I do sometimes wonder at the mentality of some posters on here. After watching the club since the late 70's for the first time in 30 plus years we are going into a season with a realistic expectation of a top 4 finish, we havent sold our young lads on for the first time ever and here we have some numpty talking about selling one of the best prospects to come all along since Gareth Ellis?

There is no one in the leeds team I would swap with or without money for johnston, and if a club was coming in it wouldn't be wigan (davies, burgess and marshall) leeds (briscoe, hall and handley) aren't exactly short of wingers

Whats undone you is the utter lack of credibility of yoyr story and the haste and glee in which you've posted it - why?

As if you're going to get clarrification on here - you've been dismissed which isn't the same.

Before you post next time some pointer, sorry I know it sounds patronising but hey.

1: Does this damage the club - yes in a small way.
2: Does it unsettle the player - possibly so why do it.
3: Why would any team second game in be after a winger who's had one good game and one not so good game and is still ring rusty.
4: Why would they want such a player when at this stage they don't need him - both clubs are on 4 point and have free scoring wingers of their own - makes no sense at all.
5: No Winger is worth that much and if they were why not go for Eden, he's scored way more tries!
6: Finally name and shame, this alleged club connection has made you look a fool, but worse he's betrayed the club and deserves outing and perhaps even a sacking that's how strongly I feel about loose lipped employees.

I'll give you the benefit that no malice was intended but it was a bit of a childish post tbh.

I dont bleat keyboard warrior. I ask freak

Ha ha ha the only other team Johnstone will be playing for is England

It was a question nothing more and as a paying supporter I have a right to ask.

Who told you then?

Of course you do, the question is was it worth asking - the answer has to be a resounding no.

Or are we going to have a season of this nonesence instead of concentrating on what really matter - the Rugby.

In case you don't know Trinity employs litterally hundred of shadow employees who all seem to work from the pub on a sunday - chances of this poster knowing the name of this phantom editector/player/agent/coach/father of the coach/father of the bride is virtually zero.

You wouldnt believe how many people I know who are allegedly 'in the know'.

It used to be the case that a shareholder used to be giving it the ‘big I am’ in the greenhouse every weekend. Used to drive me mad. I’d like to think idle gossip has dried up massively over last four years.
However if a member of staff is throwing stuff around I’d like to know.
I think I’ve nailed this latest one. I was with our fantastic volunteers on Friday in the mushroom shed, telling them what a great job they’d done getting the ground ready, and as I left, I mentioned to them that I’d just had Wigan and Leeds on the phone.........

There's plenty of idle gossip in Harry's Bar and the Printworks. I've heard some belters over the years.

Hopefully not enquiring about any of our players?

Although losing/selling our best players is not something that any of us want, surely, it's a massive compliment to all involved, that some of our players are turning heads.
Barca will get enquiries for Messi every other day and it's down to the club as to how we deal any enquiries for our players.
Having any numbers made public is a different problem and MC sounds like he might be dealing with this issue.

Hence me seeking clatification.

So the guys nickname is Freak then? And what did Freak reply?

There's the simple reality of it, a bit of everyday gossip and banter taken out of context, it is what it is, an unfounded rumours which at some stage in our support of the club we've all been guilty of believing, why the need for some people to seriously get their nickers in a twist and post 5 or 6 posts lecturing on the morals of the OP.s post is beyond me.

Who’s the source then?

I would hope that the club are now in a more comfortable financial position where we don't HAVE to listen to any offers should they come in. Hopefully, gone are the days of simply accepting any cash offer that comes in for a player, regardless of their importance to the team.

Thanks must go to MC and CB for getting the financial state of the club under some control.

Strangely enough, I’ve lost more then one sponsor over the last 4 years on the back of ‘unfounded rumours’ so not quite as harmless as it might seem

Hence why it drives me mad

I can fully understand your frustration in that case, my post was not aimed at you personally, I simply used part of your post to illustrate how easy it is to set these rumours going, and also in the case of other posters who choose to sit on the moral high ground on a regular basis who have chosen this thread to a needless challenge on the OP.

PS. Apologies If you are not one of the posters who take take the moral high ground at every opportunity as I don't want to be accused of discrimination by some.

Coming from you that's rich, my irony meter has broken big style - you owe me a fiver. Seriously, read some of your own posts before taking the moral high ground, which incidentally is exactly what you've just done

Does anyone remember when the rumour mill was nothing more pernicious than who had been spotted doing donuts in the Superbowl carpark? I preferred that - much less harmful.

I guess there's a lesson in this - if you know someone who works at the club and they share confidential info with which you then repeat, a) you are risking their job and b) you are potentially damaging the club; the conclusion, I would've thought, is self evident?

I tend to find if someone tries to give some credibility to what they are saying by making reference to someone in the know its usually to be taken with a pinch of salt. I also get "told" things by people who know people but most of it is pure conjecture and speculation and until I see a club statement its just rumour

I just hope this doesn't lead to any unsettling within the club as the strength of feeling is obvious

Above I've just selected two sentences of your non moral high ground taking condescending posts, hope you don't mind



No moral high ground seeking here, just pointing out that 6 posts is a bit excessive just to make a point to a rumour put on here about a transfer, you seriously need to drop the attitude and perhaps seek out some sort of anger management course, unless you do the unthinkable and ignore all those who post on here with just the intention of upsetting you, just a thought.

Keinhorst is ooc at Leeds this year so couldn't really be offered as a makeweight anyway.

And we also have an abundance of centres and second rowers, so wouldnt require him anyway. If a player was offered you would expect it to be a winger