From Saturday morning the rumour mill was working and Mark must have realised it was his last game. It was a terrible position to be in.
If it botches this explanation, the rumour mills will continue to spin.
But a Titanic struggle behind the scenes, obscured by public events and often blurred by Tehran's whirring rumour mill, may be just as crucial to the country's future.
His deputy, once the rumour mill's candidate for the top job, is Ian Mackintosh (pictured right), the New Zealand-born chairman of Britain's Accounting Standards Board.
The rumour mill quickly shifted to turbo as US gossip websites linked the incident to reports in the National Enquirer alleging Woods had an affair with a New York nightclub hostess, Rachel Uchitel.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference passed last week without a new iPhone being launched so it’s time for the rumour mill to get started.
On January 7, 2005, the pair announced their split, but when Brad joined Jennifer for her birthday in February, the rumour mill went into overdrive with talk about their reconciliation.
Even as steel mills around the world fall silent, mining's rumour mill is cranking up again.
The Hollywood rumour mill is already buzzing about a marriage between Paramount Studios and Caps Cities.
