Amazing. I followed the Oliver Kay getting hoaxed (I thought by Cahiers du Football) and then retracting the story bit, but that is one hell of a can of worms.

Rob Beal could be basically anyone on one of these Arsenal boards. The internet's a weird place.

I think it's Tim. He seems fishy taking credit for other people's work.

I always figured James started posting less on here because you got tired of running six sockpuppet accounts simultaneously. Capi's the only one you really bothered to flesh out …

I've never seen Peps at all so therefore there is no conclusive evidence he exists at all.

Does this mean...wait a second...

Yep, that is EXACTLY what it means...

I've actually read that article from start to finish now (must admit my attention wandered once or twice the first time) and, jokes aside, it's pretty scary.

The only congenital liar I've heard of whose exploits compare would be that guy from The Imposter, Frédéric Bourdin. You get the impression that what ultimately sucks people in is the complete lack of a relatable motive for the behaviour. Hours and hours of meticulous legwork to cheat someone out of a few hundred quid.

Rex wrote:

I think it's Tim. He seems fishy taking credit for other people's work.

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Now that you mention it, I've never seen Klaus and Rex in the same place at once...

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Or Burnwinter and Biggus, for that matter...

Burnwinter wrote:

I always figured James started posting less on here because you got tired of running six sockpuppet accounts simultaneously. Capi's the only one you really bothered to flesh out …

Rex wrote:

I've never seen Peps at all so therefore there is no conclusive evidence he exists at all.

We're all different manifestations of the same tortured soul.

We are what now?! Y va, time to ban Big Gus yet?

Interesting stuff.

This guy could have made a career as a top salesman or stockbrocker.

But what baffles me is that after all that work, what did he have to show for it? Did he even make money?

Wasted talent.