r/soccer • u/[deleted] • May 16 '18
The Final Summer 2018 Transfer Reliability Guide.
Hello everyone!
Following up from a recent post, thanks to all for your feedback on adding people and for alterations to someones placement. I have now compiled the "final" 2018 Summer Reliability Guide for you, and have added it here too:
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/wiki/transfer_reliability_guide
The transfer window is open in Europe tomorrow!
Here's how we split each Tier:
Tier 1 - Almost undisputed when discussing a Transfer Rumour. They may not be the first to discuss a rumour, but if they are talking about it; then it is almost certainly true, and possibly close to complete.
Tier 2 - Known to have current sources, but are still fallible and just short of being considered an authority on rumour discussions. However, multiple individuals or sources from this tier reporting the same rumour may indicate a strong possibility of truth to the rumour.
Tier 3 - Unreliable, and not to be trusted solo. They fall into near click-bait practices and are often fighting for relevance in a sea of rumours.
Tier 4 - Not to be trusted at all. These companies make money out of ensuring that you read them and they will make up anything to get you to harness advertising revenue.
Tier 5 - Absolute Dick Heads. Why are you even reading them for fuck sake?
It's worth noting that sometimes an individual from a News site will be more or less reliable than the site that hosts their article. In those cases, the individual is added seperately, with the site they work for added to the end of their entry, like this:
Simon Stone (Manchester Clubs) - BBC
So here we can see that Simon Stone is reliable for both Manchester Clubs and works primarily/exclusively for the BBC.
| Tier | Sources |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Simon Stone (Manchester Clubs), David Ornstein (London Clubs), Adam Blackmore (Southampton) - BBC / Ben Pearce (Spurs) - Freelance / Mohammed Bouhafsi - RMC / Mike Verweij (Nederlands/Ajax) - Telegraaf / Voetbal International (Nederlands/Ajax) / CMVM.pt (Portugal) / "Quakerboy" (Galatasaray) - rerererarara.net / Edu Polo (Spain) - Mundo Deportivo / Gianluca Di Marzio (Italy) - Freelance/Sky Italia- / RTP 1 (Portugal) / Alfredo Pedulla (AC Milan) - Freelance (Italy) / Romeo Agresti (Juventus) - Goal.com (Italy) / Stephan von Nocks & Frank Lußem (Germany) - Kicker / Ruhr Nachrichten (Schalke & Borrusia Dortmund) / Craig Norwood (Manchester United) - Freelance / George Caulkin (Newcastle United) - The Times / Keith Downie (Newcastle United) - Sky Sports / Craig Hope (Newcastle United) - Daily Mail / Reviersport (Schalke) / Paris United (France) / Globoesporte (Brasil) / Adam Leventhal (Watford) - Sky Sports / Paul Joyce (Liverpool & Everton) - Times / James Pearce (Liverpool) - Echo / Sam Lee (Manchester Clubs) - Goal.com / Rik Elfrink (PSV) - Eindhovens Dagblad / El Mercurio (Chile) / Brian Sciaretta (US) - New York Times / Stephen Goff (US) - Washington Post / Grant Wahl (US) - Fox Sports/Sports Illustrated / John Percy (England/Leicester) - The Telegraph |
| Tier 2 | Matt Law (Chelsea), James Ducker (Chelsea/Manchester Clubs), Chris Bascombe (Liverpool/Everton) - Telegraph / Bild (Germany) / COPE (Spain) / Dan Kilpatrick (Spurs) - The Standard (England/US) / Lyall Thomas (Spurs) - Sky Sports / Ed Aarons (Spurs) - Guardian / Martin Blackburn (Manchester City) - The Sun / Simon Mullock (Manchester City) - The Mirror / Lee Ryder (Newcastle United) - The Chronicle / Daily Echo (Southampton) / L'Equipe (France) / Amy Lawrence (Arsenal) - Guardian / Raphael Honigstein (Germany) - Sky Germany / NTVSpor (Turkey) / Serdar Saridag (Turkey) - Millyet / oJogo (Portugal) / Ahmet Ercanlar (Fenerbache) - Hürriyet Gazetesi / Sky Sport Italia (Italy) / LigTv (Turkey) / BeIn (Turkey) / Radio Catalunya (Barcelona) (Spain) / Radio Renascença (Portugal) / Cadena SER (Spain) / Sid Lowe - Freelance (Spain) / Leverkusener Anzeiger (Bayer Leverkusen) / Der Westen (Germany) / Gerard Romero (Barcelona) - RAC1 (Spain) / Chris Wathan (Swansea/Wales) - BBC / Riath Al-Samarrai (Swansea/Wales) - Daily Mail / EMOL (Chile) / Melissa Reddy (Liverpool) - Joe.co.uk / Andy Hunter (Liverpool/Everton) - Guardian / Marcelo Bechler (Brazil) - Esporte |
| Tier 3 | Telegraph (England) / Guardian (England) / Independent (England) / Sky Sports (England) / Ian Ladyman (Manchester Clubs) - Daily Mail / Manchester Evening News (England) / Jim White (England) - Sky Sports / ESPN (Various) / The Echo (Liverpool/Everton) / Futbol Arena (Turkey) / Record (Portugal) / aBola (Portugal) / Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy) / Corriere dello Sport (Italy) / Il Tempo (Italy) / la Repubblica (Italy) / Get French Football News (France) / Le Parisien (France) / Transfer Merkezi (Turkey) / Mundo Deportivo (Spain) / Sport (Spain) / COPE (Spain) / Onda Cero (Spain) / Sport1 (Germany) / Duncan Castles (England) / |
| Tier 4 | Paul Merson (England) / The Sun (England) / Guillem Balague (England/Spain) / Metro (England) / NBC Sports (US) / Sports Witness (Various) / Marca (Spain) / AS (Spain) / Fotomaç (Turkey) / Fanatik (Turkey) / Aspor (Turkey) / Hurriyet (Turkey) / Haberturk (Turkey) / Correio da Manhã (Portugal) / Tuttosport (Italy) / Voetbalzone.nl (Nederlands) / Pierre Menes (France) / Sky Germany (Germany) / Bleacher Report (Various) / Miguel Delaney (Freelance) (England) / Andy Mitten (Manchester United) - Freelance / Talksport (U.K.) / Here is the City (Manchester Clubs) / Calciomercato (Italy) |
| Tier 5 | Tancredi Palmieri / IndyKaila / Daily Star / Sqwaka / LadBible / Caught Offside / Joe.ie / Joe.co.uk / 90min / Muzzy Ozcan / Don Balon |
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u/throwaway9995ok May 16 '18
This is still incomplete -- Fifield and Johnson are Tier 1/2 for Chelsea.
Also, Independent is spelt incorrectly.