Keeps posting on Twitter that he has been "told" this or that he "understands" that. Now saying he has been "told" we aren't interested in Nainggolan. Earlier in the week he thought he was a pacy winger. Said days before we signed Lovren that there would be no signings until July. This week he has had an absolute nightmare, pretty clear he has no sources and is just spouting whatever the other reports are at that time. Genuinely a bit concerned for the lad's welfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Doesnt he work for the sun ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 if he works for a news paper. I would suggest he has more of a clue than nearly all of the posters on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 He goes to the pressers and is certainly a Journalist, no question of that. But he clearly has little additional info than we do. In fact, this morning his story in the Star was that we had bid 15m for Nainggolan and then an hour ago he "understood" we had no interest in him. Just don't want people to be taken in by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Seems to basically copy other peoples tweets. Don't think he ever really has his own sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Well people shot him down when we said that he understood Nigel Adkins would be replaced by Pochettino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Well people shot him down when we said that he understood Nigel Adkins would be replaced by Pochettino. true dat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 John Cross was the one who broke the Adkins story. Over the last few days Crook has looked quite foolish with his tweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Well people shot him down when we said that he understood Nigel Adkins would be replaced by Pochettino. Which he found out about late the night before. It had been in the Spanish press for weeks yet he didn't pick up on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Which he found out about late the night before. It had been in the Spanish press for weeks yet he didn't pick up on that. nor did anyone. or they dismissed it as bollix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 true dat As Saint Charlie pointed out, how can you defend tweeting that we have no interest in Nainggolan on the same morning that his article of our 15M bid for him is printed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 nor did anyone. or they dismissed it as bollix But clearly any journo who is truly close to the club would have picked up on the story a lot sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 He seems to basically copy other peoples posts. Dont think he ever really has his own sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 But clearly any journo who is truly close to the club would have picked up on the story a lot sooner. lets be honest. Journos hear stuff, tweet stuff. Sometimes they no doubt do clubs or agents a 'favour' by letting slips certain details. Whether those details being told to him are true or not. Who knows. but I really doubt they go to work and think "I know, I am going to completely make stuff up about Southampton FC, or Cardiff, Or Norwich etc" no, if he is just retweeting other tweets, then fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 But clearly any journo who is truly close to the club would have picked up on the story a lot sooner. He did pick up on the new info quickly though... Took him less than an hour to notice simon peach's tweet that said the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 lets be honest. Journos hear stuff, tweet stuff. Sometimes they no doubt do clubs or agents a 'favour' by letting slips certain details. Whether those details being told to him are true or not. Who knows. but I really doubt they go to work and think "I know, I am going to completely make stuff up about Southampton FC, or Cardiff, Or Norwich etc" no, if he is just retweeting other tweets, then fair enough He isn't retweeting, he tweets them saying "I understand" or "I've been told" and then rehashes rumours floating about everywhere. Same day his article in the Star says we have bid 15m for Nainggolan (who earlier this week he told people was a flying winger) he "has been told" we have no interest in him. Would have been handy to know that before saying we have bid for him really. People are hanging off his every word when the reality is he knows little more than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 lets be honest. Journos hear stuff, tweet stuff. Sometimes they no doubt do clubs or agents a 'favour' by letting slips certain details. Whether those details being told to him are true or not. Who knows. but I really doubt they go to work and think "I know, I am going to completely make stuff up about Southampton FC, or Cardiff, Or Norwich etc" No or course they don't but you lose credibility and authenticity when you constantly contradict yourself on Twitter. He could do more to explain what's a personal opinion not backed by any sources or knowledge vs something which actually knows. It seems he tries to pass everything off as his when most of it isn't. He is a journo however, so will on occasion get a scoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 People are hanging off his every word . are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 are they? On twitter yes, and on many of our transfer threads his updates get posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 if he works for a news paper. I would suggest he has more of a clue than nearly all of the posters on this forum Well that really wouldn't be difficult would it. I would suggest the word "nearly" may be superfluous with the possible exception of VMan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 On twitter yes, and on many of our transfer threads his updates get posted. Yes but all of those, @Saintsfcviews, @Saintsrumours and anything similar and just rumour spreading bull****. Don't understand the bellends that run these accounts on twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Is this guy for real? Maybe just take a minute to study his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 I use to date a journalist, she did a decent BJ and that was about the sum of her "talents". Oh yeah she wrote an agony aunt column for a Woman's Weekly but she let me do it most of the time and let me assure you my journalistic talents are sub zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 I use to date a journalist, she did a decent BJ and that was about the sum of her "talents". Oh yeah she wrote an agony aunt column for a Woman's Weekly but she let me do it most of the time and let me assure you my journalistic talents are sub zero. Are we still talking about Alex Crook here!