By plano 
So yesterday was pure frustration trying to figure out Liverpool vs Spurs before kickoff. Total head-scratcher finding reliable sources. Everyone and their dog seemed to be chatting rubbish online.
The Mess I Started With
First thing I did, like everyone else, was hop onto Twitter right before the game. Figured official club accounts were safe? Ha! Wrong. Scrolled through pages of nonsense comments and fake accounts pretending to be journalists posting lineups that looked like total crap. I mean, Robertson at center back? Get real. Waste of ten minutes.
Digging Deeper Through The Noise
Then I remembered those lineup accounts people swear by. Dug around some forums to find their names. Okay, found two that seemed legit. Followed them both. Waited… and waited… Five minutes before kickoff? Nothing. Radio silence. Absolute joke. Started sweating bullets.
Started feeling desperate, scouring Reddit and Facebook fan groups. Holy hell, what a circus! Saw:
- Some guy insisting Salah was benched because of some wild conspiracy theory
- Another arguing that Son wouldn’t play “based on vibes”
- Fifteen different “confirmed” XI lists, all totally different
Just pure chaos. No facts anywhere.
Almost Giving Up & The Telegram Lightbulb Moment
Seriously thought about throwing my phone across the room. Then I remembered a random comment buried in one of those forums weeks ago. Something about a few hardcore guys running a tight ship on Telegram, sharing lineups super early. Seemed sketchy as hell, like those betting tip groups.
Had to dig back through my browser history. Found the group name. Joined it – felt like entering the dark web for a sec. But boom! Fifteen minutes before kickoff? Proper lineup with sources pinned. Not a leak, but a compilation cross-referenced from reporters actually at the stadium seeing the sheets.
Finally Settling On My Source Mix
Okay, lesson brutally learned. Won’t rely on just one thing ever again. My system now?
- Primary: That little Telegram group. They don’t mess around. Always first.
- Backup: Two decent lineup Twitter accounts, ONLY to confirm, not to wait for.
- Reality Check: Quickly skimming a couple of actual decent sports news app push notifications when they eventually drop.
Takes setting up beforehand, obviously. But finally got that lineup sorted early. Took screengrabs this time for proof. Why share this mess? Because wasting hours like I did? Absolute hell. Feels like something I only learn after making every mistake possible. Not happy unless I suffer first.
