sotonjoe

Unless what we know already from the hearing report turns out to be false (unlikely!) there is no way Tonda keeping his job can be justified. It won't just be him either, anybody else complicit needs to be culled. The rot needs to be cut out entirely.

How or why on earth would anyone actually watch it? Surely radio silence until full time, check score then either watch highlights and laugh if hull won or simply pretend it never happened of the lot won.

Did you not burn your arse?

True but again there would have been plenty of chances for people around Tonda to whistleblow once they were aware he was apparently ignorant of the rule and was repeatedly asking people to break it.

We are what we are mate.

I'm pleased you didn't refer to him as a "successful journalist."

Especially as the verdict isn't being appealed

Ignore

Hardly. We've probably been watching them train all week.

Source? And don't say Noel Edmonds.

Yeh it's nuts. If they're separate competitions and separate punishments, expulsion from a competition for one count is a much harsher punishment than future four point deviation for two counts. Can't see that as justifiable or proportionate

Gotcha. Cheers. I see these people obviously have some legal pedigree so the reported Talk sport comment where they claimed the original panel were more sporting experts rather than legal experts wasn't really accurate. 👍

We hired shit spies

This bit interesting from the BBC 6 days ago .... "The EFL has asked for an expedited hearing to accommodate next Saturday's final while Southampton have argued they need time for an internal review." So initial hearing was expedited against Southampton's request. Would presumably be something significant to lean into at appeal.

Thank you. So who said it was sport resolutions handling original hearing and who reported the identities of individuals appointed to the panel by sport resolutions? Not challenging it but I'm compiling my own records as I have nothing better to do EDIT I can see BBC reported sport resolutions appointed