The Daily Discussion – Cesc to Chelsea: The Rumour Mill Gone Mad?

By The Stock

Most discerning fans of the beautiful game willingly own up to having a daily routine designed for maximising input on all things football. From The Guardian’s mischievously tongue in cheek Rumour Mill to BBC Sport’s Gossip Column via Red Top speculations, the daily transfer conjecture is a popular first stop for those seeking their morning fix.

With one of the most frantic transfer windows in history now firmly shut, football hacks would appear to be under editorial pressure to keep the sensational, unit shifting headlines flowing. The Sun’s sensationalist ‘exclusive’ today on Cesc Fabregas topping Chelsea’s transfer wish list could be clear evidence to support this proposition.



Fabregas - playing alongside Essien next season?



As those with creative imaginations relish the prospect of another incredible and expensive addition to the Chelsea ranks, realists grow concerned as to the rationale behind such stories, and ultimately their validity,

So has the rumour mill gone mad, and if so is it to the benefit of football? Do sites like IMG Scouting and Caughtoffside have a place alongside ‘real’ journalism?