Whitey Grandad

Which Pep knew nothing about of course.

Ipswich were training at Eastleigh's ground. He could have walked there.

I think it was in the Times a couple of days ago. Or maybe in a link to the Athletic that was posted on here. I'll try to find it myself if I've got a chance later.

I never noticed Foden at Wembley until he was substituted.

A report that I read said that neither Ipswich nor Oxford were aware that they had been spied upon. Their 'evidence' came from Supersnot Taylor.

Unhinged is the new normal.

Where did you get that from? Any 'recording equipment' was his mobile phone.

And the cop let the drunk get in his car and drive off. Middlesbrough waited for Salt to get into position and get his phone out before trying to collar him. No spying actually took place. Not that it matters.

And passed on to Boro all his information about his time working for Saints which was selectively sent to the EFL.

Make sure you take cash.

As opposed to one case of spying in the playoffs.

I don't know for certain but I'm pretty sure he didn't just turn up with his boots one morning and get given a game in the afternoon. He must have been involved with the team for quite some time.

We were found out and there is of course no chance that we could be reinstated. But this entrapment process by Middlesbrough needs to be shouted from the rooftops not only to show that there are two sides to this matter but more importantly to get Boro excluded from the final. Or disqualified should they win.

Borough wouldn't have filed a complaint. They'd have put it away until next season.

"Es tut mir leid"

As have Middlesbrough. This Taylor fellow is the key to this affair. Joins us from Middlesbrough and leaves two months later. Then produces the evidence that scuppers our case. Doesn't attention the hearing in person, only submits 'written evidence'. Stinks like a Teesside kipper.

Simple is one thing it isn't.

Let's not forget that there's a World Cup in the middle of all this. That doesn't end until the 19th July. Nothing much is going to happen in the transfer market whilst that's going on.

Hell yeah! Dopamine is for Dopes.

We can keep Tonda* or we can keep the team together. We can't have both. *FA bans permitting.

Isn't it Rule 137 or something? That's a hell of a lot of rules to be aware of.

An eye opener?

I expect they will impose a ban but this practice of spying is accepted in the highest league in the country. By the same token FIFA are unlikely to take any action.

It doesn't. But when it comes out that this practice is widespread how many clubs are going to be sanctioned?

There will be some sympathy on account of the preposterous punishment.