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still waiting for Rice to be announced
No announcement apparently. Apparently all the ITKs were bullshitting. He's doing the second part of his medical today and hasn't even done any media work or contract signing yet. TNAT says he's expecting the signing in the later half of next week.
I'd be very surprised if he's not announced by the time we head to Germany.
Players already on the flight
@I_am_the_grass @bruv99
What does ITK actually mean?
I can't figure out if it's a sarcastic term or literal..
Gunnerblog seems to use the term a lot but also presents himself as one - I don't get it.@MutualityWSDEs @I_am_the_grass @bruv99 My understanding is that it's
In
The
Knowbut since recent events suggest none of them actually are, I'm going with
I
Think
Knot
😁It's in the know. Its certainly am ironic term because most believe they don't know shit.
Like James said though, there are some exceptions like TNAT that clearly have inside information. My general feeling is that the ones you talk less know more. Those that tweet every two hours clearly don't know shit because 1) things don't move that fast 2) even if they did, their source isn't going to give them live updates.
James isn't an ITK though. He's a journalist for the Athletic. Journalists have inside information, some of which they report on and some they don't (either because they can't validate the information or they've been asked to hold off, etc).
@I_am_the_grass
Yeah, ok - ironic and derisive, I guess.
Not heard of TNAT. I don't really follow news updaters on Twitter, well I definitely don't at all now cos I don't have an account.
I do feel like there is a level of elitism &gatekeeping that goes on with these kinds of terms&discourses, when it comes to the established/establishment Arsenal podcasts.
James isnt an ITK but he is literally ITK, but that's the point I think, he uses the term to create separation&prestige for his 'brand'.TNAT is teamnewsandtix, aka leakedlineups on instagram — been an ITK for FPL players for a while, but recently has been talking about our transfers as well.
@Astrealix
Ok, thanks!
it's interesting cuz i've found a lot of people that probably know a bit of actual stuff based on what they've said
like Purple Panel definitely has some sources as much as I don't trust that their reporting is as accurate as their arrogance about it suggests.