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The two aren't mutually exclusive. It's clearly a big deal. We almost certainly didn't gain a material advantage.

How many analysts work at the club? If for instance there were half a dozen more, and all have experience from previous clubs, would be interesting to know how much they'd be willing to put their necks on the line to call it out (if it is indeed rife...). Obviously multiple wrongs, don't make a right. And wouldn't expect any analysts from other clubs to call it out at this time. Anyway, that's my last thought on the matter. Got work today, and my train is just about to pass Wembley. Lucky me.

Surely you've realised we're incompetent by now?

If it does, just drive it in plain sight and hope you don't get caught?

If it isn't broke, consider breaking it. If it is broke, Sports Republic will well and truly obliterate it.

Why would anyone now rise their heads above the parapet and confess now they know the potential implications?

On the bright side all publicity is good publicity (right? RIGHT?), and to top the headlines over Arsenal winning the league and Pep leaving is some achievement.

My two cents having slept on it. We're guilty. We're idiots. There's absolutely no way we decided to spy on Oxford (no disrespect, but FFS!)/Ipswich/Borough and not the other 20 teams in the league. The marginal gains of spying must be miniscule, it just beggars belief. Whilst no defence though, I can absolutely guarantee that multiple clubs do it. Assume it's been treated as a cup game, hence kicked out. Had it been the second round of the Carabao Cup I expect we'd hold our hands up and say fair enough, and it'd barely make a one line article in the Daily Mail. If that's the case though and it's effectively a cup game, why has a points deduction also been applied? Seems like a double punishment to set the future precedent. Assume that's what will be wiped/reduced following appeal. Unfortunately, it's going to have a generational impact on the club, barring some sort of miracle later today.

I obviously wouldn't expect it to say anything of interest, but unbelievable that a statement hasn't been made yet. Even a one liner, holding statement would be better than nothing. The last things posted on social media are about Wembley.

Hopefully this is the start of a house of cards. Good chance Barnsley have been doing it if Tonda thought it was Ok. Nicky Butt (part owner of Salford) has openly admitted it being common practice. No doubt other clubs too, just so bloody typical and incompetent for it to be us that gets found out.

What possible explanation could there be for that when there's 80,000 people waiting to know?

Just heard from a reliable source I can’t say too much at this stage but let’s just say the decision is more than a little less than too much, make of that what you will.

What's Che got to do with all this?

Whatever happens can we all just agree to refer to Middlesbrough as 'Brough' or 'Borough' in future (rather than Boro), as that seems to be one of the things that upsets them more than Spygate.

Don't worry, they've updated it now. With a different pic of him in a Sunderland shirt.