Golac's Cunning Stunts

Yes they can

Tonda was the only witness who actually gave evidence in person, and he was cross-examined by the FA's barrister. The FA called no live witnesses. It relied on written statements from the earlier EFL case, mainly from the junior analysts and staff. That made a big difference. Where Tonda's version clashed with those written statements (for example, who picked who went to Oxford, or whether anyone objected to him directly), the panel mostly sided with Tonda. Their reasoning was that they'd heard him answer questions under pressure, while they couldn't question the other people at all. They were careful to say this wasn't calling the staff liars, just that untested written evidence carries less weight. And because Tonda had already admitted all three charges, the panel's main job wasn't deciding guilty or not guilty. It was deciding how bad it was and what the punishment should be. One caveat: The ruling says either side can challenge it, so if the FA thinks it was too soft, they could try to get an actual ban imposed.

I think a good punishment would be 20 point reduction for the next 9 seasons. That matches the 9 years they cheated for

True - I have no idea either and could very well be talking out my arse

The guy who is “offside” in that pic is in no way obstructing Peretz view

It's like a jilted boyfriend badgering his ex-bird's best friend - will she come back? No, but will she come back. Will she?

Who can forget Barry the Briecase? Iconic.

Agreed. I am done with it and will be stepping away. I don’t think there is anything they can do to make this right and I have a life to live without all this shit getting me down

Hope it goes well Whitey. Will be thinking of you pal

sounds exactly what we should be suing them for

being as the club have said nothing how would we even know

way i feel at the moment i couldnt give a fuck about that either

who gives a flying fuck about the points deduction

How on earth would any "written statements" gathered by a club that clearly stands to benefit from them be admissible? Surely the evidence submitted should be kept to what was witnessed on the day? Surely it would be for the FA to gather further evidence if they deemed it necessary?

Surely it’s not up to boro to build a case. They are not the ones prosecuting this. They give evidence of what happened at the training ground and that’s it