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Much more likely than people going 'ballistic'. Unless by going ballistic you mean people moaning on the internet and singing a song or two.

What are people gonna do? Write angry letters and start a petition?

No, it's not.

It could post an FA appeal yeah.

Yeah that'd be hugely risky on their part. Reckon they'd definitely agree to suspend it during the appeal.

Thing is our squad will be far weaker next season if we don't go up as income will drop off a cliff. Far more likely to get promoted with a new manager this season than Tonda next.

I find this baffling to be honest. Hasn't he failed as a manager basically everywhere? Lose to the skates and people will want him gone straight away. Also what if Tonda wants to take another job somewhere? He's only contracted to the end of the season. We have to make a permanent appointment if it's a long total football ban. No way should we write the entire season off.

I reckon any fans whose club were in the EFL at time would have known it existed. Plenty outside that too, I certainly remember a rule being added after Biesla. Can't speak for the why but it's irrelevant surely? The fact remains that if a majority of clubs didn't agree with it then the rule wouldn't exist.

The reason for it is that a majority of clubs wanted it.

Howe? If you're hitting the crack pipe then it's considered rude to not pass it around.

Our only hope is a league cup game.

Definitely takes an edge off the day for sure. Previously you could feel something in the air almost when out around the city even hours before KO, the calm before the storm almost. That's completely gone now.

I said at the time they probably should have delayed the second leg to give themselves time to have that as an option. Couldn't really happen after it had been played in my view. I do wonder though if they consider a two legged tie as a single entity but that's just speculation on my part and not necessarily my opinion.

Also worth pointing out that the reason the punishment was losing out on the richest game in club football was because we cheated in an attempt to give us an advantage in reaching said game. I really don't understand why people point out it's not a rule elsewhere as it's completely irrelevant. People act as if the EFL unilaterally introduced this rule and most football clubs didn't agree with/want it which is demonstrably untrue.

Yeah I remember it being in the media. Just saying it was always bollocks.