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They would have done with a decent striker and competent fitness coaches.

And does that advantage excede or even equate to Leicester's persistent financial doping ?

Absolutely zero sporting advantage was gained.

No.

10 points is way too harsh considering what has been dished out for other types of offence. No way this is equivalent to or worse than, Leicester or going into administration.

Hamilton

Indivduals can report suspected data breaches.

Did I say you had ? It's not the first time Swindon have been mentioned in relation to this situation.

For anybody thinking Swindon set a precedent for this ; Three weeks before the start of the 1989–90 season, The People published revelations that chairman Brian Hillier had put money on Swindon winning Division Three in 1987, as an insurance policy for player bonuses. Two months later the allegations worsened, with Hillier accused of putting money on the Town to lose in the FA Cup game at Newcastle United two years previously (which the team lost 5–0). Hillier was found guilty and was banned from football for six months, later increased to three years on appeal. Macari was fined £1,000 for his part in the scandal—and when he chose to appeal, West Ham United forced his resignation. The People released a third exposé in January 1990, this time alleging illegal payments to players. Despite this, Swindon Town beat table-topping Leeds United to go into third place in the league, and at the end of the season, they finished fourth, their highest league position ever, to go into the play-offs. Shortly before the last game of the season, Hillier, Macari, captain Colin Calderwood and secretary Vince Farrar were all arrested and questioned by Inland Revenue officials over a tax fraud conspiracy. Calderwood was released without charge, and the others were given bail. On the pitch, Swindon Town went on to defeat Blackburn Rovers over two legs to reach the final at Wembley, only their second appearance at the ground in their history. On 28 May 1990 Swindon Town played in the Division 2 play-off final against Sunderland. In a match they completely dominated, Alan McLoughlin scored the only goal, a deflected effort, to defeat Sunderland and win promotion to the First Division. The joy was short-lived, though, as just ten days later, the Football League decided to demote the team two divisions, after they admitted 36 breaches of League rules—35 of which are related to illegal payments. The Swindon board immediately appealed, but High Court action was dropped due to lack of funding, and the fans protested, thousands signing a "1st not 3rd" petition. The FA Appeal Panel reduced the demotion to just one division, and Swindon were denied their first ever taste of top-flight football. Hillier was eventually jailed, whilst Farrar and former club secretary Dave King received suspended sentences. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Swindon_Town_F.C.#1980–1991:_Fall_and_rise

Admitted 36 breaches, almost all of which were illegal payments to players, thereby gaining an advantage on the pitch for many matches.

He knows as much as anybody else outside the members of the panel.

Hampshire's top order yet again showing as much resistance as a sheet of tissue paper.

At the same time the journos do.

A puff piece full of nothing more than idle speculation and ends up drawing a parallel to West Ham playing illegal players. Weak lazy jounalistic tripe.

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