As fans of Leeds United, Rangers, and even Swindon Town can attest, a Red Bull takeover rumor is one of the more reliable ways to cause a stir in British soccer circles.
The suggestion that West Ham has caught Red Bull's attention was never the most credible RB's-coming-for-your-club story, but it was the most recent. And it may be one of the more short-lived.
The Sun splashed a characteristically punning headline on a story that implied Red Bull was not so much going to buy West Ham as steal it.