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It's a fact that most if not every club was doing it. They've all stopped now if they have any sense but most were doing it as confirmed by people within the game.

Isn't that the point being made?

Seems to be based on an article in The Sun which actually said 'he could get six months' so nothing difinitive.

Can those clowns hear themselves. Talking about integrity and fair play in football. It's hard to believe they haven't the nous to know how ridiculous they make themselves sound.

Ever thought it could be just a simple case of some people not agreeing to it? Differing opinions are allowed.

A dive, by nature, is planned. If not surely it wouldn't be classed as a dive. That's how I see it anyway.

Not sure I understand this bit.

Agree, one affects the result of a game and the other doesn't. Both are premeditated by the way.

Playing devil's advocate where does diving to win a penalty that proves to be the winning goal in a play-off semi-final thus gaining a huge advantage to gain a massive prize sit as against a bit of spying that gains little or no advantage? Both offences are clearly against EFL rules. Not aiming this at you personally just wondering out loud.

Agree.

Spot on. How it turned from a bit of a joke into the full blown maelstrom stirred up by some of the press, pundits and Gibbo was nuts and came out of nowhere.

I'm expecting either a 2-4 match ban or they may go 3 month ban suspended for 2 years. Either way there will be a hefty fine to help pay the FA expense accounts which I suspect are not small beer, no pun intended.

All seems quite low key at the moment. Quite a few articles and interviews are saying Tonda should receive a mild punishment. Nothing too aggressive coming out so presumably Gibbo has decided to muzzle his attack dogs in the press and world of football punditry this time. Hope it's not the calm before the storm.

Not to mention the 4 point deduction applies to this season 🙂

Maybe there weren't any other offences. If there were and he had evidence I'm sure they would have been included on the original charge sheet.