WHEN it comes to the forever fluctuating football transfer market, news organisations face a tough time separating fact and fiction in the ever-grinding wheels of the rumour mill. 

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But Sky Sports had a rather spectacular fail on that front last night as they claimed Aberdeen had signed 'Turkish midfielder Yerdas Selzavon' thanks to a spot of masterful social media trolling. 

Rather than anyone the Dons would want to see in their starting 11, Yer Da Sells Avon is a popular phrase of derision in the rich Scottish lexicon, made famous in this instance thanks to parody Twitter account AberdeennFC. 

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The jokers managed to get mentioned in the broadcasting giant's transfer blog on Friday night, sadly without a comment from gaffer Derek McInnes.