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Yep, this, actually 👍🏻

Tut tut Wrighty... You should know by now (by order of the Saintsweb intelligentsia) that you're not allowed to compare one type of 'cheating' with another....

Indeed, and I don't think the "if others had done it they would have been caught by now" line is quite the 'gotcha' that some seem to believe it is. I've always said that one of the most surprising revelations that could come out of this whole saga is that it turns out we're the only club in the EFL that have ever carried out surveillance 'missions' such as these....

Yep... I'm yet to be convinced the whole thing wasn't a trap that we fell into hook, line and sinker... Especially if that's true about our 'spy' coming away with the impression that Hackney was likely to play... Middlesbrough spoofing a training session due to a tip off that someone from was going to be there...? Far fetched? Maybe... An impossibility? Maybe not...

Indeed. It's really not very complicated, is it?

Or maybe, it's easy not to get caught, especially for those clubs whose training grounds are accessible to the general public, most of whom are probably standing there gawping at the training session and/or recording it on their phone? If you allow the general public to view your training sessions then it must be easy to mingle with them and thus stay incognito?

Please could someone ping me a link to the FA statement which announced they are investigating the club and/or it's staff? (and, in particular, if they mention the manager specifically) All I can find is reports from the likes of Sky and BBC stating that "an FA spokesman" says they've commenced an investigation which "could" lead to charges but, as I say, I can't actually find the original statement from the horse's mouth... I'm obviously not insinuating that the MSM were/are making stuff up, but surely any reports of a FA investigation would have to be backed up by an official statement from them? Maybe it's just a sign that my Googling prowess is on the wain...! Anyone got a link to the actual FA statement (rather an article reporting about it)? Cheers 👍🏻

Fair points, but I'm going to stick with my hunch for now... i.e. The FA won't ban him and he'll stay...I'm getting desperate for a Saintsweb "told you so" medal...

This pretty much echos my thinking...

I'm still not getting why this is being seen as "inevitable".... From what we know, what has he done that's worse than what Bielsa did...? (which is my benchmark for all this)

If Tonda stays, I'll be looking forward to next season even more than usual. The 'siege mentality' we'll need to adopt as a club and fan base will be delightful to behold. Bring it on!

Aye...that doesn't make any sense at all... There again, none of this sorry saga makes much sense, so it's probably true!

I would imagine they're now doing what their solicitors are telling them to do, every step of the way. As such, theres probably no justification for criticising what 'the club' is saying at the moment given they're probably being advised not to come out with any 'from the heart' stuff until the legal manouvres (whatever they may be) are completely concluded. All of which I can understand, as frustrating as it is from our perspective.