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Well let's face it. Standing in a public place while watching players going through their moves in full public view is a much more serious offence than systematically breaking financial rules designed to slightly even things up a bit over many years. What does "Gibbo" have to say on this? Presumably he'll be demanding a place in the EPL.

He wouldn't even get that much for marching around Rockcliffe Park in the style of Basil Fawlty and giving "Gibbo" a good slap.

Maybe if you know something or think you know something but feel that you can't divulge that information could I kindly ask you to keep it smugly to yourself. Otherwise you'll likely get the reaction deserved.

It's at a private club in Soho.

I've been in the pub. I take it nothing has happened that we know of.

Why do that when I can wait for the experts here to get on their high horse?

This saga had me wondering whether it's also even against the rules for an opponent to check which players are boarding a bus or aircraft when setting off to play a game. I suppose it must so be careful out there.

Or to erect a fence.

That would be totally out of all proportion to the relatively minor offence. Mind you it wouldn't surprise me from the jumped-up blazers at the FA. I'd hope anything like that would be appealed the hell out of.

Well, Mr Harris has been up on a charge at the FA so many times that other managers probably look at him as an excellent example of the sort of behaviour that can get a ban. Tonda's alleged offences pale in comparison to the sort of things that Harris gets up to.

Indeed we have. And the proverbial book has been chucked at us in return as if it's the crime of the century.

Why did they want it? Who called for it? Hands up those who knew it even existed.

And yet no other league has such a bonkers rule. Is the reason for it to save on fencing costs?

Isn't this the equivalent of a player caller for an opponent to be shown a yellow or red card? Surely a case of bringing the game into disrepute.

It is legal. It's fine to do it on Wednesday but not on a Thursday. It's a bonkers rule and Championship teams should be told to put up a fence if they think their routines are worth keeping secret.