Don't get me wrong, I quite like Tolmie and enjoy his posts. I just don't think it's fair to get upset at people who don't believe him considering that the usual defence is "his posts are just a bit of a laugh". If it's just a bit of a laugh there's no need to criticise the sceptics, surely?
Of course the people who directly come after him with aggressive posts are another matter.
Of course, and it can be a laugh for those who want it to be but it is actually what I do for my regular living, which makes me more informed than pretty much anybody else on this forum.
I don't wish it to sound as arrogant as that reads, but that is the reality. I make it my business on a daily basis to try and find out what is happening at both Manchester clubs and have done so for 30 years.
The music obviously introduces some levity, but my intentions are always serious, trying to give a hint or steer along the way.
What do I get out of it, some have asked?
A chance to engage with fellow Blues, many who I can now class as friends over the many years, but trying to inform and wake people up to the fact City have very few friends in the media, many who don't have a contact at the club between them.
People have come to my defence on many occasion to say it is just a laugh, that's how they treat it and that is fair do's, but I'm serious in my info.
However, as you say, I've had enough of the usual trolls who simply want to instigate a slagfest.
People can absolutely doubt the information but never doubt me, because I am very good at what I do.