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Not that I'd encourage it, but he used to have a LinkedIn page (by all accounts) so whoever knows how to get hold of old versions of webpages ought to be able to dig that up...

Whilst it won't exonerate us, I'd definitely like to hear the full story as to how long this 'sting' had been in the planning by Middlesbrough...

Did you pick out Villa because Salt had a stint with them...? Hmm, the plot thickens...

"Well, you would say that now wouldn't you" pelters incoming...

Definitely an unreliable witness...

Pssst... Quick... Correct that before anyone notices...

Shouldn't have called your boss a "bird" in the first place... That'll teach you...

Please tell me that's not true FFS!

What happens if everyone starts posting whatabouteries?

Aye... More than likely there's a somewhat tangled web at play here...

I'm thinking that if the players had come out against him in unison at the recent meeting with them all and the management, then they'd have sacked him (or suspended him) on the spot, wouldn't they? The fact that there's been no instant action suggests to me that there's a possibility that the players have been convinced to stick by him...?

This is a key factor for me... How do we know how much of Tonda's "genius" is down to his spying antics? If the spying is just the icing on the cake, in terms of how good he is, then there's an argument for sticking with him (subject to all the other caveats), but if it's the spying that's the foundation of his managerial ability then he's surely a gonna.

Source?

Which is all well and good, but do we know how long these FA investigations tend to take? How long did they take in 2019 to conclude Bielsa didn't warrant sanctioning, for example? The last thing we need is a substantial period of uncertainty waiting for the FA to get their shit together. One thing's for sure, I bet the FA won't have the same degree of urgency as the recent EFL steamroller...

Actually, on reflection, yep, you're right... Come on Hull!

Yup... As per the conspiracy theory I appended to my post... P.s. I always prefer steaks on my plate...

That doesn't add up...If all these clubs knew it was going to happen, why didn't they 'do a Middlesbrough' and catch us (photographs etc) in the act? The irony is, they'd have actually done us a favour if a club had reported it earlier in the season... Edit: conspiracy theory... Maybe they all colluded to not report it until it happened in the playoffs, knowing the punishment would likely be greater...?

Am I the only one who won't be too fussed if Middlesbrough win? If that happens, there's the possibility of Hull starting legal proceedings (according to reports) and even if they do get to the PL it'll be amusing watching them suffer week in week out (although there's a chance they could 'do a Sunderland' of course)...

I think the injunction we've sought to halt the match kicks in at noon...?

I'm not seeing any mention of a link between Winnie and Gibson in that article...?

Would be interesting to see evidence of that... (Cue outrage from the "let it go" brigade... )

Is the Pope a Muslim...?

If only Sport Republic liked to rush, rather than dither...