I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea and there’s no doubt he does some of the stuff he does for clicks like repeat the same things in different words 3 times a day.
He’s always become a celeb journalist with “here we go" stuff but I do find him very reliable. He’s not always the first to report things but more often than not he credits the journalist that does.
There’s so much bullsh*t stories in the transfer window and if he was the fraud some claim he is then surely he would pick up on those as well as the true ones.
What gave me a good laugh yesterday was when he reported United had hijacked the Malacia deal he got abuse and was called a fraud because he had said previously he was going to Lyon.
He was literally first to report the United deal.
Romano
posted on 29/6/22
His big 'exclusuve' yesterday even had 'according to Dutch sources' in the original tweet. So he's only passing on the information really. They aren't really his exclusives
He just does what everyone else is too lazy or busy to do. He must spend hours upon hours reading tweets and media stories around Europe. Appreciate the graft he puts in.
posted on 29/6/22
yeah he tweets alot of rumours aswell, most clubs will likely have a journo whos more reliable (who he ends up using as the source anyway)
posted on 29/6/22
They guy has made a career out of spinning other people's stories as some kind of first hand information.
Not going to lie, I do envy him.
Any1 that think clubs like utd are letting people like Romano know the ins and out of their transfer negotiations is deluded. What very often happens is these clubs/agents leak stories to their media spin doctors and people like Romano pick up on these stories.
posted on 29/6/22
comment by Garner be a star (U13920)
posted 24 minutes ago
They guy has made a career out of spinning other people's stories as some kind of first hand information.
Not going to lie, I do envy him.
Any1 that think clubs like utd are letting people like Romano know the ins and out of their transfer negotiations is deluded. What very often happens is these clubs/agents leak stories to their media spin doctors and people like Romano pick up on these stories.
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Spot on.
posted on 29/6/22
Any1 that think clubs like utd are letting people like Romano know the ins and out of their transfer negotiations is deluded. What very often happens is these clubs/agents leak stories to their media spin doctors and people like Romano pick up on these stories
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Well yeah, but this is a pretty basic part of journalism in general. He definitely has contacts who will give him bits of reliable information to keep him on side for when he serves a purpose for them.
As I said, even if he started off as something of a 'tap in merchant' so to speak (and I'm not saying he did or didn't), his influence and reputation on social media makes him a useful person for clubs and agents to know.
posted on 29/6/22
comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
The thing is, like a gambler who only ever tells you about his winnings, the things he gets wrong you never hear about.
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I'd disagree with that. He never reports anything which doesn't have some legs in it and he would never say "X player is going to Y" unless it'as actually happening (hence, tap in merchant)
What he would say is "X club is in talks with Y" - which is true, which is why so many people follow him. He's in the know and reliable.
It's more like a gambler saying: "There's a horse race today, and X is the favourite to win"
posted on 29/6/22
comment by Garner be a star (U13920)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
They guy has made a career out of spinning other people's stories as some kind of first hand information.
Not going to lie, I do envy him.
Any1 that think clubs like utd are letting people like Romano know the ins and out of their transfer negotiations is deluded. What very often happens is these clubs/agents leak stories to their media spin doctors and people like Romano pick up on these stories.
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Quite, and as bloodred says fair play for making a career out of it. Spotted that nobody is going to follow thousands of journos and agents but he could be an aggregator much like Rightmove has done for house sales and rentals for estate agents.
posted on 29/6/22
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posted on 29/6/22
He has a network of football agents which keep him informed on transfers. The majority are those in Italy, Spain, Portugal and France.
posted on 30/6/22
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 13 hours, 10 minutes ago
joyce >
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Very good journalist but only reports on Liverpool and Everton. There’s some very good journalists but most only report accurately on one club or region.
Romano covers world football essentially.