I think the problem was that usually Rich Sharpe would be around to nip a lot of the bullshit rumours in the bud.
Since there was no proper Rovers reporter around, it was like the wild west for the bullshitters. A total free for all.
One in particular had quite a few hanging on his every word. I found it funny when the thick twat screenshotted a post from his own bullshit twitter page as evidence to back up his ITK claims.