I bumped into Tonda in Wembley box park at lunchtime, whilst the hearing was in recess. He was having a pitcher of Blue Lagoon and said Bob Mortimer and Stewart Downing were on the panel.
He had a tag on.
Pretty sure Tonda came out to explain each incident in his apology Youtube video:
- Boro: Days mixed up, wanted to see if Hackney was training
- Ipswich: He was shown footage of their training (in Eastleigh Stadium) a few hours before kick off and he told the analyst to stop showing him it. (Dog ate my homework stuff to be honest)
- Oxford: They had a new coach and their training ground is pretty much public so wanted to have a look at potential set ups.
To be fair, I’ve only spoken to one guy who said we deserved the punishment - a Bristol City fan that has never liked us much anyway. Everyone else thought it was OTT.
Might just be my bubble though of course!
My first ever away game was at Ashton Gate in 2007, we lost 2-1 and I learnt what the C word was from the fella behind me.
Feel like you're a bogey team (not sure if it's statistically correct or just vibes) but as someone who lived in Somerset for a while as a kid, around a fair few City fans, I feel like you always beat us. Still have nightmares over Albert Adomah.
He actually broke the EFL's 'Acting in good faith to other teams' rule, and Leeds' were charged (only £200,000 fine, and he then admitted publically they breached this rule to all clubs, so should've been 23 counts).
Heard Peretz was waiting to see if P&O were remaining sponsor as he loves the 10% deposit option and the booze selection onboard. After their statement today he asked to see a contract ASAP.
Good lad.
My hope regarding Tonda not being totally wounded by it is the fact he would want to stay on. I think he could easily get a job on the continent away from the scrutiny, but I would imagine him being the sort of bloke to want to rectify it here.