Whitey Grandad

Of course they do. It's impossible and impractical to prevent it. The Premier League don't. Anyone who describes it as 'spying' is an amateur journalist at best. The EFL has created a problem for itself by introducing a rule without specifying a sanction for transgression. Had we not been in the playoffs what action would Middlesbrough have taken?

Haven't we? Acknowledging the charges is not the same as accepting them.

You can't sack someone who doesn't work for you.

Any new information from them would extend the 14 day response period.

Indeed. But belief and proof are never seen in the same room together.

We were the only ones playing Middlesbrough two days later. The timing of all this stinks and that stink is coming from the North East.

Why should they bother?

By many clubs.

Just today?

Is that for real?

That might catch on. Where can I buy one? (In my size of course)

Trousers is Bungle. There is no other explanation.

Nonsense. I referee every match I watch. Either from the stands or my armchair. 😇 Besides, I'm nearly 77 years old and not as young as I used to be.

Neither was anywhere near a penalty in my opinion. Which, let's be honest, is the only one that really matters. 😊 In a match of this significance no referee is going to give either of those.

I can picture the scene now. Bald man with an eyepatch sitting in a chair and stroking a big white cat. "Come in Mr. Salt. I've been expecting you."

In the Northern Hemisphere, of course.

I saw this and similar comments elsewhere: How are Middlesbrough supposed to have obtained his name from a credit card transaction? The owner's name is never disclosed.

I was wandering about that too.

Or simply had chosen to apply a higher than normal tolerance level.

It doesn't but it's probably best not to upset the EFL at the moment.

Good point.

As I posted above, the page source code contains this: "datePublished": "2025-01-27T15:18:00+0000","dateModified": "2025-07-17T15:45:07+0100" So published 27th January 2025 and modified17th July 2025.

I suspect that the EFL want to get their fine money in before we officially become members of the EPL. At what point is that? When we win the playoff final or is there some set date?

The page source code contains this: "datePublished": "2025-01-27T15:18:00+0000","dateModified": "2025-07-17T15:45:07+0100"

That's some euphimism.