Matthew Le God

Steve Gibson's hotel has some poor reviews on Trip Advisor

If Boro are confident things are going their way, why are they leaking everything to the press?

What would stop any member of the public from booking a hotel room, taking a stroll in the hotel grounds and sending training notes to Hull if Boro are in the final? Nothing So Boro clearly can't be too bothered about sensitive tactical information being in the public gaze.

If we all buy match tickets tomorrow and then get kicked out, refuse getting a refund and keep the ticket 😉 😇

Missing the point I was making (again)

You missed the point I was making. Yes, it happened. Yes, we should be punished. But if any member of the public is able to livestream a tactical training session it highlights rhe flaw in the defence of saying vital info could be seen. It can't be deemed vital if it is on public show with no fences!

Should Saints be punished for breaking the rules? YES However.... A Middlesbrough claim of viewing their training allowed a significant advantage is flawed! Viewable by any member of the public to see. They have made no effort to block views. Public could film and put on YouTube for the world (and opponents) to see and it wouldn't break a rule.

I doubt the independent commission would care about that impacting their decision.

You or I or any member of the public could walk past the training pitch, make notes and then email them to an opponent. No intent from the club, but they can still find out info as there has been no attempt to block the view from the public. If they were concerned about privacy they'd block the view. That is why people have frosted glass on bathroom windows!

When I worked in Portsmouth I used to walk past their training ground every day. You could easily see through the chain link fence and could walk on a public footpath a few yards from the training pitch. If Pompey and Middlesbrough were concerned about things being seen they'd have a fence you couldn't see through. Any member of the public could see what Pompey were doing and tell their opponent if they wanted, wouldn't need to be a club employee. Same for Middlesbrough. So the rule is daft if clubs don't even bother to keep things out of the public gaze with non see through fencing. That is why people have frosted glass on bathroom windows!

Where do you put that in the accounts that are publicly available on the Companies House website? Also... why would he be happy even with a payoff if his reputation in the football industry is tarnished for life?

He'd have to be sacked if he did it as a lone wolf. If he was under instructions from the club and if you were him, would you accept the sacking, the reputation hit to your career in football or would you expose the lie?

How could they enforce that here? If he did it on his day off, how are they meant to know what he is doing, let alone stop him?

Yep, people cheat to get ahead in life and impress employers

The club would likely sack him if he did do this all on his own. If it isn't true that he was acting on his own and he was removed from his role he'd likely have evidence the club was scapegoating him and they'd asked him to do it and he'd screw the club over for ruining his reputation in the football industry and losing his role. So if they stick to the reason being a rogue analyst, they must be confident he won't out them as lying if that is what they are doing. Or they are telling the truth and it really was a lone wolf and what could they possibly have done to stop someone doing if he kept it a secret?