Duncan Jenkins, Oldham fan and perspiring football journo , is not real . Slam Dunc overcame his fictional status to get thousands of followers on Twitter and even impact the real world by costing Liverpool FC hundreds of thousands of pounds when the made up journo posted some made up inside information that just happened to be true. Jen Chang, Liverpool's Director of Communications, was not happy and upon finding the real person, a Liverpool fan, behind the account, threatened him with revealing his identity which would lead to the destruction of his parents' business and the smearing of his name by the press. Oh, and a lifetime ban from Anfield, Liverpool's home stadium. With one notable exception , it has not been a good year for Liverpool. They are currently experiencing their worst start to the season in over fifty years. This summer, Liverpool opened its doors this summer for an unprecedented documentary , Being: Liverpool , a move that might have backfired as an introduction to the club (or at the very least, their new manager Brendan Rodgers ). The club then proceeded to bungle the close of the transfer window, failing to sign expected target Clint Dempsey despite sending out Andy Carroll, who was signed for 35 million in 2011, on loan to West Ham. Fabio Borini, the striker whose price rose thanks to Duncan's tweets, was introduced in Being: Liverpool getting his medical exam before signing for the club. As of this week, he is not