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 (edited) Are we still talking about Alex Crook here!? no, we're talking about journalists in general . Being a journalist doesn't necessarily mean you know what you're doing or knowing anything about your subject. Read Scoop, Waugh might not have been so wrong as all that. Edited 24 June, 2013 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Haha Adam Blackmore from Solent just ruined Crook. Alex Goring Crook@alex_crook11m Am I in a time warp? @solentsport: Representatives of Victor Wanyama are in talks with #saintsfc after clubs agree £12m fee for midfielder Adam Blackmore@bigadamsport1m Same time warp as this?RT @alex_crook: Hearing rumours #saintsfc will play #cfc on first weekend of the season. poch v his old mate Mourinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 lol brilliant. Serves him right really, does he not realise how silly he looks?? Always hours behind anything. I could create a twitter feed and do it an hour earlier than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 if he works for a news paper. I would suggest he has more of a clue than nearly all of the posters on this forum Bar me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 lol brilliant. Serves him right really, does he not realise how silly he looks?? Always hours behind anything. I could create a twitter feed and do it an hour earlier than him. Just ruins any credibility by commenting on absolutely evert Twitter rumour. There was one made up by one of those Saintsfan twitter jerks saying Ramirez had handed in a transfer request and he was saying he "understood" that was not the case. It wasn't even a credible rumour FFS. His job is to turn up at the press conferences, write down what the manager and player say and then produce a newspaper report of it for those who don't read the OS or watch Saints Player. He is trying to come across like he is well connected but he isn't. Of course some rumours will come off, but many like the Chelsea one above will have been "understood" incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Just ruins any credibility by commenting on absolutely evert Twitter rumour. There was one made up by one of those Saintsfan twitter jerks saying Ramirez had handed in a transfer request and he was saying he "understood" that was not the case. It wasn't even a credible rumour FFS. His job is to turn up at the press conferences, write down what the manager and player say and then produce a newspaper report of it for those who don't read the OS or watch Saints Player. He is trying to come across like he is well connected but he isn't. Of course some rumours will come off, but many like the Chelsea one above will have been "understood" incorrectly. It's my understanding that you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 It's my understanding that you are correct. I've been told that I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 What a bunch of *****s some of you lot are. Why do people either know "everything" or "nothing"? As I've said before, he's an agency hack. In fact he co-owns the Portsmouth based agency he works at, so I'd say he's significantly more connected than us lot. No, he doesn't know everything, but he's only doing his ****ing job in tweeting stuff he thinks or hears. I've no idea what you lot are expecting sometimes. Mongboard indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 Haha Adam Blackmore from Solent just ruined Crook. Sexually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 What a bunch of *****s some of you lot are. Why do people either know "everything" or "nothing"? As I've said before, he's an agency hack. In fact he co-owns the Portsmouth based agency he works at, so I'd say he's significantly more connected than us lot. No, he doesn't know everything, but he's only doing his ****ing job in tweeting stuff he thinks or hears. I've no idea what you lot are expecting sometimes. Mongboard indeed. Look there is absolutely nothing to stop me teaming up with a few on here, starting some second rate news agency, that to be honest, looks extremely cheap and tacky (mynewsagency.co.uk), and just keep tweeting stuff that others are tweeting. I am just as efficient in the Twitter search function as Crook is. This morning summed him up. Sees Goal and SkySports article re: Nainggolan rejecting us / not interested in coming and tweets saying that 'he has been told' / 'he understands' we arent interested yet forgets that he today has an article in the Star saying we're interested and have bid £15m. Now that is something stupidly amateurish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie1717 Posted 24 June, 2013 Share Posted 24 June, 2013 He works for M&Y news agency which cover the south coast, I know this as my friend knows him personally. Quite high up I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2013 He owns it I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 Argentinian is apparently a language... Alex Goring Crook @alex_crook 3h @peter_stephens without hearing the interview I cannot confirm it 100 per cent and I do not speak Argentinian or Italian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 Argentinian is apparently a language... Alex Goring Crook @alex_crook 3h @peter_stephens without hearing the interview I cannot confirm it 100 per cent and I do not speak Argentinian or Italian Wife says it's like renaissance Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsCorner Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 The story about Pochettino's appointment came out a few days before Crook & others claimed to 'break' it, as this tweet ( ) demonstrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 true dat You saw this on here did you? In January? Despite joining in April? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 You saw this on here did you? In January? Despite joining in April? He has already admitted to being delldays when he was backed into a corner and had to admit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 It was blindingly obvious to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 Without doubt the worst attempt at creating an alias I have ever seen. Go through the effort of creating a new account, avatar, a new name (Brett from Camden) and then make zero effort in changing anything about your posting style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 25 June, 2013 Share Posted 25 June, 2013 It was blindingly obvious to be fair. He has already admitted to being delldays when he was backed into a corner and had to admit it. Missed this, have been away a lot of late. I'm not really bothered, just thought it was LOLs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Alex Goring Crook @alex_crook Interesting to see clubs flexing their financial muscle #saintsfc #wba and #swansea have all made significant signings. Help me, what significant financial flexing signings has WBA made?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Alex Goring Crook @alex_crook Interesting to see clubs flexing their financial muscle #saintsfc #wba and #swansea have all made significant signings. Help me, what significant financial flexing signings has WBA made?? They signed Nicolas Anelka this evening. Yes, he is 34, a free transfer and on the decline, but I bet he is still on a very big wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 They signed Nicolas Anelka this evening. Yes, he is 34, a free transfer and on the decline, but I bet he is still on a very big wage. I know, but still not financial muscle flexing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Alex Goring Crook @alex_crook Interesting to see clubs flexing their financial muscle #saintsfc #wba and #swansea have all made significant signings. Help me, what significant financial flexing signings has WBA made?? What significant signings have we made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 What significant signings have we made? Dejan Lovren for €12m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Dejan Lovren for €12m? 12m euros, are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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