CB Fry

Palace under Dowie is the only other one that springs to mind.

It's Hull.

Ok you're saying its relevant and I am telling you it is irrelevant. Utterly irrelevant.

Last time someone took a picture they were fined £200k and then the authorities tightened up the rules. "Anyone could walk past and see it" is beyond irrelevant here.

Yes this is futile nonsense. "They left their back gate ajar so it's actually their fault I stole their motorbike" is a fucking stupid defence.

It's the football equivalent of Boris Johnson giving that blonde piece a peerage a couple of years ago.

Yes, let's make Tonda go through all the press conferences and the pre-match and post match interviews over and over again only to magically deny all of it in about two weeks time.

You wrote this. It's not about "pleading a case in public" don't be such a div. The statement they gave could have said that they deny or refute the charges. Just like any public figure or business that are accused of something they deny. That's what happens if you think you are innocent or wrongly accused. It happens everywhere in every high profile business/activity in sport or business or entertainment or anything. Guess what we haven't done it because we are not denying it and not refuting it. The chance to do that has come and gone. But yeah, the kid is nothing to so with Saints at all and is scouting for Birmingham City after all. Poirot has cracked the fucking case.

Let's see if your fairy stories come true.

Says the guy that thinks the spy was actually scouting players for Birmingham City after all, and that Saints know this but aren't briefing that to anyone, or issuing public statements of their intent to defend themselves against the accusations. Stop being a fucking idiot.

Yes we have done something. We've issued a statement -which could have said something along the lines of denial or claim innocence or anything. Like a million statements that have come before from football clubs and players and celebrities and businesses that have been accused of things they dispute. Guess what we didn't do that.

Where have we disputed it?

No it doesn't "mean anything". It means we know we cannot issue any denial because we know we've done something wrong. Get over it.

You don't think that in two entire days of investigation the club wouldn't have worked out that this kid was actually scouting for Birmingham City after all and Saints are in the clear? Or they have worked that out but decided not to tell the EFL or Solent or the Echo or anyone. Just sit on it while everyone thinks we're guilty.. How likely do you think these bullshit scenarios are?

Well, I think you need to get used to it. If it really was a completely rogue individual they would been sacked/dealt with by now and the likes of Blackmore/House will have been briefed on that. The only questions left are about how much Tonda is part of it. People pretending "we dont know anything, it's all made up, nothing's proven until the investigation is complete etc etc etc" are fucking deluded. If we were innocent we'd be on the front foot denying it. We're not because we're not.