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Read the University of Derby article... Linkedin profiles are often out of date... I know mine is....

Why have we accepted the charge if this analyst fella was acting alone and/or without club knowledge? Doesn't add up...

If Will Salt is the alleged 'spy' in question, then correct, he finished his assignment with Saints a while ago, according to that University of Derby write up...

It's not alluded, it's a fact... https://www.derby.ac.uk/undergraduate/sport-exercise-science-courses/wills-placement-year-is-key-to-success/

Doesn't this "72 hour" rule supplement the previous "fair play" rule, not replace it...? So, even if a club doesn't breach the 72 hours, they still fall foul of the fair play rule, the same rule that got Leeds fined £200k? In other words, as I read it, I don't think the 72 hours rule is designed to give clubs carte blanche to 'spy' on training sessions outside of that window...?

So Middlesbrough fans are wrong in thinking that we've gained an advantage from 'spying' then...?

@saintant.... So, if it's not the analyst fella in the group photo (Albert Jones) and the other 'intern analyst' that's been cited (Will Salt) is now at Aston Villa, having finished his stint at Saints a while ago, who was the aledged 'spy' then...? Something not adding up here...

I reckon the best outcome now, results wise, is for Middlesbrough to have a narrow win today, and us to win on aggregate on Tuesday.... That way, Middlesbrough don't get to play the "you won on Saturday because you gained an advantage" card and would make life easier for the disciplinary panel too, given we wouldn't have prospered from our misdemeanor, per se.

What if we were anticipating them tagging on a bit of penalty practice ahead of Tuesday's match at the end of the session... Would we technically be allowed to watch that bit...? #legalloophole #tongueincheek

I know this is tongue-in-cheek but maybe, just maybe, there's a legal loophole to be exploited here...

Trevor Birch? Hmm, knew I remembered that name from somewhere... It's all starting to make sense now...

If 'spying' doesn't achieve anything, it begs the question: 'why do it in the first place?' when the risks of being caught quite obviously outweigh any gains...

Fair play on having him to stay with you. Just don't mention the war....

The analyst chap in the 'manager of the month' group photo is this fella on the OS I believe....? https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/teams/profile/albert-jones

Hmm... Bit of a twist maybe... Says here that he's already finished his industrial placement at Saints and is now working for Aston Villa.... Probably nothing to do with him afterall....? https://www.derby.ac.uk/undergraduate/sport-exercise-science-courses/wills-placement-year-is-key-to-success/