Sam Rutherford is neither a competent nor a reliable source of information
Interesting, putting aside the "reliable " part of the smear, just exactly what would render Sam to be an incompetent source of information regarding TCT's journey?
We know he was involved in significant portions of the administrative and logistical tasks from the start of the journey to the finish which in itself speaks volumes as to TCT's acceptance of his work product. And his opinions were based on personal observations and first hand experience not heresay.
We know based on Sam's prior Pprune posts unrelated to TCT that he has taken on challenging long distance flights of a similar nature to TCT's, both on his own behalf and as a contractor for clients, and has flown several different aircraft types in difficult conditions so can certainly be deemed at least a reasonably competent airman.
So I assume this insult is a classic case of throwing mud on a guy then shouting "look he's covered in mud" . It's obvious that TCT is a lying assed fantasist, with delusions of grandeur and an arrogance that knows very few bounds, I suppose we'll now have to add vicious bitch to that list of attributes.