Echo News Southend United striker Stephen Humphrys is wanted by Doncaster Rovers

[Chrisb]

Rumors on Rovers fan forum, Humphries will be signing for Rovers after the game against Southend.

Thanks for the update - has this come from a reliable source on your forum ?

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Rumors on Rovers fan forum, Humphries will be signing for Rovers after the game against Southend.

Got a message for you from Ron. Can you put the money in about 20 envelopes, with all mixed denominations. Thanks.

 

[Westcliff DGS]

Rumors on Rovers fan forum, Humphries will be signing for Rovers after the game against Southend.

If that were true wouldn’t it be a strange, lets say he plays would he try hard enough against the team he joins the next day, would they go in on him softer because he is joining them, of course it is moot point if he doesn’t play. But if he is joining them get it over and done with

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Rumors on Rovers fan forum, Humphries will be signing for Rovers after the game against Southend.

If there's any truth in that, then no way will he be playing on Tues.

 

[norman the baker]

If there's any truth in that, then no way will he be playing on Tues.

he will be ill or injured in training

 

[les@donr]

Thanks for the update - has this come from a reliable source on your forum ?

Person who wrote the claim is fairly reliable, but I am checking into it anyway.

 

[Ricey]

Shame, he’s a hell of a talent just hasn’t looked the same post injury. I wish him all the best and hope he does reach that potential, upsetting it looks like it won’t be with us.

 

[Ricky Otto]

I have been told by my person in the know that they would get me up to date information tomorrow but as at the end of last week it was more likely that Humprys would be going somewhere else rather than Doncaster if we let him go as 2 other clubs were offering more. Not sure who those clubs are though

 

[les@donr]

I got feedback from the poster on Rovers forum who said Humphries would be signing for Rovers after the game on Tuesday. The poster said has said his source was from within Southend United, someone inside the club.

 

[les@donr]

Another Rovers poster is saying that Humphries is refusing to train with the squad and pushing for a move. I will give you guys a direct quote to see.

 

[les@donr]

Here is the quote:
[quote author=selby link=topic=275802.msg943178#msg943178 date=1580075652]
It looks like there could well be something in him possibly coming here. He was asked to play against us Tuesday night for Southend, before leaving the club according to their fans forum.
But has refused to train since with Southend. If true he will be leaving to go somewhere, and looks to have well and truly burnt his bridges there, apparently his partner has a good job up north and does not want to leave to live down south.
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[KiwiRob]

Here is the quote:
[quote author=selby link=topic=275802.msg943178#msg943178 date=1580075652]
It looks like there could well be something in him possibly coming here. He was asked to play against us Tuesday night for Southend, before leaving the club according to their fans forum.
But has refused to train since with Southend. If true he will be leaving to go somewhere, and looks to have well and truly burnt his bridges there, apparently his partner has a good job up north and does not want to leave to live down south.

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Thanks les@donr.

Very interesting because Southend's own Twitter site carried a clip of Stephen Humphrys training with the rest of the squad late last week. Of course, things may have soured since then.

 

[les@donr]

Comments about Humphries refusal to train are on the Donny vs Blues match day thread.

 

[sufcjoe]

In that thread the player who has supposedly refused to train is Kiernan not Humphrys.

 

[Blue Yonder]

Here is the quote:
[quote author=selby link=topic=275802.msg943178#msg943178 date=1580075652]
It looks like there could well be something in him possibly coming here. He was asked to play against us Tuesday night for Southend, before leaving the club according to their fans forum.
But has refused to train since with Southend. If true he will be leaving to go somewhere, and looks to have well and truly burnt his bridges there, apparently his partner has a good job up north and does not want to leave to live down south.

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You’ve got the wrong end of the stick there Les. As sufcjoe says your quote is about Kiernan not Hump. If I’m following this correctly Hump has got the hump but hasn’t downed tools. Just sulking allegedly.

 

[Grayson]

What a great example of how rumours can be wrongly interpreted and repeated across other sources, and then that repetition gets cited to wrongly give credibility and validity to the rumour.

 

[Westcliff DGS]

Here is the quote:
[quote author=selby link=topic=275802.msg943178#msg943178 date=1580075652]
It looks like there could well be something in him possibly coming here. He was asked to play against us Tuesday night for Southend, before leaving the club according to their fans forum.
But has refused to train since with Southend. If true he will be leaving to go somewhere, and looks to have well and truly burnt his bridges there, apparently his partner has a good job up north and does not want to leave to live down south.

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so your source is their forum, quoting our forum?

 

[londonblue]

What a great example of how rumours can be wrongly interpreted and repeated across other sources, and then that repetition gets cited to wrongly give credibility and validity to the rumour.

I have named this type of thing a self perpetuating rumour.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Donny have just signed Devante Cole, so not sure they'll be signing Hump as well...

 

[Westcliff DGS]

Donny have just signed Devante Cole, so not sure they'll be signing Hump as well...

yes would agree seems unlikely, however they are different types of striker