This is how you deal with speculation.
Derry City may have some cash in the bank, but the Twitter bot that managed to pick up a ridiculous rumour about Pepe Reina leaving Napoli last night has surely been disabled this morning after this epic burn.
The ex-Liverpool goalkeeper is understood to be looking to leave the Serie A side this summer, but last night it was suggested that he could be Brandywell bound in what would be the biggest transfer coup of all-time for the SSE Airtricity League.
Pepe Reina looks ready to leave as Derry City submit a £24m bid. (Sky Italia)
— Transfer Rumours Bot (@TransfersBot) March 29, 2016
Gerard Doherty is the current number one at the Brandywell, and while they may have a few shillings to rub together, and will be adding to their squad, fans expecting a massive transfer announcement have been left sorely disappointed.
Doherty’s job, for the moment, appears safe.
We don't usually respond to transfer rumours, but we can confirm Kenny Shiels' £24m budget isn't going to @PReina25 https://t.co/vE3D3LPGwA
— Derry City FC (@derrycityfc) March 30, 2016
It didn’t take long for the smart alec’s to come out of the woodwork.
https://twitter.com/shimboi/status/715313851244404740
https://twitter.com/ChillsLFC/status/715308390239571972
@derrycityfc @1DenRoger @PReina25 @TransfersBot do you want fellani we'll give you him for a packet of wotsits and an apple
— cali (@RashfordsRiot) March 30, 2016
