The reputation Sam Lee has on here is really strange imo. Likes the club, has covered us for years, is generally reliable with info, but some on here can't stand him. Over the years he's received the most criticism for claiming Aguero was on the edge of leaving in 2017 and that Ederson was on the verge of going in 2024, only for both stories to turn out to be completely true despite them staying for a while after both rumours.
I remember being at a live recording of the Bluemoon Podcast at the end of the 16-17 season. The Q&A was hijacked at the end by a load of balding pissed-up fat blokes who were getting surly with Sam for saying Aguero was apparently looking at interest from Atletico and Chelsea. We'd signed Gabriel Jesus while Pep and Aguero weren't getting on, but these blokes were convinced Sam was trying to jeopardise the club or spread doubts.
Then this came out.
And in 2024, lots of people on here went after Sam after he revealed that Ederson was considering leaving the club after us winning four-in-a-row. Ederson gave a positive statement to the press and stayed for one more year, but it was clear his head was on another planet last season and then he ended up going to Turkey. You can still find threads of people saying Sam Lee "knows nothing" and "publishes bullshit to derail the club". Nobody has a clue.
Then this came out.