Tweet from Flynn
1"Just to stop some rumours gathering the club has not had any bids for @padraigamond21 I’m trying to sign good players not let them go"
This will upset a lot of people.Amberexile wrote:"Just to stop some rumours gathering the club has not had any bids for @padraigamond21 I’m trying to sign good players not let them go"
Or he is trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated quote that appears to have have been circulated. We don't know the facts so why speculate.Stan A. Einstein wrote:This will upset a lot of people.Amberexile wrote:"Just to stop some rumours gathering the club has not had any bids for @padraigamond21 I’m trying to sign good players not let them go"
Michael Flynn's quote that the club hasn't received any offers for Padraig. Not the same as Newport County will not sell Amond. Not the same as Newport County are unaware of any interest in Amond. It also begs the question why this particular message board rumour is worthy of comment when others aren't?
In fact if you wanted to fuel speculation you really couldn't have done a better job. As per Sir Humphrey Appleton's famous dictum 'never believe a rumour until it is officially denied'. By the way, every single player we have is for sale. That is true of every player in the UK.
For me there are two possibilities. Firstly Flynn is trying to keep Amond and this is a coded message to the board of directors. Secondly Flynn has let his mouth run away with him, the rumour was dead, it isn't now.
Forgive me for not being more clear. He may well be trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated rumour. If he is, he's gone the wrong way about it. That's what I meant by his mouth running away with him. Remember Justin Edinburgh has not spoken to Gillingham, Jonjo Sheridan is not going to.........Mr Figo wrote:
Or he is trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated quote that appears to have have been circulated. We don't know the facts so why speculate.
Stan - I don't use Twitter for various reasons but one of which is that things can be taken out of context by those reading it. Now, I'm not saying that it was the right way to communicate it but the fact you have now generated various scenarios is fuelling a rumour that Flynn has countered upon. This is the danger of social media - simple fact is you know just about as much as everyone else and those scenarios have been generated in your head and not based on any fact - you are a lawyer and know we deal in facts not conjecture. All you are doing is simply tipping more social media lighter fluid on it!Stan A. Einstein wrote:Forgive me for not being more clear. He may well be trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated rumour. If he is, he's gone the wrong way about it. That's what I meant by his mouth running away with him. Remember Justin Edinburgh has not spoken to Gillingham, Jonjo Sheridan is not going to.........Mr Figo wrote:
Or he is trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated quote that appears to have have been circulated. We don't know the facts so why speculate.
I think you're missing my point.Mr Figo wrote:Stan - I don't use Twitter for various reasons but one of which is that things can be taken out of context by those reading it. Now, I'm not saying that it was the right way to communicate it but the fact you have now generated various scenarios is fuelling a rumour that Flynn has countered upon. This is the danger of social media - simple fact is you know just about as much as everyone else and those scenarios have been generated in your head and not based on any fact - you are a lawyer and know we deal in facts not conjecture. All you are doing is simply tipping more social media lighter fluid on it!Stan A. Einstein wrote:Forgive me for not being more clear. He may well be trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated rumour. If he is, he's gone the wrong way about it. That's what I meant by his mouth running away with him. Remember Justin Edinburgh has not spoken to Gillingham, Jonjo Sheridan is not going to.........Mr Figo wrote:
Or he is trying to put to bed an unsubstantiated quote that appears to have have been circulated. We don't know the facts so why speculate.
Bet you're still thinking of a white horse though.Mr Figo wrote:I don't think the topic was ever closed - someone certainly reported it on this forum - and maybe other social forums. All Flynn has done is countered it - you are continuing its life with Yes Minister quotes and possible scenarios. I think you are trying to read too much into things myself - take a day off. I do, however, agree with you about keeping your own counsel in these situations. I'm just waiting for the next rumour to start and to see what you come up with next. I think we'll agree to differ on this one.
And it's Appleby by the way.....
Again mea culpa, I should be more clear.Justanordinaryfan wrote:I can assure you that Flynny won’t need Twitter or any other form of social media to get his point over to the board.
There are some who interpret no statement from the club on transfer speculation as equally unsettling.Stan A. Einstein wrote:For me there are two possibilities. Firstly Flynn is trying to keep Amond and this is a coded message to the board of directors. Secondly Flynn has let his mouth run away with him, the rumour was dead, it isn't now.