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I've heard Gibbo has asked for a bit more time to make his decision.

Remind me again, who is Tonda Eckert and what's he been charged with?

Haven't we been punished enough?

The silence is deafening.

It has to be today surely especially if it's a lengthy ban. The FA must give us at least the whole of this week to appoint a replacement whether that is a temporary replacement from within the club or a permanent new manager. The way this whole saga has been handled so far I'll not be holding my breath.

Does he not realise that, had it not been for us spying (I use the term spying in the loosest terms possible), they would not have been granted their second chance to appear in the Play-Off Final? Maybe he should address his disappointment to the manager of Boro who resided over a team who put in one of the weakest, most inept performances I've ever seen at Wembley especially considering the magnitude of what was at stake. He could then have given Kim Heldberg something to really cry about.

Cheers that was a great watch with two very credible guests especially the legal guy.

It was but the Independent Panel decided it was concocted later as a means to get off with the charges. They now hope a new panel will have a different viewpoint. My understanding is that the new panel will consist of very experienced high court judges.

I see the FA have spoken out against Man City following them being found guilty and stated they will step in where appropriate so sounds like they could well get involved.

Big own goal by Burnham and he really should know better.

They used this argument and it was kicked out by the Independent Panel so not sure why they're going with it again. I thought that anything in the original case could not be repeated now and they have to come up with new evidence supporting their grounds in the appeal.

Be interesting to see what happens in the next match Peretz is fit if Ramsdale comes in and plays brilliantly.

That's not a very sensible thing for him to come out and say imo. Imagine if City were to get away with the majority of the charges and/or receive a very light punishment - fingers might well be pointed Burnham's way suggesting some involvement from him. Dodgy ground.

So as Leeds City presumably came back as Leeds Utd could Man City come back as Man Utd? Ah, there's a huge fly in that particular ointment.

From my very poor recollection I think he suggested that both sides had signed NDAs and then the news that City had been found guilty was announced prematurely on, I think, The Athletic thus breaking the NDA. Again I'm not suggesting this makes any difference because clearly I wouldn't know so was just passing on something I'd heard and, to your point, he probably is one of many media hungry lawyers 🙂