Comments for Football competes with Christmas at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:33:27 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4044/38/#pc_1167 'But agents don't just send the odd fax to justify their parasitical bleeding of the game, they also plant stories in the collective imagination of the media. So in the space where you'd normally have read about Wigan v Wolves, you can now learn that "Palermo's £3 million-rated" keeper is not available. For now. Just like Dortmund's Neven Subotic, who is not going to Manchester City.' Actually, this would be an ideal opportunity by media outlets such as Sky to cosmetically build bridges between the haves and have-nots in football club land by placing these stories-that-ain't-real-stories in their news reporting to favour clubs whose profile isn't as grand as Arsenal's, for example. Tranmere Rovers could neither lend conformation or denial to rumours that Franck Ribery will be on his way on loan to Prenton Park. Or that Samuel Eto'o has not said 'no' to a move to Huddersfield Town (then again, he might not have said 'yes'. Then again, he might not know Huddersfield actually exists). Or that Kaka, well known for his fictitious love of curry houses, cluttered roading, bad weather and expensive arts centres that annually lose money, can neither confirm or deny that a loan switch to West Brom may be on the cards. No-one gets their fingers burned, dreams can trundle on unhindered and a starry-eyed connection with lower-league clubs and their monlithic counterparts can be maintained with no harm to anyone's reputation or standing. Send the cheque to me when you're ready. - ian.64 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:43:43 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4044/38/#pc_1166 Ahhh, my British cousins. You are too erudite and garrulous by far. A true sportsman would be much less loquacious. I imagine a 1920s era American 'baller' would provide a simple "I ain't sayin' nuttin' about nuttin'!" ;-) - Humus B. Chittenbee Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:10 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4044/38/#pc_1165 I think you need to make a Garry Cook-style press release to that effect t.j.vickerman, preferably one that categorically denies any intent on your part to make any kind of comment in reference to the aforementioned article. That should do it. I too would like to state that I have absolutely no intention of commenting on said article and wish to distance myself from any rumoured attempts to have done so. I can also confirm that I will not be attempting to buy Lionel Messi during the forthcoming transfer window. - RayDeChaussee Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:18:35 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4044/38/#pc_1164 I would like to state that I have no comment to make on this article. - t.j.vickerman Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:07:31 +0100