Whitey Grandad

Borough wouldn't have filed a complaint. They'd have put it away until next season.

"Es tut mir leid"

As have Middlesbrough. This Taylor fellow is the key to this affair. Joins us from Middlesbrough and leaves two months later. Then produces the evidence that scuppers our case. Doesn't attention the hearing in person, only submits 'written evidence'. Stinks like a Teesside kipper.

Simple is one thing it isn't.

Let's not forget that there's a World Cup in the middle of all this. That doesn't end until the 19th July. Nothing much is going to happen in the transfer market whilst that's going on.

Hell yeah! Dopamine is for Dopes.

We can keep Tonda* or we can keep the team together. We can't have both. *FA bans permitting.

Isn't it Rule 137 or something? That's a hell of a lot of rules to be aware of.

An eye opener?

I expect they will impose a ban but this practice of spying is accepted in the highest league in the country. By the same token FIFA are unlikely to take any action.

It doesn't. But when it comes out that this practice is widespread how many clubs are going to be sanctioned?

There will be some sympathy on account of the preposterous punishment.

He'll always be Tainted Tonda from now on.

In other words, "we've been spying on the wrong team's training"

It's what can happen when there's a lack of experience in managing the club. Sometimes what's needed is an older head to keep an eye on things.