VARdictBetaTransfer reporting has a vocabulary, and every phrase in it makes a promise. This page measures the promises: for each form of words, how many tracked claims carried it, and how many of those claims STAND against the verified record. Counted over every account we track, journalists and ITKs alike.
STANDS 45%
759 claims: 340 STANDS, 2 OVERTURNED, 4 SUBJECTIVE, 413 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "done deal".
STANDS 38%
387 claims: 147 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 1 SUBJECTIVE, 239 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "total agreement", "full agreement", "complete agreement".
STANDS 46%
372 claims: 171 STANDS, 2 OVERTURNED, 4 SUBJECTIVE, 195 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "agreed personal terms", "personal terms agreed", "agreement in principle".
STANDS 63%
354 claims: 223 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 1 SUBJECTIVE, 130 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "here we go".
STANDS 51%
353 claims: 181 STANDS, 1 OVERTURNED, 1 SUBJECTIVE, 170 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "verbal agreement", "verbally agreed".
STANDS 37%
240 claims: 89 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 0 SUBJECTIVE, 151 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "advanced talks", "talks are advanced", "advanced negotiations".
STANDS 27%
230 claims: 62 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 2 SUBJECTIVE, 166 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "official bid", "official offer", "formal bid", "formal offer".
STANDS 51%
150 claims: 77 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 0 SUBJECTIVE, 73 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "medical booked", "medical scheduled", "medicals booked", "undergo medical", "medical tests booked".
STANDS 11%
65 claims: 7 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 0 SUBJECTIVE, 58 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "not for sale", "will not sell", "won't sell", "no intention of selling".
STANDS 37%
59 claims: 22 STANDS, 0 OVERTURNED, 0 SUBJECTIVE, 37 PLAY ON.
Counted forms: "only wants", "dream move", "has made his choice", "priority is".
A claim STANDS only when the move it describes is verified against a club announcement or an equivalent primary record, so STANDS here is deliberately strict. Open claims count in every denominator: a phrase does not get credit for claims that never resolved. Sagas resolve over weeks, so recent claims are naturally still open, and every percentage on this page understates rather than flatters.
The corpus is 759+ tracked claims and growing, refreshed here a few times a day. The full method is on the methodology page. We don't have opinions. We have timestamps.