Nick Chavez: Eirik Johansen to Start

[EganSoccerWords]

Yup just don't delete tweets. Own your mistakes.

 

[Rimil]

So here's what you do.

Make 128 twitter accounts. Half of these accounts you make an assertion. X will happen. and on the other half you say X will not happen. Time passes by and X happens. On the correct prediction accounts you take half and make another assertion Y will happen. An on the remainder you say Y will not happen. Rinse and repeat until 6 steps later you have an account that has made 6 controversial assertions that have turned out to be correct. Now you have a "reliable" account that people trust. Turn conservative and shoot down the middle on your picks. When you are wrong make sure everyone remembers that time you said X,Y,Z. Keep the ruse going as long as you can. If your lucky you'll have a nice big subscription base. Figure out how to monetize those eyeballs and walk away into the sunset.

Then do it again with some other topic. Rinse and repeat.

This is just lesson one in my life coaching course. Subscribe to to me for more lessons.

 

[Ulrich]

Sorry guys.

Obviously, this doesn't look good for my sources (I've definitely had bad luck with things changing lately), but around Thursday, Saunders told my source that he was told he wouldn't be starting this weekend. My source told me that early Saturday morning. He was sure of it, but where I screwed up was not asking for an update that morning before I tweeted it out. About 2 hours before the line-ups came out, I asked him to see if he can get an update (after Araos rightly raising doubts based on what he saw at training) and, he said it sounds like Vieira would be starting Saunders now (though he couldn't confirm), which is why I tweeted the update.

My source then told me that he thinks Saunders was told that he wouldn't be starting earlier in the week by Vieira in order to motivate him, as Saunders has a history of reacting very positively (basically getting a fire lit under his ass/rising to the occasion) to his starting spot being threatened, and that this was also the case when he was with the LA Galaxy competing with Ricketts. Or maybe it was simply because Johansen was actually going to start, and it was just a coincidence that Saunders proved himself in training and changed Vieira's mind.

I have no reason to doubt the sincerity of my source, nor the accuracy of what he was told about Saunders not starting earlier in the week. He has no reason to lie to me, gains nothing from it, and if you guys knew he was, you'd definitely want to hear what information he has. I wish I could give you more details about who he is, and why he is trustworthy, but then that would blow his cover. Anyways, he was also the source that gave me correct information on the details Ryan Meara's injury last season, news which I broke last season on twitter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/565281461792952320

The good news, for people wanting Saunders to be benched, is that Saunders's starting spot seems to be in serious question. So, there's a good chance that Vieira will give Johansen a chance in the future if Saunders continues to have his struggles.

But, all of that aside, I apologize for some of my recent sourced information changing, and leading you on to think certain things would happen, when they ended up not. But, again, I am always just sharing what I was told, and will continue to do so. Obviously, this stuff happening deservedly damages my reputation as a trusted source of information, and I would advise you not to take most of my sourced information to the bank, since I've been led astray as much as you have. But, never doubt that what I'm telling you is what I've truly heard, from people I trust, and have enough reason to believe. I've never made anything up and never will.

My humble apologies again.

If your source is as tied-in as you make him/her out to be, your "friend" may very well want to be wary of a canary trap being laid by the club. Maybe it was just coincidence that Saunders "trained" himself back into starting Saturday, or maybe the club is trying to uncover & plug leaks with disinformation. As has been joked about, it's likely everybody has signed non-disclosure agreements if working with/for the club.

At any rate, I hope you're right that Saunders is either on thin ice or has now crashed through it.

 

[Nick Chavez]

Yup just don't delete tweets. Own your mistakes.

Gotta love misconceptions. I deleted the tweet because I didn't want it to continue to confuse people (not just on my account, but on accounts like NYCFC Nation and Third Rail and the 15 others that retweeted it). And it was confusing people because even at least a half-hour after I tweeted my update negating the Saunders not starting speculation, people were still tweeting me saying they were excited that Johansen was going to start (or otherwise giving their opinions on the "change").

So, yea, I deleted it so it didn't continue to confuse people. And it was retweeted 17 times, most people who care at all about NYCFC on twitter saw it, kinda late to pretend it didn't happen.

And I did I own up to it. Several times (as well as on here):

https://twitter.com/x/status/723938311849562113

https://twitter.com/x/status/723934088814534656

https://twitter.com/x/status/723935190553387008

https://twitter.com/x/status/723934922315042817

If your source is as tied-in as you make him/her out to be, your "friend" may very well want to be wary of a canary trap being laid by the club. Maybe it was just coincidence that Saunders "trained" himself back into starting Saturday, or maybe the club is trying to uncover & plug leaks with disinformation. As has been joked about, it's likely everybody has signed non-disclosure agreements if working with/for the club.

At any rate, I hope you're right that Saunders is either on thin ice or has now crashed through it.

It's very true that the club may be trying to spread misinformation to these people to smoke out leaks, or even just to make reporters afraid to share rumors they hear since they end up being so unreliable.

I think most of the time this isn't the case, though. And certainly not the case here. This guy isn't exactly a club employee. And I highly doubt the person who gave him this information would try to mislead him, nor do I think anyone would suspect him. Maybe after this happening, but certainly not before. He hasn't told me anything that I've shared in about a year.

But yes, worth noting and considering for sure.

 

[NYCFCfan]

"It's very true that the club may be trying to spread misinformation to these people to smoke out leaks, or even just to make reporters afraid to hear rumors they hear since they end up being so unreliable. I think most of the time this isn't the case, though.

GET OUT, no way this club would EVER do that.

 

[joe]

This guy isn't exactly a club employee.

Ian Joy confirmed as the source.

 

[Fantazma]

put rusev in goal

 

[hiller87]

 

[Gene]

Rusev udrya Rusev machka!

And bring Lana too!

 

[Shane1988]

Could we possibly see Erikk start on Wednesday then?

 

[D_RoyJenkins]

Could we possibly see Erikk start on Wednesday then?

I second this motion

 

[NYCFCfan]

Could we possibly see Erikk start on Wednesday then?

Probably, short week. Makes perfect sense, that's what I thought would happen initially. Mix, Pirlo and McNamara all start. Maybe we even see Mullins, Allen, Martinez and Mena.

 

[gbservis]

Probably, short week. Makes perfect sense, that's what I thought would happen initially. Mix, Pirlo and McNamara all start. Maybe we even see Mullins, Allen, Martinez and Mena.

If we don't see Mena soon it might be time for us to cut him. Too expensive to be a back-up.

 

[joe]

If we don't see Mena soon it might be time for us to cut him. Too expensive to be a back-up.

Have we gotten any updates on him since the game where he played for like 20 minutes and had to be subbed off?

 

[gbservis]

Have we gotten any updates on him since the game where he played for like 20 minutes and had to be subbed off?

He hasn't been on the injury report but even with White our he's not even making the bench. Seems like PV doesn't really trust him.

 

[NYCFCfan]

Have we gotten any updates on him since the game where he played for like 20 minutes and had to be subbed off?

He's healthy.

 

[joe]

Quick review of the MLS app confirms he played less than 30 minutes against the Revs on 3/26 and hasn't made the 18 since. Dude got himself Brovsky'd apparently.

 

[Nick Chavez]

NYCFC have some SHIT luck with Center backs, man. It's goddamn voodoo.