Fear it's a case of through the looking Glass

A quick plot summary. Stephen Glass, an emerging talent who wows his boss with a host of outrageous stories and slowly climbs the ladder.

- Gordon Parks

His reputation continues to be enhanced despite the tales becoming more outlandish and headline-grabbing.

The game is finally up when it’s discovered he’s been fabricating stories for his newspaper and when the facts are paired with reality he gets his jotters as a journalist.

A Hollywood film recounts how the bold Glass fooled them all, it’s based on his life story and ‘Shattered Glass’ went straight to video.

The arrival of another young hotshot into Scottish football this week triggered thoughts about his namesake.

Aberdeen’s appointment of their former player has been a few days of nagging doubts about claims from Reds chief Dave Cormack that they’ve landed the outstanding candidate with a winning mentality.

It appears to be based on a bit of fiction.