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Hopefully this is the start of a house of cards. Good chance Barnsley have been doing it if Tonda thought it was Ok. Nicky Butt (part owner of Salford) has openly admitted it being common practice. No doubt other clubs too, just so bloody typical and incompetent for it to be us that gets found out.

What possible explanation could there be for that when there's 80,000 people waiting to know?

Just heard from a reliable source I can’t say too much at this stage but let’s just say the decision is more than a little less than too much, make of that what you will.

What's Che got to do with all this?

Whatever happens can we all just agree to refer to Middlesbrough as 'Brough' or 'Borough' in future (rather than Boro), as that seems to be one of the things that upsets them more than Spygate.

Don't worry, they've updated it now. With a different pic of him in a Sunderland shirt.

Weirdly the Beeb lead the story with a pic of him from a few years ago in a Sunderland shirt. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4g94rpvx73o

Further footage of Will Salt has just been released. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRtuDAjo/

Whatever happens can we all just agree that Juninho was over rated?

I think we'll be starting next season in the National League on about -10 points and Tonda and the team banned from football. Probably also stadium ban and transfer embargo. Really struggling to see any other outcome. Sorry, been snooping on the Boro forums too much.

They really are a sensitive bunch.

Impenetrable.

But weird putting in Fry, who's bottled header cost them the game.

The same colours Boro wear?! We're buggered.

Better than standing behind it, I guess.

There's barely time for the final to be rearranged, let alone the semi as well.

I guess the question I have about the bit in bold is, are the play-offs really part of the league. Or legally speaking are they are completely different entity as a knock out competition? I assume the former? I which case, I agree with the rest of it... If the latter, then I guess there's a higher risk of getting kicked out. Still highly unlikely and massively disproportionate to the "crime" (imo) but if it happens there would, and should, be no benefit to Boro in terms of being reinstated. The only logical outcome of that is for Hull be promoted by default. Obviously the EFL will be keen to avoid that though because of money from the final.

Given the north east is so stuck in the past, is this where they finally have an edge on us?

Gibbo's time of the month?

Cuckoo! 🤡

Exactly. And essentially confirmed by Nicky Butt (a former (current? No idea) part-owner of an EFL club).

Do we think any clubs adapt their approach to training specifically because of this rule? I.e. is the norm for any match day specific tactical training to only ever take place in the 3 days leading up to a game? Seems unlikely.

If someone watches the opposite warming up/practicing set prices half an hour before kick off, is that spying? It's within 72hours. As I definitely saw Kim, and others, having a few glances over before both legs. I'd hazard a guess they've done the same before other games this season too.

They would have probably made exactly the same complaint about whichever other mugs had to play them in the semis. And would have still lost over 2 legs. Because they're bottling, cry baby bell ends.

If that's the case, then quite frankly, nobody should give a shit. I know I certainly don't, and I'm generally a pretty good egg. If it was a concern, 72 hours shouldn't be mention the rules.