Wednesday
Jul132011
Exclusive interview with 'The Phantom of the Lane'
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 1:55PM The person with his finger on the pulse of inside information and knowledge of club ethics, politics and transfers...ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a reconstruction of a conversation with the pinnacle of the ITK (In the know) community, the multi badge of honour wearing; The Phantom of the Lane*.
*So deep throat, he's deeper than Linda Lovelace sitting at the bottom of a disused well.
The Phantom of the Lane on Twitter: @ThePOTL
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Reader Comments (61)
It's far too entertaining to ignore.
Do people actually get the joke?
I LOVE ITK.
Think you'll find you've just destroyed the reality of many deluded fans with this. They must sit there working out who has been linked and honestly believe that this POTL chap actually knows stuff!
ITK is all bollocks. Not one person can know everything. Clubs release info direct to papers if they want a player unsettled and the rest of the stuff is done through friends etc.
Do these people think that Levy and Harry leave a file called "transfer targets - private and confidential" out on a desk for the cleaner to see?
Great stuff as usual Spooky,
The haters? Get over yourselves you gullible mugs.
I believe in ghosts if that counts for anything.
Yiddogray, you say no one person knows everything that goes on yet you come across as someone who knows that these people make stuff up? Very strange.
Anyway, people will believe what they want - ITKs will get on their soapboxes to preach what "they know" and their detractors will jump on THEIR soapboxes to dismiss it.
All very amusing as one says the other craves attention but seems to court it themselves at the same time.
One thing I hope we can all look forward towards, and that is some top class signings (fingers firmly crossed).
The rest of the stuff is irrelevant.
I travel a lot on business, mostly shorthall round Europe, which means I often see coaches and tv commentary teams in the BA lounge at heathrow, getting early morning flights during champions league nights. There is one pair who will talk to absolutely anyone about things I suspect they really shouldn't be talking about - David pleat and Robbia Earle. Ive chewed the fat with them at least 6 or 7 times over the years - Pleat even remembers me when I saunter over.
A few years ago, around the time of the champs league semis, pleat told me that Edgar Davids was signing for spurs. Naturally I told a few mates, but nothing happened for ages. Eventually though, just before the next season started, Davids signed. Kudos for me all round.
A few months later I saw them again, and pleat told me that Ledley had had enough of spurs, didn't get on with jol and was off to man u. I again told my mates, and we all agreed king was a wanker on the basis of our newly acquired info. 3 abd a half years later and kings still ther and I still get asked if I think Ledley is a judas! Just goes to show, even if you think you are ITK, you probably aren't.
By the way I have never posted any of the assorted pleat / Earle ITK stuff on the net. Why? Cos I can't be arsed - why should I share my sometimes correct info when there's money to be made on betfair?
Any more ITK bashing and I'll end you, ticket office at one o'clock. Me, The Gnomes, The Goat, Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler, Foul Ole Ron, The Luggage and POTL.
If you don't like his clacks don't read them.
Buggritt.
One word, hilarious...
Top stuff Mr Spooky!
millenium shrimp!
BBB,
I know nothing, just that I've yet to see a consistent ITK. I could pipe up suggesting strikers we are signing because it's a blatant need of our current squad. I could then talk about creative midfielder targets due to the Modric situation.
We'll sign who we sign. I'm just amazed how people take all this crap as fact. How did they live their lives before the Internet when it was all sports gossip column, fans in the grounds and mates down the pub?
Perhaps the ITKs are basing their consistency on our club - if that's the case no wonder LoL.
I think the best course of action would be as I said before, wait until player A or B is pictured wearing our shirt or holding a scarf smiling eagerly for the camera.
spooky, im with you bro. I read in amazement and sometime cringe at the things that are written on that site, but i wont stop because it IS entertaining and there is no football and every now again someone writes something that make me crack up and i forget how bored i am with the odd years off season.
Everything and everyone has a place, the internet is amazing because these types of things exist. Not because they are a good source of info but so they can provide a place for fans who ass have the same passion to come and lose the plot over two colours. Comedy. Genius.