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If there wasnt a chance of us being reinstated why bother hiring one of the best sports regulatory barristers in the country?

because this was an unfairly expedited hearing with limited time to gather information.

Yes, proportionality is the central argument, but it's not the only one and it's not completely subjective: The play-offs are a separate competition (separate rules document). The original charge was Middlesbrough-specific. Using the two regular-season incidents (added Sunday) to justify expulsion from the play-off final is open to challenge as inconsistent. Procedural unfairness: only approximately 48 hours to respond to two matches from months earlier, in a separate competition. That's a legitimate natural justice point. No proven competitive advantage + the breaches appear to be systemic ignorance rather than deliberate top-down cheating. Massive collateral damage to innocent players and fans.

I am grasping at straws here, but the EFL are treating the play offs like a separate competition in places. But conjoining the league and the play-offs in others. If the play offs are separate then the punishment specifically for this competition should only be with regards to Middlesbrough, and the other charges added on Sunday should not be a part of this judgment as they relate to a separate competition.

Posted last Thursday at 14.27, for anyone doubting Stfrancisofbenalis' insider knowledge.

Prediction: we'll play in the final Middlesborough will be awarded another 10 shots off target for the first leg match Will Salt will gain an iPhone sponsorship deal

This. This. This. Saints extra could repost journalists, or directly link to newspapers or websites. They choose not to and instead editorialise and reword what was intended by the original reporter. They are the worst, most useless, type of account on social media.

this is Gibson we're talking about. Any compensation given would be seen as an admittance that they should have been involved and they will simply ask for more.

wont happen, will open up a can of worms elsewhere. Would essentialy admit that Boro should have been part of the preceedings. EFL and Saints are the two parties.

Adjust settings for more posts per page?

In this context "believe" and "have no proof" are pretty synonymous.

from an Boro fan of both Football and Acrostics' Busted at Rockliffe with camera in hand, clear as day Every Boro fan knows Saints sent their spy our way Lurking by a tree, filming sessions before the game Integrity thrown out, they cheated to gain an edge, no shame EFL must kick them out, it's the only fair reply Victory was tainted, we all see through the lie Every Middlesbrough supporter believes — Saints bloody cheated!

If you have a 3pm kick off Saturday. You're allowed to observe at 2.30pm on a Wednesday, but not at 3.00 pm on a Wednesday. Saying 72hours is a badly written rule. It would be better to say for the three calendar days before a match.

Why? I would expect analysts to simply provide a dossier on the opposition to the manager, and the analysts to simply get on with sorting that dossier for each opponent.

there currently is not any public evidence that Tonda was involved here. Unless there is why on earth should he have a touchline ban?

"Fans who bought travel and tickets get wrecked.'? Hmmmmm. AI has severe issues. It cannot predict when there's nothing to base predictions on.

You must have been found first as a kid in EVERY game of Hide and Seek if you think that's hiding. C'mon MLG

That's the 25th

Yes the issue is of our making. But the media hype and the exaggeration of the facts when the story initially came out is not down to us. Boro fanned what seems to be overblown rhetoric.

And TV companies around the world have no play off final.? If there's any that fits under "would never happen" it's not having a play off final.

EFL have to be seen to be doing their job otherwise Gibson will sue them. But the Boro showering the media with information, and some of the original information suffering from pictorial evidence only hurts their case, not ours.

Larin and Amir Hadžiahmetović are due to be released for international duty on 25th May. There is very limited time for rescheduling

I notice nothing in the pyramid for security and fencing.

At the moment I believe someone at Boro has massively breached GDPR rules. Information commissioner wouldn't like this, surely.