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Because cheats usually prosper....? Oh, hang on a minute.... 🙂

Hmm... I wonder how we achieved that....? 🕵🏼 😉

I guess they were hoping that Middlesbrough won and that the issue would then disappear (in terms of the arrangements for the final)....?

Yes, it's irrelevant from the 'due process' point of view, but it's not unreasonable for a football fan to have a view / opinion on how "fair" a punishment is for one offence in comparison to another punishment for a different offence.

Given it's that black and white, and the disciplinary panel aren't able to take into account how much we benefited from it when they make their decision, doesn't it make it even more baffling that the EFL didn't stipulate a default punishment when they first established this new rule...?

Love you too... mwah 😘

Yep, inclined to agree... Anything £5m or below and/or 6 points or below is a "take it on the chin / could've been worse" punishment I reckon (assuming it's a clear cut case of the club knowingly spying within the 72 hour window of course )

Ha! Very good sir 😂

General curiosity question.... If we get fined, say £5m, where does that money end up? EFL donates it to various charities? It trickles down to grass roots football? EFL Board Christmas party? Something else? Genuinely interested.

Cheers 👍🏻 Definitely an insider I would say in that case! Interesting....

Can't you ask them whether they're definitely or possibly an insider...? 😉

Don't think you even need those these days, do you...? 😉

Maybe the subliminal message is: "we beat Boro due to our better fitness levels rather than due to 'Spygate' and we've received word that that's the conclusion the panel will come to..." Or maybe not 😁

Most likely... As I say, just me doing my usual 2 + 2 = 5 hypothesis...

I know I'm prone to reading too much between the lines sometimes, but would the club really be posting a tweet like this today if they thought there was any chance of us getting kicked out...?