"ITK" - "Source" - "Conmen"

[Azzurri]

We trust ITKs.

We don't trust random lids who claim to be ITKs.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Like I said, that's just the perception. To be honest it's all kind of a moot point anyway as we hardly ever sign anyone

 

[thebluefox]

Quite. Either the people telling them this stuff don't have much integrity by blabbing what isn't public knowledge, or they're being told it in confidence and blabbing it anyway. Poor form.

nice one lad

 

[GrandOldTeam]

alan ball?
Not so much an ITK as he deals more with the who's going to be refereeing our matches and comments on the reserve/youth games and players, rather than transfers, but I'd still say he contributes a fair amount.

Agree pal. Not to mention kiko and one or two others who are under the radar.

But this isn't about names, or even specifics. I know this forum better than most - and since 2009 (Bily, Heitinga...), we've not had a new thread from an "ITK" in the Everton forum saying anything that isn't already in the papers.

What's changed?

So again. It really is simple. We have about 10 'ITK's - apparently. One, surely, will pipe up with a name, or something, before it's in the usual rags.

Fair?

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Laughing.

Crying.

 

[Cena]

Donovan loan - I heard that here before the papers

 

[Del]

Crying.

Stroking

 

[steken1]

alan ball?
Not so much an ITK as he deals more with the who's going to be refereeing our matches and comments on the reserve/youth games and players, rather than transfers, but I'd still say he contributes a fair amount.

Like death said I prefer the type of info you get from AB plus an insight to the young lads and thier character and stuff like that.

As good as it is to hear of a potential signing first, if it comes off there guna be on the back of the echo at some point anyway.

Being an Everton ITK must be the worst job on twitter.

1)Bill is the man doing the negotiating
2)We haven't got a bean
3)Our fans still believe stuff like £16m for Cardozo

To the lads that do it. Cheers you make mad summers bearable!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I'll be honest i actually much prefer hearing info from within the club that isn't to do with transfers. I'm quite happy to wait until i see them on the OS to know they've signed.

Its other stuff about how guys get on in training, how they feel, how the staff feel about them and all that kind of stuff.

Its nice to get an insight into these things.

Like the info about Jelavic loving the reception at Wembley, you ain't gonna hear that anywhere else other than from a trusted ITK.

Second that. This kind of info would be interesting. Rumours and gossip I can live without.

 

[Alio]

A player's dad posts on here. I heard he's in the know, not sure how though.

 

[Del]

I heard the bird was the word before the bird knew he was the word

 

[Seamus Colemole]

A player's dad posts on here. I heard he's in the know, not sure how though.

Apparently he's not an ITK and gets all his info from the papers.

 

[Brennan]

All the above in the papers before here. All common sense. Particularly laughing at the last one. Next you'll be telling me Nev points a lot in training...

They were all in the papers ? Rubbish. LCAB posted that Donovan had signed and then about 6 hours later boom, it shows up on the OS.

I'm also not sure what's funny about the Drenthe comment. I'd hardly say that specific details of Drenthe not travelling to matches (Swansea) is the same as saying Neville points a lot, but I'm thinking you know that already.

Being an 'ITK' is not defined by announcing player transfers weeks in advance, it tends to be snippets of info about whether a player is interested or whether a player is left out of the squad.

And who has ever said we've got 10 ITKs ? Nobody, unless I missed that like you missed all of the bang on info LCAB and Fox have posted.

Have people posted that we're signing players out of the blue months in advance ? No, but that's not what you said. You asked when the last time was that somebody had posted spot on info before it was in the papers. The answer was about 5 days ago with Naismith signing on Wedesday, and loads more before that.

 

[Brennan]

Apparently he's not an ITK and gets all his info from the papers.

Hahahaha

 

[Tubey]

[/COLOR]It really is simple. We have about 10 'ITK's - apparently. One, surely, will pipe up with a name, or something, before it's in the usual rags.

Fair?

Amazed at the people going on the defensive about this very reasonable request!

Nothing ahead of time since 2009, we're making deals this year, so how about this - these so-called "In The Knows", PM Dan, give him a name that's definitely happening in confidence (that isn't Kranjcar) ahead of time, and then if it comes off Dan can publicly acknowledge they're legit.

Because the likes of LCAB/THT haven't had a scoop ahead of time that couldn't be dismissed as "cold reading" and manipulating media reports since they left these boards and set up their own website/Twitter accounts. The same could be said for thebluefox - I'm not saying he's a fraud, I'm just saying there's no concrete proof.

I'm fully with GOT here - put up or shut up.