Speaking of things that are annoying from the media.
I hate it when average fans say Sky/The Mirror/The Guardian/whatever have "confirmed" this or that about a player/manager. No, the media can report it, their journalists can seek confirmation from sources when they're researching, but they don't confirm that something is definetely happening. Particulary with the way today's football media bs their way through most reporting. Even the more reputable media outlets are untrustworthy. Only the player/mananger and the clubs involved can truely confirm.
Also, I hate when the media writes that so and so has "admitted" when they're reporting on what someone has said. "Admitted" implies that they wanted to hide it, but often the quotes are just simple answers given in interviews.