Fabrizio Romano Manchester United transfer news whats his tier rating meaning
So today I decided to figure out what this “tier rating” nonsense means for Fabrizio Romano’s Man United transfer rumors. Kept seeing fans argue about Tier 1 vs Tier 2 crap everywhere.
Where I started
First thing I did was open Twitter and search “Fabrizio Romano tier”. Saw hundreds of tweets with those Tier 1/Tier 2 labels slapped under his transfer updates. Felt like I needed a decoder ring just to understand Man United fan chats.
The digging process
Hopped over to Reddit and typed “r/reddevils tier explanation” in the search bar. Scrolled through mega-threads where fans basically created their own rating system years back. Found this massive spreadsheet some dude maintains where he tracks reliability levels.
- Tier 1 means direct club sources or Romano getting info straight from agents
- Tier 2 is second-hand rumors he picks up from other reporters
- Tier 3 is pure gossip even Romano admits might be bullshit
Checked seven different United forums – everybody references this tier system but nobody agrees on where Romano sits. Half say Tier 1 is gospel truth, others call Tier 2 “tap-in merchant” stuff he just steals.
My messy conclusion
Basically learned tier ratings are fan-made chaos. When Romano says “here we go” on a signing after talking to agents directly, fans treat it like Tier 1 Bible truth. But when he’s just reposting rumors from Italian papers? That’s where folks scream “Tier 3 garbage!” and start fighting.
Tried asking in a United Discord group why they care so much. Got flooded with “STFU noob” messages and GIFs of burning dumpsters. Figured I’d stop digging before my brain melted. Moral of the story? Football twitter is just grown adults role-playing as journalists with made-up credential systems.
